Monday, May 17, 2010

How to determine the age of your toilet

To some I am considered somewhat of a House Detective because I often employ many of my age old tricks to quickly determine the age of a house or when it was last remodeled. One of these tricks is to find out how old the toilet is. This will often date the house as well if the house is relatively new (less than 40 years old because many older toilets have been replaced by now with new low-flush models). It is as simple as removing the tank lid from the toilet and flipping it over to find the date stamped into the lid. The manufacturers stamp the date it was made into the lid when the clay is still soft. I believe I have also seen some companies print the date instead of stamping it and some do not have dates or are hard to make out. I would say the vast majority of lids have dates so this is a pretty reliable method of at least finding out when the last time a bathroom was remodeled. You can impress your friends and family now with this bit of knowledge. Just be prepared for the strange looks you'll get when you are caught looking under the lids. Toilets are considered dirty and taboo in most cultures. The truth is, the toilet tanks contain fresh water and are QUITE clean.

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  9. Another way to date a toilet is by its color ;) Red, pink, yellow, baby blue - you can guess it's at least 35+ years old. Waiting for those to come back in again!

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  11. A date riddle or American Standard Plebe two piece. Installed in 1993. Date in tank and on lid match as "Jan 04 4". OK, I get Jan 04, but what year? What does 4 correspond too, 1984? Can't be 94 as it was installed in early 93. Can anyone figure this out? Need to know gpf.

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  13. I had a home fire-.bathroom destroyed . Remodel done in 2016 -.toilet trouble revealed toilet dated 2014- is this acceptable or standard to install a 2 year old toilet? No wonder I wasn’t given paper warranty info

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  15. There is no date stamp inside my toilet tank lid. It says MPP 160. I know it's Mansfield, just wondering what year it was made.

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