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When it comes to buying bathrooms and toilets, Kohler, Toto, Duravit ... the first thing that comes to mind is often the "international brand" camp.

How about importing big brands? Is the toilet production technology in the United States, Japan and Germany higher than that in China?

Working in the decoration industry for these years, I have contacted thousands of suppliers and factories, and I can say for sure: no.

In fact, more than 90% toilets in the world are made in China, including the most famous brands; Moreover, the toilet is very heavy, and shipping is slow and expensive. It is almost impossible to buy imported toilets in China.

According to 20 19 customs data, the export value of toilets is 7.3 billion, and the import value is less than 200 million, accounting for less than 2%.

20 19 toilets account for less than 2%.

Source: China Customs.

Spend half the price and buy a toilet with the same quality as a star hotel. Isn't it delicious? ?

(What smells good is the price, not the toilet ...)

The key to a good toilet

Can be washed and cleaned.

A toilet is a toilet that can discharge pollutants, and its function is nothing more than flushing and cleaning.

What is the difference between two or three hundred cheaper and tens of thousands more expensive?

Cheap toilets, many of which are "machine-repaired" toilets, are cracked and filled with glue:

Cracked, cut ass, broken waist, are cheap and inferior goods;

Judging the quality of a toilet can be measured by "cleaning cycle": how long it will get dirty and need to be scrubbed.

Inferior toilets may be used for three days, or even need to be brushed every time they are used up. After a long time, stains seeped in, yellow and smelly, and the experience of going to the toilet every day was very poor. You have to scrub with all kinds of toilet cleaners, and the amount of housework has increased dramatically.

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A good toilet cleaning cycle is at least half a month, and it can be cleaned by flushing, and the parts are also very durable, and they don't need to be replaced for ten or twenty years.

There are few good quality products in 600 yuan below the market price.

The quality payment should go to 1000 yuan+to see; More than 2500 yuan, there is no cost performance, some are beautiful in design, some are dazzling skills, and some are purely brand premiums, and there is no improvement in actual use.

The "borderless" toilets in Lao Fen are more designed than practical.

Source: Lao Fen.

So, how to choose a good toilet?

The structure of ordinary toilet is divided into two parts: ceramic body and water part. Toilet manufacturers are experts in ceramics, and water parts are purchased from professional water parts companies.

Intelligent toilets are mainly ceramic and electronic components. Ordinary toilet factories generally do not have the production capacity of electronic components, and need to purchase and cooperate with electrical companies.

Basic component

Ceramic, glaze and firing technology

Many raiders say that "buying a toilet is buying glazed surface". In fact, ceramics, glaze and firing are integrated, and the strength can be seen by combining them.

Ceramic foundation

Ceramic blank is the foundation of toilet, which is mixed with clay to make slurry, poured into blank, dried, glazed and fired.

Toilet blank

Source: Living in a selfie of a fan

Good ceramics: durable, not easy to crack, collapse, not easy to absorb water, not yellow and smelly.

Bad ceramics: easy to crack/have internal cracks, absorb water and have stains.

Clay from different places has its own characteristics. The clay in the south is soft and low density, which is suitable for shaping, such as making handicrafts. The north has high density and hard texture, so it is more solid to make functional appliances such as toilets.

Today, clay is purchased from all over the country. The key gap lies in the formula and proportion. Every family has its own secret recipe. Finding the best balance between hardness and shaping ability is a good raw material.

Mud is a mixture of many kinds of clay.

Source: Living in a selfie of a fan

Pottery adobe is made into ceramics after high temperature firing. The thinner the ceramic, the higher the technical difficulty, the higher the density and the better the quality.

Just like the plates in the supermarket, the thin ones are expensive and the thick ones are cheap; There is also the famous thin-walled porcelain, which is thin and translucent, which is why it is precious.

Selling toilets is selling ceramics. In addition to toilets, enterprises will also have ceramic pots and bathtubs. Go to the offline store. If we can produce very thin and large products, it shows that the porcelain-making technology is very good.

