American Standard Aspirations Skirted Two-Piece 1.28 gpf/4.8 Lpf Chair-Height Elongated Toilet With Seat - AMS-252AA899

The Aspirations skirted two-piece elongated toilet sits at chair height, 17 inches to the top of the seat with the seat installed. That is the height range that makes sitting down and standing back up easier for older or mobility-limited users, and it is why property managers spec chair-height bowls in units they expect to turn over to long-term tenants. Standard-height bowls run closer to 15 inches, so the difference is noticeable in daily use.

No separate seat purchase. The Aspirations skirted toilet ships with a slow-close seat and lid, so the box covers the bowl, tank, and seat. The slow-close hinge is the detail that matters in multi-family and hospitality work, since it takes the seat-slam complaint off the table.

1.28 gallons per flush (4.8 liters), and it is WaterSense certified. That is the threshold that qualifies as a high-efficiency toilet and satisfies jurisdictions and rebate programs that require 1.28 gpf or lower rather than the 1.6 gpf federal baseline. If you are doing a water-conservation retrofit across a portfolio, this one counts.

The Aspirations toilet scores 1,000 grams on the MaP test, which is the top score the test awards. It runs a 3-inch flush valve, larger than the 2-inch valve on many builder-grade toilets, which dumps the tank faster and gives the bowl more force to work with. For a maintenance department, that combination is what keeps a low-flow toilet from becoming a double-flush callback.

The Aspirations is an elongated bowl, which projects roughly two inches further from the wall than a round-front bowl of the same rough-in. In a small half bath or a layout where the toilet sits close to a facing wall or a swinging door, measure your clear floor space in front of the bowl before committing. Where you have the room, elongated is the more comfortable seat and the one most buyers now expect.

It is a two-piece toilet, tank and bowl separate, with a skirted trapway. The skirt is a smooth outer wall that hides the trapway contour on the sides of the bowl. Practically, that means no ribbed channels to scrub around the base, which is the reason it gets specced in high-turnover bathrooms. You still assemble it like a normal two-piece: set the bowl, bolt the tank on.

American Standard classifies the Aspirations skirted elongated toilet as a residential fixture. It is a fit for apartments, condos, single-family rentals, and hospitality guest rooms. For a high-traffic commercial restroom, an airport, a school, or a stadium, you want a flushometer-style bowl with a separate flush valve rather than a tank-type residential toilet.

The china comes in white, and that is the only bowl and tank color offered. The trip lever is where the color choice lives: brushed nickel, chrome, and matte black, so you can match the lever to the faucet and shower trim already going into the room. If you are running a whole bathroom package, the toilet is built to sit alongside the rest of the Aspirations collection.

Order it as 252AA899.020. The .020 suffix is American Standard's white china code, so when a spec sheet or a submittal calls out 252AA899 without a suffix, .020 is the white configuration you want. Quote the full number with the suffix and there is no ambiguity about what ships.

EverClean is an antimicrobial additive fired into the glaze rather than a coating applied on top, so it inhibits the bacteria, mold, and mildew that cause stains and odors on the surface itself and does not wear off with cleaning. Combined with the skirted sides, which close off the crevices around the trapway where a rag cannot reach, it cuts the time a housekeeping crew spends per fixture. It does not replace disinfecting, it slows down what grows between cleanings.