Glacier Bay Toilet 779 923 Not Strong Enough Flush Continuous Backups

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Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: kent442 (Non-US) I have a Glacier Bay one piece toilet that constantly requires more than one flush and needs to be "plungered" often. Purchased at Home Depot in Canada. I have seen a pressurized unit in some toilets in the USA probably for this same reason. Can one of these be retrofitted to such a toilet, or do I just have to replace it?
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: nhmaster3015 (NH) What do you expect from china made in China? Get rid of it and put a Toto in or a Kohler Wellworth or Cimmeron. A toilet is way way too important to screw around with.
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: ironranger (MN) You couldn't pay me to put in another Kohler toilet! Had one in my own home for the last two years, it was a very high end Kohler. The kid stopped it up constantly. He did learn how to use a plunger though! (he's in training) hahaha I put in one of the new Gerber Avalanche gravity flush a couple months ago and he has yet to stop it up. It's proven in my home and now Gerber is the ONLY toilet I stock. You want something else then buy it, I won't guarantee it.
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: jimmy-o (CA) The Glacier Bay toilets consistently rank at or near the BOTTOM ( no pun!) of the MAP test ratings of toilet performance.
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: redwood (CT) May I suggest a Toto Drake or other good performing Toto model of your choice... Not available at big box stores... [www.totousa.com] [www.totousa.com] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Since 1995 (3 years before Google started) PlumbingSupply.com has been THE best plumbing supplier on the web. Please visit our sponsor [www.PlumbingSupply.com] Edited 1 times.
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: nhmaster3015 (NH) I put Toto at the top of the list but I the Kohler Wellworth performs well also. I agree about the high end Kohlers. Seems like the trap way is very narrow. I'd like to get Kohler to donate one to the schools so I can cut it in half and have a look see. Btw. the Toto drake will flush a full grown cat. Ask me sometime later
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: LemonPlumber (FL) You got what you paid for.Good Luck.Now return it .Here in the U.S.A. A toilet must flush and clear the bowl or it could be considered illegal.Good Luck.Sorry G.B. is a budget product.Plumbers!!Mas What.I am sorry that I cannot advise any one piece toilet on the market today ,that I would offer.
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: waukeshaplumbing (WI) if your going to buy a $55 toilet then Mansfield is the only way to go. flushes decent.....cant expect more for a $55 in my opinion Glacier bay faucets are all plastic chrome....are their toilets made of plastic too?...never seen one toto Carusoe is around $160-190 and flushes great for that price range.
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: rbaxter (Non-US) Try Western Pottery. I have installed them for a builder as per his spec for 1.5 years now. About 60 toilets out there and nary a call back. 1.5 gallon flush
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: PlumberManDan (IA) Wauk, If you have visited your local BIG ORANGE and have seen the TOILET in a BOX then you HAVE seen one. I installed one of those POS today for a customer, Once it was installed and working as well as it could, I helped them to CWWA.CA. to show them what they just had installed, I tried to talk them out of it over the phone, but the WIFE wanted it go it got installed. I snickered all the way to the bank. PlumbCat TM 2003 Plumbermandan
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: cmjarrell (FL) Okay, now that we've established that this toilet is a piece of junk---and I have learned that by experience (even have TWO of them)--- Can you tell me if there is a way to help the flush performance? Can the insides be changed out? Can another tank top fit the base? I hate to have to pull out the toilets, but guess I will as a last resort! Thanks!
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Re: Poor flushing of Glacier Bay toilet
Author: Anna4201 (CA) Wow. Yeah. Really? All anyone can do is basically say "buy a new one!" Super helpful! Not. Why would you come to a plumbing site if you went expecting SOMEONE to know how to fix it?! Rude. OK anyways.... It sounds like what is happening to you, is the same as what happened to me. What's happening is that the tank is not filling to the right level. After taking the lid off, look On the same component that the dual flush buttons are located. Your going stick your hand behind it and feel for a little button. Once located, press it and then you will be able to move the round plastic cylinder thingy up and down which will adjust your fill level. Once you have it at the desired level then you will need to adjust the ball valve on the front of that same section. You will do this by turning the plastic screw on the top until the item can move freely to be able to hold itself up once the water reaches to that level, there allowing it to stop the water from filling any farther. Then flush the toilet a couple times to make sure it is working correctly. Good luck!!
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