Ultra-thin basin in Lao Fen

Source: Lao Fen.

Dense ceramics are heavier and the knocking sound is clearer.

When buying a toilet, if it is less than 50 kg, it means that the density is too small, so don't buy it; If the knocking sound is stuffy, like a casserole, it also means that the quality is not good.

Glaze cleaning

After the blank is dried, it should be coated with a layer of glaze, that is, the white surface outside, so that the toilet looks better and is easier to take care of.

Good glaze: smooth, stain-free, clean and easy to clean.

Bad glaze: dirty, absorbent, yellow and smelly after a long time.

The raw materials of glaze are similar, such as timely, feldspar and clay. And all brands have different formulas. Whether it is self-cleaning glaze or microcrystalline glaze, the purpose is to be denser, smoother and cleaner.

Heng Jie Wei Jing antifouling

Huida's three-layer glazed surface

Eli antibacterial mirror glaze

Polishing process is the decisive factor. Glaze is uneven and uneven, even the best glaze is not used.

Machine spray glaze is better than manual spray glaze, the thickness of manual spray glaze is uneven, the machine spray glaze is uniform and stable, and each toilet is exactly the same.

Source: Living in Yilai Factory where Fan Er takes selfies.

Glazing sewage pipes is the key to purchase. The pipe is long, thin and bent, so the machine can't spray it out.

In order to save costs, some small factories don't glaze pipes or paint them indiscriminately, so it is easy to get caught when they rush in. Although invisible, it still stinks. The effect of glazing process is better than that of manual spraying, and the toilet with uniform glaze throughout the pipeline is better.

When we go to the physical store, we can take a mobile phone flashlight and look at the glaze carefully. A good glaze should be soft and smooth, without ups and downs and bubbles.

Just write on the glaze with H 1 pencil (hard pencil), which is easy to erase;

Write a picture in the toilet with a marker, which is easy to wipe off after drying, indicating that it is easy to clean;

Try to reach deep into the pipeline, and the pipeline wall can only buy smooth glaze.

Ignition strengthening

After the body is glazed, it is fired in a high-temperature kiln for a long time, resulting in a porcelain reaction, and then it becomes a white and smooth toilet.

Good firing process: high porcelain quality, strong and firm ceramics, dense and moist glaze.

Poor firing: the pottery is loose and the glaze is rough, and even the best raw materials are useless.

The body and glaze of clay are all a mass of mud before firing, and the firing process is very important. The kiln at 800/900℃ burns pottery with poor quality. Only when the temperature is above 1200 degrees, can it be porcelain, delicate and firm.

Hengjie started in Chaozhou, and the key step from a small workshop to a large enterprise was to import Italian kilns, which greatly improved the production level; Yilai, who works for Kohler and Dongtao, has the highest kiln production capacity in Asia (and should be the first in the world). Without a large-scale kiln, it is impossible to become a high-end factory.

Large kilns and high-temperature firing for more than 20 hours are very expensive. Low-temperature firing of cheap small workshop products can save 30% cost. Look at the gap, the quality is really not good.

Durability of water parts

Determine the service life of the toilet

Water parts are the parts in the water tank that are responsible for flushing, and are the heart of the toilet, which are developed and produced by specialized enterprises.

Good water fittings: durable, water-saving, appropriate flow and impulse, clean.

Bad water parts: easily broken, stuck when pressed, unable to eject when released, poorly controlled and unclean.

Brands selling toilets and water accessories are all purchased from professional water accessories companies, so you must choose big-name water accessories when buying toilets.

The best brand water fittings are American Fuma and Swiss Geberi.

TOTO toilets sold in Japan are equipped with these two brands of water accessories, and the domestic version is produced by a joint venture water accessories factory of TOTO and WDI; Kohler's high-end line is also rich horse water parts, and the low-end "Kohler brand" is a domestic OEM.

Source: Forma official website

Domestic WDI, Ruierte and Xiamen Nisong are also good. These water fittings are used in good toilets.

With big-name water parts, the brand will definitely be promoted; Open the water tank and you will see the trademark of the water parts.

