American Standard Colony Two-Piece 1.28 gpf/4.8 Lpf Standard Height Elongated Toilet Less Seat - AMS-221CA104

No seat. The Colony 221CA104 is sold less seat, so you need to order an elongated toilet seat separately to finish the install. What does come in the box is the color-matched bowl caps and the trip lever, so the trim already matches the china. Buy the seat in an elongated shape, not round, or it will overhang the bowl.

Standard height, which puts the rim lower than a comfort or right-height bowl. For a unit turnover where you are matching the other bathrooms, standard height is usually what is already there. If the tenant or the job calls for ADA-style seating height, a standard height bowl is the wrong choice and you want a taller right-height model instead.

It is an elongated bowl, so it projects farther into the room than a round front at the same 12 inch rough-in. The flange and supply connection are the same, so the plumbing swaps straight across, but in a tight bathroom, check the clearance from the flange to the door swing or the opposite fixture before you commit. The elongated shape is the one most buyers prefer when there is room for it.

1.28 gallons per flush (4.8 litres), and it is WaterSense certified, using 20 percent less water than a standard 1.6 gpf toilet while performing as well or better. That 1.28 gpf number is what qualifies it for most water-conservation and rebate requirements that specify a high-efficiency toilet.

Three: White as 221CA104.020, Bone as 221CA104.021, and Linen as 221CA104.222. The suffix after the decimal is the color code, so if you are matching a lavatory or tub already in the unit, order by the full number rather than by the color name. The bowl caps and trip lever are color matched to whichever one you pick.

It is vitreous china, the glazed ceramic used for commodity plumbing fixtures, and American Standard lists it as a non-luxury residential fixture, which is exactly the slot a rental turnover or a spec-builder bathroom sits in. Two-piece construction also helps on maintenance: if the tank cracks or a tenant breaks the lid, you replace that piece rather than the whole fixture, which you cannot do on a one-piece.

PowerWash is the rim design on the Colony bowl: it directs the flush water around the rim to scrub the bowl on every flush. On a 1.28 gpf fixture that matters, because less water per flush means the rim has to do more of the work. Practically, it cuts down how often somebody has to brush the bowl, which is the point in a building with a lot of units.