treeguy64
Hari Om, y'all!
- Location
- Austin, TX.
Some of you have read my cotton-to-(new generation) polyester-conversion posts, in here. That recent conversion got me excited about something new: I am sleeping through the night, and waking up not soaked in sweat, for the first time in my life! Yeah, that's BIG, for me.
Now, I just discovered something else, BRAND NEW, for me: Yesterday, I bought, and installed, a new toilet. In the past, for my own homes and my rental properties, I have always installed the budget-line toilets. They worked reasonably well, they did the trick, and they didn't cost much, about $80 USD.
I began noticing, about a two years ago, that the porcelain in my home unit was getting infiltrated by mold. This mold got under the (cheap) porcelain, and could not be removed, no matter what I used, and, believe me, I tried EVERYTHING under the sun. So, last week I decided to go out and buy a new toilet, and I resolved to spend some righteous bucks to get a middle tier unit, price-wise.
Well, toilets have changed, my friends. They now offer features like "hydro-flush" and "comfort height" seating. I bought a unit for, around, $150 USD. Right out of the box, I noticed the internal plumbing, as seen from the outline in the porcelain, had radically changed: There are two main pipes that open just below the bowl water line. They are configured differently than what I had seen in the past.
The gf and I carried out the old unit, reduced it to powder, in the garbage can, using a sledge, and then, after leveling and tightening the old flange and inserting new mounting bolts, we lowered the new bowl onto its mount. After attaching the tank and checking for leaks, and caulking around the base of the bowl, I flushed the first flush. WOW!!!!!! The new plumbing configuration does amazing things!
In old toilets, you flush, the water goes around and around (opposite directions for north and south of the equator), and eventually clears the bowl. In this toilet, the water gets sucked down, in an instant, and then a rapid rush of water, from the other pipe, clears the bowl. This takes a matter of two seconds! I kid you not.
So, my life has new meaning! LOL! I look forward to each visit to the loo, as I can watch my new toilet do its thing. I need to mention that this toilet is also 1.5" higher than my old unit. That is another thing makes a big difference, comfort-wise. The kicker: It has some patented high-sheen finish (EverClean™), and it's nice to look at, almost like a piece of art.
Ah, the simple things in life, right? As long as new things reveal themselves to me, every so often, I'm fine. When life becomes a total bore, I will have no further interest in it. Hopefully, I can keep new experiences rolling right to me.
What new things make your life exciting, and worth living?
Now, I just discovered something else, BRAND NEW, for me: Yesterday, I bought, and installed, a new toilet. In the past, for my own homes and my rental properties, I have always installed the budget-line toilets. They worked reasonably well, they did the trick, and they didn't cost much, about $80 USD.
I began noticing, about a two years ago, that the porcelain in my home unit was getting infiltrated by mold. This mold got under the (cheap) porcelain, and could not be removed, no matter what I used, and, believe me, I tried EVERYTHING under the sun. So, last week I decided to go out and buy a new toilet, and I resolved to spend some righteous bucks to get a middle tier unit, price-wise.
Well, toilets have changed, my friends. They now offer features like "hydro-flush" and "comfort height" seating. I bought a unit for, around, $150 USD. Right out of the box, I noticed the internal plumbing, as seen from the outline in the porcelain, had radically changed: There are two main pipes that open just below the bowl water line. They are configured differently than what I had seen in the past.
The gf and I carried out the old unit, reduced it to powder, in the garbage can, using a sledge, and then, after leveling and tightening the old flange and inserting new mounting bolts, we lowered the new bowl onto its mount. After attaching the tank and checking for leaks, and caulking around the base of the bowl, I flushed the first flush. WOW!!!!!! The new plumbing configuration does amazing things!
In old toilets, you flush, the water goes around and around (opposite directions for north and south of the equator), and eventually clears the bowl. In this toilet, the water gets sucked down, in an instant, and then a rapid rush of water, from the other pipe, clears the bowl. This takes a matter of two seconds! I kid you not.
So, my life has new meaning! LOL! I look forward to each visit to the loo, as I can watch my new toilet do its thing. I need to mention that this toilet is also 1.5" higher than my old unit. That is another thing makes a big difference, comfort-wise. The kicker: It has some patented high-sheen finish (EverClean™), and it's nice to look at, almost like a piece of art.
Ah, the simple things in life, right? As long as new things reveal themselves to me, every so often, I'm fine. When life becomes a total bore, I will have no further interest in it. Hopefully, I can keep new experiences rolling right to me.
What new things make your life exciting, and worth living?
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