Toto Time

Or... how many warnings can a toilet come with? Seriously, I would guess there were a dozen different stickers and other pages on the packaging that came with this Toto toilet. I like that it's a Toto, because now I can say "I'm going to the Toto" instead of something slightly more vulgar or literal.

Here are two warning notices. Of course, all of them are in about 8 languages.


And what's a toilet without an 8-pin connector?


That's right, it's not quite like a normal toilet. The instructions were many-fold. But we managed to get it all installed in one evening, except for a leak in the shut-off valve. A pretty constant drip, drip, drip. Well, after a call to the manufacturer, we realized our mistake. We had inadvertently screwed two pieces of the valve together when the toilet first arrived (how many months ago was that?) so that they didn't get separated or scratched. Then, upon unpacking for the install, assumed the two pieces were factory installed and thus did not use plumber's tape in the connection. Well, as it turns out, plumber's tape is actually important. Dave took it apart, taped it up, and now everything seems to be just fine!

The Toto installed in it's permanent home.

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