boytonstu
Active Member
I myself prefer Kohler. I have 4 toilets in two houses, and besides maybe a flapper every three years, they run flawless. I once purchased a HD brand Pegasus pot filler faucet, and has leaked since day one. Yeah, I call the company and they send out replacement parts, but I'm really tired of the constant rebuilding. As said before, some of the folks here are tried and true plumbers, and they have already provided their thoughts. Nothing will change an experienced plumber's mind with a new fangled doohickey.
I have 8 toilets total. My 3 Mansfield toilets are the weakest flushers.
4 I use and 4 are rentals. The majority of complaints come from leaky flappers and from leaks from the tank to bowl bolts.
My favorite bathroom faucet is the $19.95 white handle old style Glacier Bay from HD. They are great looking, smooth as silk, and never leak.
I have gold handle expensive Moens and they do not compare.
I have owned 9 houses and have used American Standard, Delta, Eljer, and Glacier Bay.
To date, I have never had a problem with the Glacier Bay brand.
I have 4 Delta single handle shower faucets and periodically I have to change the black cup washers and springs that seal to the ball.
BTW One of the hardest day's work in my life was at age 15 when I unloaded a truck load of 6" double hub cast iron pipe for my father's wholesale plumbing supply store. Whew!
If we did not accept change we would still be using cast iron, and wiping joints with lead and oakem instead of using PVC and solvent.