Q. My present slow-flushing toilet was one of the early-model water-conserving toilets from about 20 years ago and we have never been happy with it. My aggravation is compounded by the fact that I ...

Q. The toilets in my four-year-old house flush so slowly that sometimes only half of a lone piece of tissue makes it down the drain. Are my toilets bad or is it the pipes? A. No, your toilets probably ...

File this one under “Studies We Wish Had Let Us Remain Ignorant.” Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing reduces ...

Q. Ed, I enjoy reading your column and need advice on what to do with my present slow-flushing toilet. It was one of the early model water-conserving toilets from about 20 years ago and we have never ...