It is almost impossible to install water fittings in toilets in 800 yuan.

Above: Fuma Water Parts

Below: Geberi water parts

Good cover and toilet

Directly affect the sense of use

If the cover plate and seat ring are in direct contact with the buttocks, they should have a good sitting feeling and be easy to clean; The smart toilet cover is also responsible for protecting electronic components to make them wear-resistant and scratch-resistant.

There is also a slow descent, "bang" falling, and it is easy to damage the cover plate when the sound is loud, which also shows that the production level is not good.

Good cover/seat ring: good sitting feeling, toughness, not cold, not easy to crack and age, easy to disassemble and clean, slow down and mute.

Bad cover plate/seat ring: stiff, easy to crack and deform, with sanitary dead angle, and difficult to clean.

There are three common materials: ABS, PP, UF urea-formaldehyde.

ABS is balanced in hardness and flexibility, which can protect the inside of the cover plate and has a good sitting feeling.

PP material is soft, with good sitting feeling, but poor scratch resistance.

Source: Jiumu flagship store

Urea-formaldehyde is wear-resistant and scratch-resistant, with high hardness, easier cleaning and high cost. High-end toilets are more common.

Source: Duravit flagship store

When buying a toilet, give priority to urea-formaldehyde and PP seat covers; To choose a detachable, leaving no sanitary corner; The descent function is standard.

Detection standard

You don't have to rely on character to buy things.

The production standards and factory inspection standards of toilets directly determine whether you can buy qualified products with 60 points or high-quality products with 90 points.

High standard: every product produced is similar, and what can be bought is good, not uneven.

Standards are not strictly unified: qualified products/high-quality products are sold together, and it is all luck to buy good ones.

Some factories will lower their standards for higher "finished products" and more money, and sell those with defects and cracks. If the process is difficult, they will try to replace them ... choosing a good one depends on experience and luck.

Strict implementation of the factory's high standards, only the factory's "quality products", all defective products destroyed and redone, we can buy all good quality.

Kohler's domestic model, the back of the pot body was replaced by PVC.

Kohler's high-end line KALLISTA, integrally formed.

Exported to developed countries in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, the standards are generally higher, and such OEM products are really better.

systems modelling

There is no absolute difference between good and bad.

Siphon is recommended online. It does have many advantages, but it also has limitations-all functions and styles are like this, there is no absolute good or bad, it depends on suitability.

Siphon/straight pipe type

Straight-through type means that water is directly thrown down, with thick pipes and few bends. Easy to splash water, unsanitary and loud, with the advantage that all waterways are common.

Source: paper clips

European brands do a lot of direct communication, such as Duravit. There are many old pipelines in Europe, and the drainage conditions are complicated, so the adaptability of straight-through is very high.

Siphon is more sanitary and quiet. It can save water by "sucking" sewage through the air pressure difference of thin elbow, but it is not suitable for sewage pipes with return elbow and is easy to block. Siphons are widely used in the United States and Japan, mainly Kohler and TOTO.

Source: paper clips

If your home is a complex and old sewage system, it is definitely more practical to choose the direct-row type; Siphon is still more recommended for new buildings.

Integral/split type

Split type: the water tank and toilet are separated.

Le ke Rui qi

Source: Kohler official flagship store

Integrated: The water tank and toilet are integrated.

Ilekanon

Source: Yilai official flagship store

At first, most of them were split, so the whole firing was difficult and costly. Look at the advanced, and gradually differentiate into cheaper, lower-end and higher-end components.

One-piece is easier to clean and has little difference in use.

Wall hanging/landing

The wall-mounted toilet is beautiful, space-saving, clean and free from dead angle, and can be arranged by itself.

Many people are worried about whether the load-bearing will work. Regular big-name products have undergone load-bearing tests, so there is no need to worry about safety.

The cost of wall-mounted toilets is higher than that of ordinary toilets, and they are also expensive to sell. The most famous Geberi wall-mounted toilet, the average price is 3000.

