Toilets

DIY Toilet Repair: Fix That Running Toilet

Fix a running toilet yourself: check the flapper and chain, lower the float so water stops below the overflow tube, or replace the fill valve.

The best dual flush toilet for most homes is the American Standard H2Option, at 1.28/0.92 gpf. Compare Toto, Kohler and Swiss Madison picks.

Square toilets compared: Swiss Madison Concorde, WoodBridge T-0020 and Duravit DuraStyle, with notes on flush volume, height and seat fit.

Space-saving toilets for small bathrooms: compact elongated, corner and macerating models compared, plus code clearances to plan around.

The best composting toilet for most buyers is the Nature’s Head: compact, urine-diverting and low odor. Compare it with Separett and Sun-Mar.

One-piece vs two-piece toilets: one-piece models clean easier and look sleeker but cost and weigh more; two-piece toilets are cheaper to buy and DIY.

Latest toilet technology explained: composting toilets, Peepoople's fertilizer bags and the Omniprocessor that turns sludge into power and water.

The best low-flow toilet for most homes is the American Standard H2Option dual flush. Compare the 1.0 gpf Toto Drake II and 0.8 gpf Niagara Stealth.

Japanese toilets explained: how TOTO's Washlet bidet seat, launched in 1980, spread to about 80% of Japanese homes, and what features matter.

How to clean a toilet: wear gloves, coat the bowl with cleaner and brush it, disinfect the outside top to bottom, and never mix bleach with cleaners.