Customer Reviews for American Standard Champion 4 Chair Height 2-Piece 1.6 GPF Single Flush Elongated Toilet in White

tired of frequent plunging, we finally elected to replace our toiled. this is the fellow. now 4 weeks past, not a single problem.

Bought in September 2011. Never had a problem with it. Have two baths and I am going to put one in the secound bath as well. It has never failed to flush. We were having problems with old one flushing properly. Wife likes it because it gets rid of plunger.

I now have 3 of these toilets installed in my house and am planning on purchasing 2 more for a condo. We had all of ours installed professionally by a plumber and have NOT had any leakage or problems with any of them. It does flush a lot of "contents" easily and we have not had a clogging issue in 3 years. My son uses a lot of toilet paper and has clogged many toilets...but not this one.

Replaced two toilets could have done both in one day but had missing parts.

I have installed many commodes -- this model is by far the most friendly to install

American Standard has quality toilets at good value. The Champion 4 Right Height elongated model never clogs or backs up waste due to the 4 inch valve. I have owned the same toilet at another property and never had problems with it. It lasts for years. I recommend it!

Following the provided directions for the requirement to have physical contact between the bowl and the tank is hard to do for one person. It will take two people to install the tank correctly. The plastic tools provided will work ok for the installation of the toilet seat but not for the tank. The tools are fine to start the nuts on the bolts provided for the tank; however, you will finish the job with a deep socket or waterpump plyers to "grab" the plastic nut drivers to continue tightening the bolts. To help the installation of the tank one person will need to push down on the tank top to help compress the seal while another person tightens the nuts--from side to side until contact is made front to rear of the tank to the bowl . It can be done- once physical contact is made tank to bowl front and rear stop tighting. Concerning the floor mounting bolts, the bolts provided are "undersized" in diameter by about a sixteen inch or so compared to those in aftermarket kits. Except for the seat, the same may be true concerning the bolts for the tank. If aftermarket bolts are used the plastic nut drivers cannot be used because the nuts will be oversized. Once correctly installed the toilet works great --I give it a score of 10 out of 10.

It looks nice and flushes well. It was fairly easy to install until we got to the tank bolt washer that go above the nut. They were hard to install in the tight space. A tool was provided to install the nut, so that was not too hard. Once installed we had seepage along the tank bolts and haven't fixed that yet, although we followed the directions.

Purchased and installed 4 of these toilets in two of my houses. Easy to assemble, good build quality. Awesome flush never have to flush twice to clear the bowl of waste. I've looked into this toilet several times in the past two years read reviews on different websites and there were complaints about leaks from the seal or gasket between the water tank and lower portion of the toilet. Haven't had any issues with the 4 I purchased and installed. I'm thinking either a bad assembly on the homeowners part. Also this toilet will flush pretty much a whole roll of toilet paper. Tested this myself. John

I have this toilet in every bathroom. It can't be clogged! It's a little bigger than most toilets, but you can toos out the plunger if you buy it. This one had a newer installation kit and plastic white caps that don't just fall off. I was very happy with the newer style install kit. Best toilet ever!

Installed quickly, works well, No problems with flushing,

Replacement commode for a master bath remodel. We chose this one after looking at vids on YouTube about how well it flushes with no issues on older 4" sewer drain pipe. Having worked builder warranty when the low flow commodes came out and the wreck folks were having with the 4" sewer drains I was hesitant. But after watching how it works we went ahead and bought this unit. I had a plumber install it but it looked extremely easy for most H/O installs. Per my plumber, it's the heaviest and the best commode you can buy. He's never lied to me yet.

Looked at the Am Standard Champion 3 and similar Koehler, but based on Home Depot specialist Jesus in south Overland Park store, went for the slightly higher priced Champion 4 as I was told that the bowl has a special polish finish to help avoid spotting. I had HD contractor install since I had never done this job before and at that time there was a special installation price. Having watched, think I could easily handle any future such replacements; no tools necessary, all finger tight fittings Right height is excellent, not too high. Toilet is highly efficient, and quiet on refill. The dampened closing seat is nice, but not very thick (don't stand on it) Had problem in that the refill valve leaked slowly into the toilet after tank was full (drip, drip and slight filling sound), but installer returned day after I called and replaced the entire fill-valve tower with exact same part. Very pleased with performance and service. Highly recommended toilet.

