American Standard Cadet Two-Piece Pressure Assist 1.6 gpf/6.0 Lpf Elongated EverClean Toilet - AMS-2462016

The Cadet pressure assist elongated toilet sets on a standard 12 inch (305 mm) rough-in, measured from the finished wall to the center of the closet flange bolts. If your existing waste line measures 10 or 14 inches to center, this bowl will not sit against the wall correctly and you need a bowl built for that rough-in instead.

No. The Cadet 2462016 has a standard 15 inch (381 mm) rim height measured to the china, which is the conventional height, not the taller chair-height bowl. If you are specifying for accessible stalls, you want a right-height bowl in the 16-1/2 to 18 inch seated range instead. On a standard-use restroom or an apartment turn where you are matching what came out, 15 inch rim is the usual replacement.

Pressure assist is the choice where the fixture gets heavy traffic and callbacks for double flushing or clogs cost you a truck roll. The Cadet uses compressed air inside the tank to drive a siphon jet flush, so it clears the 2-1/8 inch trapway with more force than gravity alone at the same 1.6 gpf. The trade offs are noise, which is noticeably louder than gravity, and the fact that it needs adequate supply pressure to recharge the vessel. For a quiet residential half bath, gravity is the better fit. For office, school, hospitality, or multi-family common restrooms, pressure assist is why this fixture exists.

The trapway measures 2-1/8 inches (54 mm) and is fully glazed end to end. Glazing matters as much as the diameter here: a glazed passage gives waste nothing to catch on, and paired with the pressure assist flush it is what keeps a high-traffic fixture from backing up. It is still a sanitary fixture, so wipes are a drain-line problem regardless of the bowl, but for paper volume in a public restroom this is the configuration that holds up.

1.6 gallons per flush (6.0 Lpf). That is the federal maximum for a standard toilet rather than a high efficiency rate, and with pressure assist behind it the fixture is built to clear the bowl in one flush at that volume. If your project is chasing a water conservation credit that requires 1.28 gpf or lower, this is not the fixture for it.

Elongated. That adds roughly two inches of bowl projection over a round front, so before you swap a round bowl for this one, measure the clear floor space in front of the fixture and the swing of the stall or bathroom door. In a tight powder room or a narrow stall, that two inches is the difference between a comfortable fixture and one that fouls the door.

Beyond the bowl and tank, plan on an elongated seat, a wax ring or waxless gasket, a closet flange bolt set if the caps you have do not match, and a supply stop with a closet riser. The tank hardware and trip lever are already in the box, and the bolt caps come with it. Nothing on the fixture side is missing; it is the seat and the setting materials that are on you.

EverClean is an antimicrobial surface fired into the china that inhibits the growth of the bacteria, mold, and mildew that cause stains and odor on the fixture surface. It works on the surface itself, so it does not sanitize the water and it does not replace cleaning. What it does buy a facilities crew is a bowl that resists the ring and the odor build-up between cleanings, which is the practical reason it gets specified in schools, hotels, and multi-family.