Geberi AquaClean Mera

Source: Geberi official website

Therefore, if you want to buy a wall hanging, you have to have a high budget. Anything below 2000 is basically unreliable.

With/without water tank

No water tank is actually a hidden water tank. Make the water tank smaller and hide it in the toilet. Smart toilets are very common, and ordinary toilets are not necessary.

The appearance is simple, but the flushing effect is not as good as that of the large water tank, so other flushing technologies, such as snail flushing and booster pump, need to be added, which increases the cost and has low cost performance.

Smart toilet

Electronic components are very important.

Ordinary toilets are ceramic+water parts, and smart toilets are ceramic+electronic components.

It can be said that the core of the smart toilet is electronic components.

Good electronic components: safety, no water leakage, no leakage, no circuit burning, no fire, complete functions and comfortable use.

Bad electronic components: crash, jamming, insensitive control and frequent after-sales; Serious may short circuit and burn the board.

Smart toilets began to be developed for civilian use in Japan, and the best ones are Japanese brands, TOTO and INAX.

TOTO entered the China market very early and became more and more famous. Ai Yin's position in Japan is relatively high-end and its quality is also very good. Its domestic factory is in Suzhou, and it belongs to Julie Group together with American Standard and Gaoyi.

Source: Inai official website

The sanitary ware brand that started from ceramics is not good at the electronic industry, and generally handles electronic components through mergers and acquisitions and cooperation. Kohler acquired Novida in South Korea, and Hengjie Sanitary Ware acquired Shenzhen Bodian Electronics.

Smart toilets are closer to household appliances and have a high after-sales rate. The gap between professional and unprofessional is very large.

TOTO's smart toilet after-sales rate is 3%, which should be 5%, while the industry average after-sales rate is over 30%.

Dongtao Laundry 40 years ago

Source: TOTO official website

The smart toilet integrated machine of home appliance brand is especially not worth buying.

For example, Panasonic, Haier and Mitsubishi have no ability to produce ceramics; Domestic millet, ceramics and electronics are all OEM.

Only buy toilet covers of electrical appliances brands and toilets of professional ceramics brands, which are cost-effective, and may lose the function of self-cleaning and deodorization, but all important functions can be possessed.

Tips for buying toilets:

● Take a look offline, get a general understanding of the characteristics and standards of various brands, and buy official stores online.

● Glaze and ceramics are the key. Don't buy pipes that are light in weight, not smooth in glaze and not fully glazed.

● Ask for water parts and find big-name water parts.

● When the domestic pipeline situation is complicated, directly buried pipeline is selected, and siphon pipeline is selected for new residential areas and pipelines without large backwater elbows.

● Electronic components of smart toilets are the key, and electronic components in Japan, South Korea and the United States are generally better.

● Electrical and electrician brands, it is more cost-effective to buy a smart toilet cover.

Industry and brand

The domestic ceramic bathroom industry has also developed for more than 20 years, which is a relatively mature market with many brands at home and abroad.

domestic

Hengjie sanitary bathroom

Chaozhou started as a representative enterprise, and later moved to Foshan, the first line in China. It has always been the main market of second-and third-tier cities, and the high-end line has not worked hard and the design is similar.

1000 yuan has a wide selection of products, which are cost-effective and practical.

Huida

One of the earliest sanitary ware factories in China, with a large scale, is located in Hebei Province. It has been exported for a long time and found in North America, Australia and Europe.

Complete product line, in addition to bathroom ceramics, as well as hardware and tiles; The design is a little poor, and it is also a practical brand with high cost performance.

Jomoo

Mainly hardware shower, ceramics is not a strong point, the market and channels are doing well. The early market is located in the third-and fourth-tier cities, and will expand the high-end line when it grows bigger.

Toilets have little advantage, and there are many fakes.

Arrow (Anwar, Farnsha)

These three brands belong to China Lehua Group, which are national brands and made in China.

Wrigley is the most famous and has a wide coverage in the retail market; Faenza positioned the high-end route and tried to build an "international brand"; Anwar is relatively cheap, and engineering accounts for the bulk.

