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Product Highlight: American Standard Champion Toilet

Sep 30, 2024

Flush Like a Champion with a Virtually Clog-Free Toilet

Keep your home running smoothly by ensuring your bathroom can handle the se that comes with a busy household. That’s where American Standard’s Champion® Toilet comes in—a high-performance, virtually clog-free toilet designed to make your life easier.

Why the Champion Toilet Stands Out

The Champion Toilet is engineered with a powerful flushing system that outperforms standard toilets. With a 2-3/8-inch trapway and a 4-inch flush valve, it can handle up to 70% more waste, dramatically reducing the likelihood of clogs. This makes it ideal for busy families or homes where the bathroom is in constant use.

Low Maintenance, High Performance

Beyond its clog-fighting capabilities, the Champion® Toilet features American Standard’s EverClean surface, which helps prevent the buildup of mold, mildew, and bacteria. This means your toilet stays cleaner for longer, cutting down on the time you spend scrubbing.

With its robust design, the Champion is built for high-traffic environments. Whether you’re preparing for the back-to-school rush or just looking to upgrade your home, this toilet ensures dependable performance, giving you one less thing to worry about.

Make every day stress-free with the power of the Champion Toilet— because every flush counts!

Contact us today to learn more about American Standard products and to find the perfect products for your home!

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Celebrating 150 Years of Excellence with Kohler

Dec 21, 2023

Unveiling the Best in Tubs, Faucets, and Toilets

As Kohler celebrates its incredible 150-year legacy, it’s a perfect time to dive into the remarkable innovations they have brought to the world of Tubs, Faucets, and Toilets. With a commitment to quality and design, Kohler remains at the forefront of the industry, consistently delivering products that redefine luxury and functionality. Join us as we explore some of the standout offerings from their impressive lineup.

Justina Blakeney designed a modern-day paradise with Peachblow, versatile vintage color brought back from 1934.

LUXURIOUS TUBS

Elevating your Bathing Experience
When it comes to indulgence and relaxation, Kohler’s tubs are unrivaled. From the classic freestanding models to the sleek built-in options, they offer a diverse range of designs to suit various aesthetics.

Stillness™ Soak Freestanding Bath

Freestanding Tubs

Kohler’s freestanding tubs are a sanctuary of relaxation. Elegant and stylish, they become the focal point of any bathroom. With customizable options like deep soaking, heat-retaining features, and ergonomically designed contours, these tubs ensure a rejuvenating bathing experience.

Artifacts™ Freestanding Tub

Whirlpool Tubs

Take your bathing experience to the next level with Kohler’s whirlpool tubs. Equipped with powerful jets, these tubs provide a therapeutic massage-like experience. Whether to soothe tired muscles or for a truly indulgent spa-like experience, Kohler’s whirlpool tubs are a dream come true.

Archer® Freestanding Tub

INNOVATIVE FAUCETS

A Perfect Blend of Style and Functionality
Kohler has a long history of revolutionizing the faucet industry with their cutting-edge designs and advanced technologies.

Touchless Faucets

Offering the perfect blend of hygiene and convenience, Kohler’s touchless faucets are a game-changer. By simply waving your hand in front of the sensor, you can control the water flow, reducing the spread of germs. With sleek designs and intuitive features, these faucets add elegance and ease to any bathroom or kitchen.

Kumin® Touchless faucet with Kinesis® sensor technology.

Smart Faucets

Kohler’s smart faucets combine style with intelligent features. With voice-activated controls and hands-free operation, these faucets make daily tasks effortless. From adjusting water temperature to measuring precise amounts for recipes, Kohler’s smart faucets are an essential addition to any modern home.

Crue® Touchless pull-down kitchen sink faucet with KOHLER® Konnect™ and three-function sprayhead

MODERN TOILETS

Redefining Comfort and Efficiency
Kohler’s toilets showcase their commitment to innovation, showcasing a range of features designed to elevate both comfort and efficiency.
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Memoirs® Stately

Smart Toilets

Kohler’s smart toilets boast features like heated seats, adjustable water temperature, and personalized settings. With integrated bidet functionality, automatic open and close lids, and self-cleaning capabilities, these toilets take personal hygiene and cleanliness to a new level.

Veil® One-piece elongated smart toilet, dual-flush

Water-Saving Toilets

By incorporating advanced flushing systems, Kohler’s water-saving toilets help conserve water without compromising on performance. With options like dual-flush technology and pressure-assist flushing, Kohler remains committed to sustainability while ensuring a powerful and efficient flush.

Memoirs® Classic One-piece compact elongated toilet with skirted trapway, 1.28 gpf

Brazn™ Bathroom Collection

As Kohler celebrates its 150th anniversary, the company continues to innovate and set new standards in the world of Tubs, Faucets, and Toilets. Whether you seek luxury, convenience, or sustainability, Kohler’s range of products offers something to suit every taste and requirement. With their unwavering commitment to quality, design, and customer satisfaction, Kohler remains an industry leader, driving the future of bathroom fixtures for generations to come.

10 Plumber Tips Every Homeowner Should Know

Jun 19, 2023

We asked our team of plumbers for some tips to share with homeowners. Hope this helps you avoid a plumbing problem!

