After 5 weeks of running downstairs every time nature called, upstairs Ad Astrans have a brand-spanking-new toilet! This state-of-the-art waste disposal system has a dual flush. That means less water for #1 and more for #2. Yay conservation! (Of course, the mellow yellow policy still applies).
Not only do we have a new toilet, we installed it ourselves. The night before buying the toilet, UKSHA director Aaron Paden removed the toilet from the floor and set it in the bathtub. It then fell to Ian and Jena to carry it down to the dumpster. The smell was... not good. The next day, Aaron arrived at our house with the new toilet. He and Jason carried it upstairs and did the bulk of the installation, while Chelsea and I assisted with tool retrieval (once you're wedged in that space, you're not getting out easily). But oh no! The toilet was too high for our old water supply line. Deacon found a box of random supply lines in the shop, but none of them fit. Thus, it was left until tomorrow, when I could run to Cottin's Hardware and get a new supply line. A little twist, a turn of a knob, and presto! The upstairs people are very, very happy. Oh, and it' super slick, too. You flush with a button on the top of the tank instead of the standard lever. Snazzy.
Our new Glacier Bay Elongated Dual Flush High Efficiency 1.1/1.6 GPF All-in-One Toilet
Posted by Beth