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[madzonie]

The touchless toilet we are looking at doesn't flush when you get up or walk by. It flushes when you move your hand across the top of the tank. I don't think there is any "back up" button or handle. The model is water efficient...does not waste water: KOHLER Cimarron Touchless Comfort Height Complete Solution 2-piece 1.28 GPF Elongated Toilet with AquaPiston. It is newer technology. If anyone is interested, the model number is Model:# K-99249-0 and is at Home Depot.

[aubnwa01]

Do the ""brains"" need electricity or battery power to work?

[hckynut]

Thumbs down from me. I have only used them in public places, mainly at my 2nd home, the hospital. Too many malfunctions to suit me, but maybe a home unit would not be flushed as much as those in a public facility and have fewer issues with it not flushing.

[cody2]

Here is my problem with the "water saver" toidies. We just moved into a newer house with the "water saver". If you have to flush it three times just to make the paper go down...well you know where I am going. How many times to you have to flush to make everything go down? How is that saving water?

And don't get me started with the "auto flush" in public places. By the time I carefully place 3 az gaskets on the seat and turn...it flushes. So I hurry quick and replace and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Forget the "hover". Knees no can do anymore. Soooooo, count me out. Give me the old ones. JMO ( as opposed to just YOUR opinion).

[madzonie]

On 5/9/2014 aubnwa01 said:

Do the ""brains"" need electricity or battery power to work?

The touchless ""box"" which sits inside the the tank runs on 4 AA batteries.

[occasionalrain]

On 5/9/2014 madzonie said: The touchless toilet we are looking at doesn't flush when you get up or walk by. It flushes when you move your hand across the top of the tank. I don't think there is any "back up" button or handle. The model is water efficient...does not waste water: KOHLER Cimarron Touchless Comfort Height Complete Solution 2-piece 1.28 GPF Elongated Toilet with AquaPiston. It is newer technology. If anyone is interested, the model number is Model:# K-99249-0 and is at Home Depot.

For a home, I would go with the pressure ones that use less water but use pressure to force what's in the bowl down. Regular toilets use the weight of water and gravity to empty the bowl, less water less incentive for what's in the bowl to disappear.

[cody2]

On 5/9/2014 occasional rain said:

On 5/9/2014 madzonie said: The touchless toilet we are looking at doesn't flush when you get up or walk by. It flushes when you move your hand across the top of the tank. I don't think there is any "back up" button or handle. The model is water efficient...does not waste water: KOHLER Cimarron Touchless Comfort Height Complete Solution 2-piece 1.28 GPF Elongated Toilet with AquaPiston. It is newer technology. If anyone is interested, the model number is Model:# K-99249-0 and is at Home Depot.

For a home, I would go with the pressure ones that use less water but use pressure to force what's in the bowl down. Regular toilets use the weight of water and gravity to empty the bowl, less water less incentive for what's in the bowl to disappear.

Oh, so THAT is what that thing in our guest room is. We have a detached guestroom and we never spend time out there. But when we first moved in I scrubbed all of the toilets and put the tablets in the tank for cleaning. So when I took the lid off of THAT one it had a big plastic thing inside with tubes and stuff in it and I couldn't put the tablet in. It DOES make big noise and I am sure that it is a pressure device, now that you mention it. Never saw or heard of that before. Thanks for the info. Now I get it.

[ennui1]

On 5/9/2014 madzonie said: The touchless toilet we are looking at doesn't flush when you get up or walk by. It flushes when you move your hand across the top of the tank. I don't think there is any "back up" button or handle.

So, will you leave instructions taped to the wall for your guests?

[Krimpette]

I put them in the same category as push-button start on cars. Why mess with a good thing? I never had a problem pushing a flush lever and never had a problem putting a key in the ignition to start my car. Had a rental last week while my car was in the shop. Every time I got in the car I feared it wouldn't start. And then you have to repeat the process to turn off the engine (and I feared I'd forget and leave it running!). Ah, technology.

[Preds]

We have them in my office and they annoy me. They ""flush"" themselves when no one is in there and they flush before you are ready and then you have to flush with the button. Just don't like them.