Aside from updating the look of your bathroom, new toilets can also help save money on water bills. Find cost-reducing options for necessary upgrades, such as low-flow toilets and dual-flush toilets that require less water to remove waste. Whether you’re purchasing commercial or residential toilets, bidets or urinals, Ace has the models and expertise you need.
What is a Bidet?
A bidet is a specialized toilet that shoots a targeted stream of water to help you clean up. Bidets make it easier to clean yourself more thoroughly and can help you save money on toilet paper in the long run. They can be built in to the toilet itself, or you can find a bidet attachment to transform any toilet. Shop Ace for a toilet and bidet, a handheld bidet or a bidet kit to easily convert your standard toilet.
Different Types of Bidets
There are different types of bidets to choose from, including handheld, built-in and travel bidet options.
- Bidet toilet seat: A bidet toilet seat has a unique design where the bidet feature is built into the toilet seat itself. This fantastic all-in-one option has a compact, streamlined look for efficient space management.
- Handheld bidet: Bidet attachments typically feature handheld bidets that allow people more flexibility in use, with the spray feature giving you more control of how you clean.
- Travel bidet: This portable bidet offers users the comforts of home while they are on the road for more hygienic travel wherever they go.
Different Types of Toilets
There are a few different types of toilets available, but two-piece and one-piece toilet models are readily available.
- Two-piece residentialtoilet: The most common type of toilet is the two-piece model, which is easy to move and install. Two-piece toilets feature a bowl/seat piece and a tank piece.
- One-piece complete toilet: One-piece toilets feature a connected tank and bowl and are typically easier to clean. However, they are not as easy to transport and install.
Toilet Shapes, Seats and Heights
The shape of a toilet refers to its bowl. Elongated toilet bowls jut out two to three inches farther than round toilet bowls, and many people find them more comfortable. Round toilet bowls are more compact and ideal for smaller bathrooms.
Standard toilet seats are typically 15 to 17 inches high and are the most common residential toilets. However, toilets are also available in chair heights (about 17 to 19 inches high) and are ideal for people with limited mobility.
Toilet seats follow the shape of the bowl, whether elongated or circular. Not all toilets come with seats, but if you know the bowl shape, it’s easy to order a seat separately—and that gives you the opportunity to get a seat that’s heated, padded or built to close slowly and softly.
Toilet Flush Mechanism
Many toilet models offer a variety of flush mechanisms, each with different features and benefits, from common residential gravity flush toilets to water-saving models.
Gravity Flush
Gravity-flush residential toilets are the most common in homes. These toilets use the weight of the water in the tank to create the pressure that makes the toilet flush.
Pressure-assisted Flush
Pressure-assisted flush toilets feature an air-compression tank that forces waste down with more pressure than a gravity flush toilet. Although pressure-assisted flush toilets are louder than gravity flush toilets, they’re less likely to clog.
Siphon Jet Flush
Siphon jet flush toilets feature a curved trapway in the base, similar to a sink drain, which prevents sewer gases from moving up the pipes and into the bathroom. The water in the toilet tank empties rapidly into the trapway, creating a siphoning effect to carry away wastewater.
Touchless Flush
Touchless flush mechanisms are activated by a motion sensor and flush automatically when you move away from the bowl. These are ideal for commercial settings as they help reduce the spread of germs.
Dual-flush
Dual-flush toilets offer a partial flush option for liquid-only use and a full flush option for solid waste. The partial vs. full flush option makes dual-flush toilets great water-saving toilets.
For more water-saving options, look for WaterSense-rated toilets. WaterSense models are certified to use at least 20% less water than standard flush toilets, saving energy while maintaining or improving performance.
Shop Residential Toilets and Bidets Near You at Ace
Find a great selection of round and elongated toilet seats, toilets and bidets near you at Ace from brands like American Standard, Kohler, Mansfield and more.
We also have the tools and replacement parts you need to repair or upgrade the components of your existing toilet, or the missing pieces for your new installation. From wax rings and flanges to water supply lines, disposable gloves and more, shop online or in-store today.
