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    Apr 24, 2012, 04:00 PM
    Looking for toilet - distance between finish wall & floor drain is only 4"
    I bought a foreclosure with sophisticated plumbing and the toilet was stolen from the home. The distance between the finish wall and the center of the floor drain "RI" in the bathroom is 4" and I can't find toilet to fit. The plumbing stores have told me that it doesn't exist but I do know that a toilet existed there at one point. Does anyone know of a toilet that can fit?
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    Apr 24, 2012, 08:36 PM
    Nope doesn't exist, not even if you turn the toilet sideways. Can you post a picture? I don't think you are looking at a toilet flange 4" from a wall, no toilet would fit unless you used a TOTO with a Unifit adapter mounted backwards
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    Apr 25, 2012, 05:19 AM
    A backwards Toto unifit adapter would require the toilet to be installed backwards, too Bob... otherwise, the adapter would stick out the back of the toilet... ;)

    Need a picture here, for sure!
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    Apr 25, 2012, 07:00 AM
    I was being a bit fascias but this whole idea seems way off.
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    Apr 25, 2012, 07:13 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by BenitoC. View Post
    I bought a foreclosure with sophisticated plumbing and the toilet was stolen from the home. The distance between the finish wall and the center of the floor drain "RI" in the bathroom is 4" and I can't find toilet to fit. The plumbing stores have told me that it doesn't exist but I do know that a toilet existed there at one point. Does anyone know of a toilet that can fit?
    What we really need is a picture of then open drain. This is beginning to sound more like a bidet drain rather then a toilet. Hey! You're the one that told us you had "sophisticated plumbing" installed. What size is the drain opening? Back to you, Tom

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