American Standard Cadet PRO Two-Piece 1.28 gpf/4.8 Lpf Compact Chair Height Elongated Toilet Less Seat - AMS-215FA104

No seat. The 215FA104 ships as a combination bowl and tank only, so you need to order an elongated seat separately to finish the install. It does include EZ-Install Tools and the tank trim (metal trip lever, metal shank fill valve) in the carton. Buy the seat to match an elongated bowl, not a round front.

That's exactly what the Cadet PRO compact is for. It's an elongated bowl packed into the footprint of a round front, so you get the seating comfort of elongated without the extra projection into the room. Useful in tight half-baths, apartment turns, and anywhere a standard elongated bowl would crowd the door swing or the vanity.

Three colors: White (215FA104.020), Bone (215FA104.021), and Linen (215FA104.222). The suffix after the decimal is the color code, so when you're matching existing fixtures across a building, order by the full number rather than the base model. White .020 is the one that matches most existing chinaware in rental and commercial stock.

1.28 gpf (4.8 Lpf), which is 20 percent below the 1.6 gpf federal maximum and meets EPA WaterSense criteria. That matters for utility rebate programs and for green building documentation on a retrofit. On a large apartment or hotel changeout, the difference from 1.6 gpf fixtures adds up quickly across the unit count.

The Cadet PRO moves waste with a 3 inch (76 mm) flush valve and a 2-1/8 inch (54 mm) fully glazed trapway, which is the bigger valve and glazed passage combination American Standard uses to keep low consumption fixtures from dragging. The PowerWash rim directs the flush around the bowl to scrub it on every cycle. In buildings with flat or heavily scaled horizontal runs, the drain line is usually the real problem, not the fixture.

The trade specific tank on the Cadet PRO is the reason it shows up on maintenance trucks: metal trip lever and metal shank fill valve instead of plastic, which are the two parts that snap first in heavy use. The bowl carries an EverClean antimicrobial surface that inhibits the growth of stain and odor causing bacteria on the glazed finish. American Standard classifies the Cadet family as residential, so it is aimed at apartments, hotels, and light commercial rather than a stadium restroom.

A two-piece like the Cadet PRO 215FA104 is the usual call for rental and MRO work. The tank bolts to the bowl on site, so it handles as two lighter pieces up a stairwell, and when the tank hardware or the tank itself fails you replace only that half. A one-piece has fewer seams to clean and a lower profile but has to be swapped whole. If the spec is about maintenance cost across many units, two-piece wins; if it is about a finished look in an owner-occupied bath, consider one-piece.

Beyond the elongated seat, plan on a wax ring or waxless seal, closet bolts if the existing ones are corroded, and a supply line to the fill valve. The tank-to-bowl hardware, trip lever, and fill valve come with the fixture, along with EZ-Install Tools. If the flange sits below the finished floor after new tile, add a flange extender.

The water surface measures 9 x 8 inches (229 x 203 mm). A larger exposed water area is what keeps waste off the dry porcelain, so there is less streaking between cleanings, which is the practical difference housekeeping notices in a hotel or a heavily used common restroom.