I loved the product- the anti clog feature is just what I was looking for. However, I needed to replace a toilet with a 10" rough-in (anchor bolts are 10" from the wall). All Champions, Cadets, and pretty much all new toilets of every brand come with a 12" rough-in. Bummer- I took it back for a refund. It would have been worth the cost to me if it fit. It would even have been worth the hard-to-find replacement parts (3" stoppers, etc.) to not have to plunge every week. It'd be nice if American Standard offered this in a 10" rough-in. Other than that, there was nothing wrong with the product or potential ease of instillation.

I was tired of my wife yelling "Honey, the toilet is clogged." I was a little nervous after reading some of the reviews on the Champion 4 but my main concern was buying a toilet that won't clog. I installed this in under an hour with no problems. The tank is solid, no leaks, and flushes like a champ. The wax ring that came with it worked just fine. I plan on buying another one soon to replace my other problem toilet.

If your feces are golfball shaped you should be okay. Otherwise this toilet will clog, as it did for me.

I replaced a 20 year-old, 3.5 gal. standard toilet with this one and I love it. I installed it in a 2nd story bath, it is a bit heavy, but taking it up in two pieces, makes it much easier. I'm 6'5" with bad knees, the extra height makes it much more comfortable to get on and off of. I was having to use a plumbers helper 3-4 times per week with the old toilet, and haven't had to use it once in the month this toilet has been installed. The Champion 4 flushes clean and quiet. The tank refills rapidly (although could be a matter of water pressure, and valve opening from the source waterline). Other reviews I read mentioned that the plastic seat supplied with the toilet wasn't the best, so I purchased an upgraded wooden seat when I purchased the toilet. However, I first tried the plastic seat for 2 weeks, and decided I could live with it since it would be more sanitary seat for cleaning. So I returned the wooden seat, un-opened. A few reviews I read (not sure it it was on this site or not) mentioned a problem with gap between back of toilet and wall. The standard rough-in for toilets is 12 inches, but there is a 10 inch rough-in for tight spaces (so you would need a special toilet to fit it), and there is also a 16 inch rough-in. It sounds to me like they purchased a toilet meant for the standard 12 inch rough-in and unknowingly put it on a 16 inch rough-in pipe. Or they could have purchased a toilet meant for the 10 inch tight spaces rough-in and put it on the standard 12 inch rough-in. American Standard is a division of Eljer, and one of the leading suppliers of bath fixtures. Can't go wrong with them on quality. For those complaints about the toilet being damaged right out of the box, well, it is porcelain, and it can break, and while inconvenient for buyer, it should have been replaced free of charge, and the buyer shouldn't base their entire review of the working of the toilet, because of accidental damage. I highly recommend this toilet!

Lugged this HEAVY toilet up 2 flights of stairs. Started to install it and the pedestal was cracked in half straight our of the box. This toilet I thought was going to be great for my husband that is 6'4". It does not have a good bowl wash! Worst of all it does a BIG BURP in the back of the bowl and when there is feces in there they erupt upwards before being sucked down. Sorry that it TMI but it is true! We turned down the water going into the tank but it made the bowl wash even worse. The waters goes straight down from the back of the bowl and doesnt even swirl at all! Taking this one back!!! Any suggestions?

Had toilet installed professionally since the wall shutoff valve needed replacing, along with the waste pipe flange. I had read the instructions, and watched my experienced plumber the whole time. He could not get a good seal between the tank and the bowl. Tightened until the tank touched the tabs on the bowl. Plumber finally gave up and I intend to return the toilet. I have replaced many toilets myself over the years and have overcome tank to bowl problems before. This one did not have an answer even after calling American Standard's technical assistance line. Poor design is all that I can think of.

