New Toilet

[mika_98]

Hello all,

I’m planning on doing bathroom and kitchen improvements and have decided on more or less everything. However, one thing of concern in the toilet!

I want to get a close-coupled toilet but have heard with the new (ish) regs, the button flushes are not very effective.

The store I am purchasing from have the following ranges within my budget (£300-350...ish):
- Hudson Reed
- Phoenix
- Kartell

Does anyone have experience or knowledge of these brands? Apparently the first two are made in China but the quality is good. Kartell is manufactured in Turkey/EU and may be a little better.

Any advice or other suggestions would be greatly appreciated 😀

Many thanks!

 

[kris]

Hi there Mika and welcome to the forum, there are that many brands of bathrooms nowadays that it's hard to know wots wot, saying that it's been a while since I've seen a really bad porcelain mould, the push buttons can give u half or full flush , half flush is 3-4 litres and the big flush 6 litres, the older handle with syphonic action used to give u a 6 - 9 litres flush so it's a fair difference,

 

[Chalked]

Any of the ones you mention will be fine.
The flush on them will be better than your current one.

 

[Best]

Buy British if you can. Too much stuff sourced from EU or China etc and not all of it is good.
I like Twyfords for some of their higher quality nice designed toilets. That's if you can find the design you like. I think Twyfords did a Galerie (spelling?) toilet that is a nice standard modern design and for less than you budget, for example, if you didn't want anything madly different.
Some foreign sanitary ware is no doubt nice unique design & quality and bought because of that, but it is obvious that a lot of sanitary ware is got for high margins of profits for merchants.

 

[mika_98]

Thanks guys, I will keep this in mind. Visiting the store tomorrow so will check what deal/brands are on offer

 

[kay-jay]

Do not go to the store.
Cheap crap aimed at the consumer.

Go to a proper plumbers merchant and adk to see vitra toilets. You will most likely have to choose from a catalogue picture. Excellent quality. Reasonable price.

Kartell is budget stuff.

 

[Masood]

Do not go to the store.
Cheap crap aimed at the consumer.

Go to a proper plumbers merchant and adk to see vitra toilets. You will most likely have to choose from a catalogue picture. Excellent quality. Reasonable price.

Kartell is budget stuff.

Seconded. Vitra is stonkingly good quality for the price and puts a lot of the "premium" stuff to shame...

 

[Chalked]

Seconded. Vitra is stonkingly good quality for the price and puts a lot of the "premium" stuff to shame...

Vitra for me too.
Fit loads of it , is heavy and always straight. Very good quality for the money.