1974 Crane Toilet -Interesting reverse trap model

[yugc]

rare

[yugc]

very very old

[yugc]

Nice Crane toilet. I noticed that it flushes the opposite way of most toilets. Great toilet.

[burgmail]

@an65001 Funny, in theory what you're saying would be correct... But the funny thing is we had nothing but problems with these toilets at home. In fact, anyone I know who still have these toilets in this area all complain they have difficulty flushing them, just like ours did. There were even times when it refused to drain the waste unless you cut it in half! I would rather never see a reverse-trap toilet again.

[an65001]

@burgmail All reverse-trap toilets are not like that. Plus, YT User AdamDiddy flused alot of stuff down the A-S version of this toilet.

[an65001]

Actually this was a VERY good type of toilet...YT user AdamDiddy had the A/S model, and it would flush down plentiful...

[VayLoc310]

I remember these toilets with the reverse trap, the water level in the bowl was very low, darn near at the trap, and when you flushed the toilet, the water from the big, giant siphon hole at the rear pushed the waste down the drain. Those toilets were huge, with a really huge tank as well, then when the city of L.A. enacted water conservation methods in the early 1990's, the landlords were forced to replaced those old, big giant toilets with water saving Sahara Lamosa's with a 1.6gpf rating.

[burgmail]

@an65001Sorry dude, not from my experience and you'll have GREAT difficulty convincing me otherwise, apart from in theory. And here I thought the US held _one_ advantage over Canada. Not any longer.

[an65001]

@burgmail Well they RARELY clog...and the system can push down more waste because of the siphon jet being stronger...since the tank is a lot closer...and they CAN flush efficiently on 1.6gpf.

[burgmail]

Common is right... Atlantic Canada is just LITTERED with this piece of cr... Trash. The US was just right to get rid of reverse trap models. Up here in Canada, circa 1974 (coincidentally, the same year to which I'd refer when describing these toilets), they were basically throwing them at us, all reverse-traps. I have so much to say about this particular despicable model, I'll be posting TWO comments!

[burgmail]

AS and Crane were both to blame for these. The "eye and mouth" models (such as this one) had difficulty flushing, clogged, and would even "regurgitate" noisily in windy weather when the water level in the bowl was low. (One of ours even once "spit" at my sister's feet!) Earlier ones of this particular model were even "mispainted", appearing perpetually dirty around the "eye and mouth". At one point, virtually every house in my neighborhood has this abomination... Garbage!

[0551419]

Ive noticed that with these models of toilets. Clogged easily, not great flushers, and yes the regurgitating problem is true. Ive never encountered any ones that are mispainted but yeah Not the greatest flushers but they still interest me somehow.

[an65001]

@burgmail Reverse trapway toilets are better, and the U.S. removed the ban in 1994. Gerber made a new version of that toilet in the U.S.

[ILoveVintageToilets]

very rare!

[0551419]

These are quite common to find in older buildings here in Canada.

[seaco2000]

@0551419

Where I live in canada, Ontario!! it is Not commom at all to ever find one of these in buildings!! Have not seen a reverse trap in over 15 years now!!

[Landaux]

1974!? Are you sure it isnt 1964? All reverse trappers were extinct / discontinued after or around 1969. hmm

[Landaux]

Oh wait, my bad, Canada. Yea, the goody 2 shoes U.S. banned them, and I thought it was because they went out of style. I read that they banned them because of 'santation problems cuased by fecial matter building up in the front of the bowl'..I love these more than ordianry up-flowers, they have a more stable flush.

[0551419]

Im suprised American Standard also had the same model and design. They're sooo common in my old hometown where I was born. Ill be filming those when I go back to visit. I read up on the US banning these reverse trappers too because of sanitation issues. Ive seen it before in a public restroom with one of these models.....gross.. i still think they're interesting toilets tho

[Landaux]

Just check out 'AdamDiddy's' videos, he has a million of them, of his reverse 1979 trapper.

[an65001]

@Landaux They have removed the ban ever since the low-flush toilet came to be in the U.S.

[an65001]

@Landaux Yeah, but they are back due to the invention of the low-flush toilet...Gerber Makes them...

[gleuszler]

This is probably a Crane Neuday toilet. All Crane Neuday toilets had a trapway that discharges toward the front of the bowl.