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January 18, 2017 · 3:00 pm

You May Never Need To Clean Your Toilet Again!

When you ask people what their least favorite household chore is, at the top of the list of most people is cleaning the toilet. Can you imagine if there was a toilet that would take care of that dreaded task for you? Well, you can stop dreaming about it because American Standard’s ActiClean toilet is real! This toilet cleans and removes stains at the touch of a button.

I will admit, I was very shocked to learn about this toilet a few months ago. We actually have one and cannot wait to install it. Our “little leak” in our kitchen that caused extensive damage to our home, has delayed our bathroom renovation projects just a tad. We will update with all the details as soon as we are ready to resume that project. I thought I would share my joy with you in the meantime about this amazing toilet.

How does the ActiClean System work?

After selecting a Quick Clean or Deep Clean cycle, the cleaner will make its powerful entrance into the bowl, scrubbing the walls of the toilet bowl! The cleaner will saturate the bowl for a set time that corresponds to the cleaning cycle you selected.

After that, the rinse cycle is automatically started, siphoning the cleaning agent and rinsing the bowl leaving you with crystal clean bowl! After cleaning you are left with a sparkling clean bowl and a pleasant, fresh scent.

Cleaner by Design

The toilet design adds to the easy care. It has a CleanCurve Rim which eliminates the rim area where all that nasty dirt and buildup likes to hide. The entire toilet surface is finished with an EverClean glaze. This super smooth glaze makes the toilet easier to clean and stay clean even after years of use. The robust plastic seat has no-slip bumpers and a release button that allows you to remove the entire seat for quick and easy cleaning.

Performance

The toilet has VorMax Flush Technology that helps maintain a clean bowl in between cleanings. VorMax Flush has been proven to clean 2 times better than conventional toilets.

The cleaning system is powered by 4AA batteries (included) that will last about one year. Using one Quick Clean and one Deep Clean cycle per week, the ActiClean Toilet Cleaning Cartridge should last about 9 weeks. You can purchase the ActiClean Toilet and Cleaning Cartridges at Lowe’s in store or online.

The ActiClean Toilet has great flush performance moving 2.2lbs of waste in one flush! It earned the score of 1,000 MaP at 1.28gpf which is the highest possible. It meets EPA WaterSense criteria and is a high-efficiency toilet.

The toilet is easy to install and every thing needed for installation is included. It can even be hand tightened! Get peace of mind if you purchase this toilet with the lifetime warranty on chinaware, 10 years on mechanical parts, 1 year on electronics and 1 year on seat. Click here to learn more!

So what do you think? Would you like to have a toilet like this in your bathroom?

American Standard provided us with an ActiClean Toilet for our project. As always my words and views are 100% my own.

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December 17, 2013 · 4:36 pm

Tile Update & Picking The Perfect Toilet For Our Bathroom Rennovation!!!

Well, I heard from our tile store that they’re just waiting on our tile to clear customs as it shipped right from Italy! So, it looks like it will be full speed ahead on our master bath very soon. We are still finalizing the vanity. I can’t tell you how much stress it’s creating for me. I have the bottom the way I want it, but cannot find what I want on top. The company I am working with is fabulous, but the renderings never match what I have in my head and keeps sending us back to the drawing board. I have to finalize today or tomorrow or we will have a big set back.

Good news is the toilet we decided on will be arriving tomorrow. I went with American Standard since they are the brand I have right now for all of the toilets and sinks in our bathrooms. We knew we had to have certain features. We needed a 1.6 gallon per flush, elongated bowl, had to have a trap size of 2-3/8 in, but the most important thing is the flushing power. I wanted one of those toilets that you see them dumping everything down and it just flushes without a problem, I am talking ping-pong balls, dog food etc.

So working with the good folks at American Standard they recommended the Champion Series. I was very impressed at what I saw. There were fewer choices with the 1.6 gallon that we needed, but we found a one piece with everything we wanted and even had the soft close toilet seat with quick release hinges as an available option. The only thing I could not get was the concealed trap area. It’s not such an issue since it’s our master and our little ones usually use the other bathrooms. The Champion 4 Right Height Elongated One-Piece 1.6 gpf Toilet we choose also comes with the EverClean Surface, Power Wash Rim that cleans the bowl with each flush and it’s a chair height which they call right height.

We chose the flush lever in the brushed nickel to match our faucets, shower panel, and sinks. The reviews we read on the model we chose were excellent and that made us feel really good with our choice. I had to laugh when I read a review about the right height feature, one guy said it was so comfortable he could sit there all day, lol!!! So, we’ll let you know more when we receive it and get to the installation in the next couple of weeks. It’s getting exciting but now I must run and finalize the vanity.