Yes, think at least twice. We finally found an "air assisted" (whatever that is). It does work. If you cannot keep your present commode I would recommend finding a plumber who knows about this. It is noisy, but most of the time works. Almost always. Nita Linda wrote: > Jane, you said: > >The long toilet > >will be replaced by a standard one to save a couple inches of room space > >and it will have an extender to raise the seat level and grab bars on the > >left side (left side for the person sitting on it). > > We live in a parsonage & they replaced the toilets a few years ago with the > new ones that conserves water. Ever since then, they have been the bane of > our existence. Ben is plagued with constipation, even with all the doctor > has given him to take. Now every day or so, we are having to un-stop the > toilet. So you might want to think again if you are replacing an older > toilet with the new ones. > > Just a suggestion. > Linda cg Ben 69/5 > [log in to unmask]