This is a excellent toilet for the bucks. It will flush down the family cat if your not careful. It looks good and was an easy install. Just make sure your okay with the extra height.

I chose this toilet for the features it promoted - ease of installation, height, comfort, flushing strength, clog proof and it proved its worth. I have installed many toilets and they can be a pain due to the difficulty in accessing bolts and nuts, but American Standard provided innovative tools within the box that made this a painless and quick install. And I was even more surprised to find that it came with a no-slam seat and cover. Regarding performance, it has a great height and length, and the flush strength is great. I have three kids who are always clogging our toilet and I have yet to have a problem. For the price, this was a great decision. High recommend. And, I'm not a plumber.

Today I had my regular plumber install the toilet. He was very impressed with it. He told me that his company sells a similiar product but he really liked this model I chose. It looks very nice in our bathroom and I flushed it a couple of times to try it out. Works perfectly. Eventually we'll put this same product in our other two bathrooms.

Purchased in store from HD to replace an older model toilet. Had really no problem installing the bottom (bowl) per instructions and using the supplied wax ring. Problem was with installing the tank. The expect you to use the flimsy supplied plastic tools to tighten the tank down to the bowl on the rubber gasket. The problem is, the gasket is a bit too thick. I followed the instructions to the letter (and using common sense), going back and forth from one side to another, and only able to get it down to where it had about 1/8" gap. The instructions say to get it to where the tank is touching the bowl back and front on both sides. To get it even close I had to switch over to a long socket and wratchet going ever so slowly. I ended up leaving about 1/16" on one side and not quite touching on the other. All looked okay until after 3 days a tiny bit of water seeping from the center union at the gasket. The support line said it needs to touch back and front on both sides and that the tank had to be perfectly level. I told them. I left the slight gap for fear of cracking the tank, but nontheless followed their instructions, loosening one end and re-tightening another. Right when I just about got it barely touching on the 1/32" gap side--crack. yep, tank cracked. I knew it. The people that are giving good ratings are just lucky with the mfg and the parts they got. And granted the toilet seems to flush quite well. But a 2 piece with a poor fitting tank -- you are just asking for problems down the line. Our old circa late 70's toilet had *3* bolts and rubber washers and the tank was actually meant to ride on those + the center gasket, and it lasted well over 30 years with no issue. The cheesy plastic wrenches are about only good for installing the toilet seat and that's it. Bad tank design. you never have ceramic or china touching each other. Re-design the tank/bowl union and you'll really have a champion here. Fortunately HD let me return the toilet (had not been used of course except to flush test it for leaks, which the bowl did not leak, just the tank due to poor design and mfg/qc). kudos to hd, but AS needs to rethink the tank design and how it sits on this toilet and/or get better qc!

This product does exactly what was adverised. I am extremely happy with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone.

I was disappointed in the flushing. The handle is harder than most to push and unless you hold the handle down a couple extra seconds it won't flush sufficiently. I brought two and they are both the same way.

After the initial installation a leak was found the next day due to the wet tile in the bathroom. It wasn't noticed when it was installed because it is a slow drip and had to drip down the toilet to reach the floor by the next day. It comes from the seal between the toilet and the tank. The torque requirement needed to make the pocelin touch in the front and back required by the diretions was very high which surprises me there is a leak through this squished gasket. Hope I can get the gasket from home depot or they will receive a slightly used toilet without a box for return.

The ease of installation was terrific, simple, and much better than expected. You can tell the quality that went into the manufacture of this toilet. The included seat is well made and comfortable enough. I expected a bigger swosh when I flushed and louder too, but in fact it is relatively quiet and flushes everything really well. I am quite happy with this product.

This is a great pic if you are looking for either a new one or replacement toliet like I was.

queit,love the slow close seat

No more plunger issues. Easy installation. Even the included plastic self close toilet seat is not bad, but will probably upgrade to a heavier plastic later.