Ceramic toilet bowl and plunger near blue wall

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Know where your main shut off is before the emergency, because an emergency is going to happen at some point and being able to get to and turn off the water to your home fast can make a huge difference.

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Never use a brick in your toilet tank as a water saver. The brick can disintegrate and break the fill and flush mechanisms in the tank.

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The BIGGEST No-No for your toilet?? “FLUSHABLE” Wipes – they actually don’t disintegrate and cause clogs all the time.

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That broken disposal? You might be able to fix it with out calling the plumber. Underneath the disposal there is usually a button or an inset for an allen wrench. Pressing this button or inserting and turning the allen wrench will free us a jammed disposal making it work again.

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Want another garbage disposal tip?? To get rid of any smell or to clean the disposal fill the disposal with lemons and ice.

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Winterize your outside faucet to avoid frozen pipes in the winter – take the hose off, turn off the shut off valve inside and open up the faucet to allow it to drain.

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Think your toilet is running? There is a simple way to find out – add a few drops of food coloring to the tank and wait 30 minutes. If you see color in the bowl you have a leak.

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Don’t use chemical drain cleaners down your drains. Any splash back could be extremely dangerous and can disintegrate pipes.

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Water pipes are never a good place to hang things – even something you think is light could be enough weight to cause a failure, break, or leak.

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Yes, Licensed and Insured Plumbers are going to be more expensive but this also gives the homeowner recourse if something isn’t done right. A homeowner can appeal to the city who issues the license and a properly insured contracted will be able to handle any problem that comes up on a job.

Toto Washlet

Apr 19, 2023

The Toto Washlet is Toto’s premier bidet toilet seat, often touted as being one of the best bidets worldwide. The Toto Washlet was first introduced in 1980, as the world’s first luxury toilet seat with electronic functionality, and has 12 different styles to suit just about everyone’s needs. The Toto Washlets are designed to fit on most standard North American toilets.

One of the many benefits of a Toto Washlet is that it is very useful for the elderly, people with medical conditions, and people with disabilities.

• Toto Washlets have a drying feature that helps people with limited mobility and muscle weakness clean themselves in a way that can be difficult to do with just toilet paper. It helps minimize the use of your wrist to get at the difficult spots, which is particularly helpful for people with Parkinson’s disease, arthritis and morbid obesity.

• Similarly, people with gastrointestinal tract issues such as Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease can find some relief by using a Toto Washlet, which helps eliminate the use of chafing toilet paper and also the cooling jet of water can help elevate the pain and burning of more frequent and painful bowel movements.

• Toto Washlets are much gentler on the skin as compared to toilet paper. Toilet paper can very rough on the skin, irritating the skin and can even cause tiny cuts or bleeding. Toto Washlets provide a soothing stream of water to our most sensitive areas, which especially is helpful for people with hemorrhoids and anal fissures and it helps reduce pressure in that area.

• It is also very helpful for seniors with poor hand-eye coordination, who are unable to trim their nails well, it stops them from cutting themselves while trying to clean themselves, which can lead to pain and infections.

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Toto Washlets are much better for the environment than the traditional products for the bathroom.

• Toilet paper and flushable wipes are harsh on the environment, making toilet paper is a very labor-intensive process that involves pulping millions of trees and billions of gallons of water and flushable wipes are not biodegradable, and clump together to clog sewer systems.

• Toto Washlets are great for preventing clogs in your home and in the sewer systems. Toilet paper and flushable wipes can clog pipes, Toto Washlets only use a bit more water per flush than the usually flush and even have air dryers that climate the need to use toilet paper to dry off. In fact, more than 660 million gallons of water is needed every year to make toilet paper for just American adults alone, and the average American household of 4 uses 360 rolls of toilet paper a year, and the average American uses 90 rolls of toilet paper a year.

• Toto Washlets use way less water, no trees, and does not contribute the plastic that flushable wipes negatively effect the environment. Toto Washlets also perform a pre-mist of the toilet bowl before each use to prevent waste from adhering, which means the toilets need less cleaning, helping to keep harsh chemicals out of the ecosystem.

JJ Kokesh & Son is the only TOTO Factory Authorized Services for the Greater Saint Louis area. We have TOTO trained plumbers who can install and do repairs both in and out of warranty. Let us help you find, install and maintain your new TOTO Washlet or TOTO Neorest, helping you get the most out of your investment!

We are super excited to be part of TOTO’s history and these millions of installations!

Exclusive TOTO factory authorized, warranty service

Jan 25, 2020

JJ Kokesh and Son Plumbing is proud to announce that we are now the St. Louis exclusive TOTO factory authorized, warranty service, for the Toto Neorest and Washlet.

Toto is the largest toilet manufacturer in the world, their focus is enriching lives with clean technology. At the root of that focus is the Neorest and Washlet collections, integrated or attachable bidets whose seats open and close automatically, have seat warmers, deodorizers, blow dryers, night lights, and auto- flush!

Joe Kokesh, our owner, recently flew to Ontario, California for a few weeks to go through TOTO’s extensive training program. Every day Joe took apart, reassembled, and studied 18 different models of Neorest and the Washlets at their facility. He is now a certified installer and factory authorized service technician.