American Standard Triangle Cadet PRO Two-Piece 1.28 gpf/4.8 Lpf Chair Height Round Front Toilet - AMS-216BD104

Chair height, yes. The Cadet PRO 216BD104 sits at the taller bowl height rather than the older standard height, so the seat lands closer to a dining chair. That is the height most property managers now specify for units with older tenants or anyone who does not want to drop down onto a low bowl. Bowl shape is round front, which takes up less floor depth than an elongated bowl, so it suits tight half baths and small apartment washrooms.

It flushes at 1.28 gallons (4.8 liters) and meets EPA WaterSense criteria. That is the number that matters if you are doing a water conservation retrofit across a building or chasing a utility rebate program, since 1.28 gpf is the WaterSense threshold versus the 1.6 gpf a older fixture uses.

216BD104.020 is a two-piece toilet supplied as tank and bowl together, with the trip lever and fill valve already in it. What is not in the box is the seat, the wax ring, and the supply line. Order those separately for the job. A round front seat is what fits this bowl, not an elongated one.

The EZ-Install Tools ship in the carton along with color matched bowl caps, so the installer is not hunting for a separate trim kit to close out the bowl bolts. On a run of units that removes a small parts order and a return trip. The trip lever is also colour matched to the china out of the box.

They aren't plastic. The Cadet PRO uses a metal trip lever and a metal shank fill valve, which are the two parts that usually fail first in a rental unit when they are moulded plastic. That is the main reason property managers spec the PRO version of the Cadet rather than the base model.

Round front, which is what the Cadet PRO 216BD104 is, projects roughly two inches less from the wall than an elongated bowl of the same series. In a powder room, a bathroom where the door swing clips the bowl, or a tight apartment layout, that two inches is the difference between usable and not. Elongated gives more seating comfort and is generally preferred where the floor space allows it. If you are replacing an existing round front toilet, staying round front means the rough-in and clearances you already have will carry over.

Two things. The PowerWash rim scrubs the bowl on every flush, and the china carries the EverClean surface, which is an antimicrobial glaze that inhibits the growth of stain and odour causing bacteria, mould and mildew on the finish. For a housekeeping crew on a fixed rotation that means less scrubbing per stop, though it does not replace cleaning.

White only, ordered as 216BD104.020. The .020 suffix is American Standard's white code, so if you are matching a lavatory or a bathtub from the same brand elsewhere in the unit, look for that same .020 ending on the part number and the china will match.

The fixture is vitreous china, the fired and glazed ceramic that is standard for tank type toilets. It takes ordinary bowl cleaners. Keep abrasive pads and scouring powders off it, because those dull the glaze and once the surface is scratched it holds stains where it used to shed them.