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by Glenn Karpf last modified Sep 12, 2005 07:13 PM
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Modern wall hung toilet/in wall tank problem

Posted by Glenn Karpf at September 10. 2005

Hi All,

I was hoping to use a Duravit Darling wall hung toilet in a new bathroom that I'm building but I've run into a problem. I've discovered that the in wall carrier that Duravit lists for this toilet on their website is no longer manufactured (by Geberit). I confirmed this with both Geberit and Duravit. I wanted to create a prewall behind the toilet to both avoid having to re frame the wall behind the toilet and to create a usable shelf. The prewall has to be about 39 inches high to line up with an architectural detail that runs the circumference of the room. The Duravit website listed a pre wall unit that would have worked. However, as I mentioned, that unit is no longer made and the only one they offer now requires a minimum height of 43 and a 5.5 wall depth (a wall framed with 2x6s). I can't change the prewall height since it conflicts with the architectural detail and with a window that is already ordered. The current wall behind the toilet is framed with 2x4s and I don't want to reframe with 2x6s. So my question is, other than skipping the wall hung toilet idea, does anyone know of another in wall carrier that might work or another toilet manufacturer that makes U.S. compatible toilets as nice (and with the same design sensibility) as Duravit.

Regards,
Glenn

Re: Modern wall hung toilet/in wall tank problem

Posted by Patrick Anderson at September 12. 2005

you could try this one
http://www.porcher-us.com/productNew.asp?prodID=816

dont think it's quite a duravit though

Re: Modern wall hung toilet/in wall tank problem

Posted by Steve Schafer at September 12. 2005

Caroma makes a wall-hung toilet called the Walvit that looks similar to the Duravit Darling, and the tank will fit into a 3.5 stud cavity.

-Steve

[url href=http://www.caromausa.com/products/toilets.htm]http://www.caromausa.com/products/toilets.htm[/url]

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