Charlie: We start with Sidney, who’s up in Portland, Oregon. Sidney says, “I want a toilet that’s higher than 17 inches. It’s for a handicapped person, and I’d prefer not to use one of those add-on handicap seats.
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Tom: Well, toilets come in two size, 14 inch, which are your standard ones, and then 18 inch. I’m not sure of the 17. But she’s probably talking about 18 inch, because that’s the standard size for a handicapped toilet. That’s it. I don’t know of any that get bigger or taller unless you do a wall mount. Then you can put it any height you want.
Charlie: Yeah, we almost had to do that here.
Tom: A wall mount?
Charlie: Oh yeah. That was going to be pricey.
Tom: Yeah, you have this big cradle that goes in the wall. It’s pretty impressive actually.
Charlie: We dodged the bullet. But she has to try 14, 18. Most manufacturers make them both size.
Tom: Yeah, they really do. 18’s becoming more popular now just because you don’t have to get down so much. You can sit up there like a big gargoyle. You don’t just …
Charlie: A gargoyle.
Tom: Looking down at all the people.