American Standard Colony Two-Piece 1.6 gpf/6.0 Lpf Standard Height Round Front Toilet Less Seat - AMS-221DA004

No seat in the box. The Colony 221DA004 is a less-seat model, so you order a round front seat separately. Match the seat to the bowl shape, round front rather than elongated, and to the finish you pick (bone or linen) if you want it to blend. The color-matched trip lever and bowl caps are included, so the only trim decision left is the seat.

It is built for a 12-inch rough-in, measured from the finished wall to the center of the closet flange bolts. That is the standard spacing in most North American bathrooms, so on a straight one-for-one replacement it usually drops onto the existing flange. If your flange measures 10 or 14 inches from the wall, this bowl will not sit right and you need a toilet made for that rough-in instead. Measure to the bolt centers, not to the base of the old bowl.

Standard height, not comfort height. The Colony 221DA004 sits at the traditional bowl height, which is the lower seating position. If you are specifying for accessibility or for an older tenant population who want less of a drop, you want a right-height or comfort-height bowl instead. For a standard apartment or house bathroom being refreshed, standard height is what most existing units already are, so it keeps the room consistent.

Two colors: bone (part 221DA004.021) and linen (221DA004.222). Both are off-white shades rather than bright white, so if you are matching an existing lavatory or tub in a multi-unit building, pull the old fixture's color name before ordering. Bone is the warmer, slightly deeper tone of the two.

For turnovers it usually is. A two-piece like the Colony ships as a separate tank and bowl, so one person can carry each half up a stairwell, and the tank can be swapped later without pulling the bowl off the flange. Round front takes up less floor depth than elongated, which matters in the tight half-baths and older apartment bathrooms where the door swing is close to the fixture. Trade-off is comfort: elongated bowls are roomier, so for a primary bathroom in an owner-occupied home most buyers step up to elongated.

It is classed as a residential fixture. For a house, apartment, condo, or a small multi-family unit it is the right kind of bowl. For a school, a stadium restroom, or any high-traffic public facility, buyers normally specify a commercial water closet, typically a flushometer bowl with no tank, because tank-type residential toilets are not built for that duty cycle.

Yes, it flushes at 1.6 gallons per flush (6.0 litres), which is the federal maximum for a standard toilet. It is not a high-efficiency 1.28 gpf unit, so if your jurisdiction or a rebate program requires HET or WaterSense-level flow, this one does not qualify and you need a 1.28 gpf model.

Beyond the toilet itself you supply the round front seat, a wax ring or waxless gasket, closet bolts, and a supply line, since the bowl ships less seat. The trip lever and the color-matched caps that cover the closet bolts come with it, so you are not chasing trim to finish the look. If the existing flange is corroded or sits below the finished floor, plan on a flange repair ring too.

Vitreous china. It is a glazed, non-porous ceramic, so the surface will not absorb stains or odors and takes standard bathroom cleaners without dulling. The PowerWash rim scrubs the bowl on every flush, which is what keeps the ring down between cleanings in units you only service on a schedule. Handle it like china on install: it is strong in service but it chips if you overtighten the closet bolts or set it down hard on a hard floor.