MJSI HYR270 HydroRight Drop-in Dual Flush Converter
From the Manufacturer
Winner of multiple awards for product innovation, the hydroright dual flush converter quickly and easily turns your toilet into a water-saving two-button toilet. The quick flush setting for liquids and paper reduces the amount of water used by up to 70% for liquids and paper, saving a family of four an estimated 15,000-Gallon of water and approximately 105 per year. Unlike other dual flush converters, the hydroright can be installed in less than ten minutes, without tools and without having to remove the tank. Because dual flush converters do not fit in every toilet, here are the exceptions you should know about before you buy: if you have a mansfield toilet, you will also have to purchase a standard flush valve. Your toilet tank must have at least 10-Inch height clearance(distance from where the flapper currently seats to lid bottom must be 10-Inch or more) for the hydroright to fit and work. The hydroright replaces only standard size flappers, the flush opening from tank to bowl should be 2-Inch to 2-1/2-Inch in diameter(this is the hole the flapper covers: some newer toilets have 3-Inch flush opening, hydroright does not work in 3-Inch flush or larger toilets). If the hydroright is installed in a toilet with an old ballcock, the arm of the ballcock may hit the hydroright and not work properly. In some cases, the hydroright can be turned to compensate. In other cases, purchasing a hydroclean or other pilot style fill valve may be required. MJSI, Inc., headquartered in Shorewood, IL is the manufacturer of the hydroworks portfolio of products that are devoted to water conservation, earth preservation and sound environmental plumbing. Recognized as toilet efficiency experts, MJSI's innovation has expanded the plumbing market from repairs to green toilet improvement.
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MJSI HYR270 HydroRight Drop-in Dual Flush Converter List Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $18.50 Average Rating:   |
Description
Quickly converts toilet into a water-saving dual flush toilet. Installs without tools in 5-10 minutes - tank removal not required. Quick flush for liquids and paper. Full flush for solids. Uses up to 70 percent less water with liquid and paper, works with all standard flush valves, eliminates flapper problems.
Features
- The Quick flush for liquids and papers saves up to 70% per flush
- No tank removal required
- No tools needed for installation
- Replaces the flapper-the biggest source of leaks
- Fits all standard 2" flush valves
Reviews
I bought this at Costco, actually, for a few dollars less than here on Amazon. It installed pretty easily, but it wouldn't "seat" right with the valve, so after the bowl and tank filled after a flush, it leaked water down the drain pretty quickly, prompting the tank to refill after only 90 seconds. I followed the troubleshooting instructions and repeated the installation--several times!--but to no avail. I wasted a LOT of water installing and reinstalling this thing. Don't waste your time. I'm going to look into getting a better dual flush unit and possibly a better tank refill mechanism, but I wouldn't recommend this one.
If your current toilet flushing system is broken/leaking, this is a no-brainer. Get it! It's about the same price as the 'typical non-efficient' replacement system, yet it saves lots of water/money. If you're replacing a working toilet just to make it more 'efficient', you'll need to consider the cost of the item and whether it will payback the cost in saved water considering the lifespan of this item. For us, we have 4 toilets. We're replacing the 2 most-used ones on the first floor, and possibly the kids' bathroom upstairs. For the guest-bath upstairs, we probably won't since it's not leaking and it doesn't get used often (maybe a couple times per month), which doesn't warrant replacing it.
This product works great! A much easier and cheaper alternative to saving water. Very simple to install. My water consumption went down by 200 gallons.
When I saw this unit on the home page I thought it was a great idea and a great price! I just about ordered one straight away, but I'm glad I double checked the item description. Be sure to measure your toilet. The flush opening was a deal breaker for me, there's no way this would work on our 4" flush opening toilet.
I recently bought this so am unsure of the longevity of the product, but it was fairly straight forward to install even with a ball float fill valve mechanism. There was room for the device in my 1.6 gpf toilet as the ball float is not directly over the flapper. The install took about 15 minutes and I didn't really adjust any of the settings. There is clearly a difference in water volume for the liquid only flush, so I suspect there will be some savings in water use. I am going to buy another one for another toilet that has an updated fill valve. I'm deducting one star for the somewhat cheap plastic feel (especially the button).
The HydroRight Drop-in Dual Flush Converter is also available on eBay:
US $24.00