Anwar and Wrigley function production lines, Anwar is more cost-effective.

Yilai

The factory is located in Hebei, mainly engaged in high-end OEM of international brands, such as Kohler, TOTO and American Standard. Last year, the export volume was 9 million pieces, ranking first in the country; The operation and publicity of their own brands are very poor, and their popularity is very low.

Product positioning is high-end, design-oriented, fashionable, simple and cost-effective.

Berang

It is also a China brand. 20 10 acquired german DIETSCHE company, which has "german-made" technology and its production base is in Zhuhai. It is better at hardware shower products, and ceramic technology does not have much advantage.

The design of the toilet is good, and the "American function+European style" was realized earlier, and the comprehensive cost performance is average.

international

Kohler

American family business, a veritable industry leader, knows the China market very well, is not obsessed with "lofty big brands", and is pragmatic, generous and grounded.

KALLASTA, high-end line, open a shop independently, with first-class modeling and production; There are many fakes in mid-range products, global OEM, unstable quality control, high brand premium and low cost performance.

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Todo Co., Ltd., which specializes in toilet, was first registered as "Li Weixi" and later extended to the name of intelligent toilet, which has a high share in China.

Ceramic production and quality control are recognized as the top in the industry, full of persistent technology, "Japanese temperament", solid appearance, good quality and high price.

Inai

It's a little higher than TOTO, but it didn't focus on the China market with super consumption power earlier.

His family has a large scale and many varieties, and the reputation of ceramic tiles is particularly good. It is also a good and cheap one.

If there is a cable TV shop in your area, I suggest you check it out.

United States Standard

Mainly engaged in engineering, between the first and second lines, "American brand" and "engineering cooperation" are the reasons for his premium.

The quality of ceramics and accessories hardware is not first-class, but the advantage lies in the channel, and the cost performance of household is not high.

Giboli

Swiss brand, whose main business is water supply, noise reduction and fire prevention. The most famous retail end is the wall-mounted toilet, the proper boss.

Good quality, simple and round appearance, distinctive modern Nordic characteristics, no shortcomings except expensive, wall-mounted toilet is the first choice.

Duravit

German representative, positioning high-end, domestic sales are domestic, and the quality is different from the European version.

The wall hanging quality is very good, the appearance is relatively straight, and the hand feels tough; Floor-standing toilets are relatively general, mainly straight-flush toilets, with few choices and high prices.

Weibao

German, high-end positioning, more expensive than Duravit, domestic Sichuan self-operated factory.

Ceramic technology is very good, in addition to bathroom, Weibao and tableware products, there are many engineering cooperation; Smart toilets are not recommended, and it is difficult to maintain and replace them later.

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Lao Fen

Swiss brand, luxury goods, no cost-effective dimension, all imported, starting from 10 thousand yuan.

The products are all cooperated by well-known designers, and the thinness and length of ceramics and glaze technology are the characteristics of his family. There is no online shop in China, so it is not convenient to buy.

If there is a physical store nearby, shopping is also very spiritual, and the craftsmanship and aesthetics are first-class.

Recommended price and brand

Economical and practical, can pay attention to domestic brands, 1000-2000 yuan can buy high-quality models with high cost performance:

Cost-effective quality level, 1000 yuan+

Hengjie, Huida and Anhua

High-end OEM and international brands are more suitable for light luxury models with sufficient budget and requirements for design and matching, and it is not worthwhile to spend more than 3,500 yuan;

Luxury and high value, 2000 -3500 yuan

Kohler yilai

Wall-hung toilets are more expensive, so it is more cost-effective to buy them at one time than to install and maintain them repeatedly later.

Wall-mounted toilet, 3000-5000 yuan

Duravit Geberi

Smart toilets are high-end products, and it is strongly forbidden to buy cheap products, in exchange for endless maintenance and replacement. It is better to buy the most professional brand directly:

Intelligent integration,

TOTO, Ai Yin, Kohler, Yilai

Intelligent toilet cover

Panasonic TOTO yilai

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