The building that toilet was meant to remained in probably was fully replaced. I wouldn't be surprised if a building with this toilet was buried (volcanic ash) and then unearthed thousand years from now; once they hooked water up, it'll flush like the day it was installed.
I've worked on a commode with that detail on it before. I've also worked on more flush ell commodes than I could ever count. When I started plumbing, we didn't have PVC piping, we were working with hub and spigot piping...
The man who originally replaced it died over 30 years ago so it was on borrowed time for a while. Then it sat outside and froze causing it to fall apart and then it sat there for some years until he had to clear everything out. In 2019, I got it and tried flushing it but it leaked badly so I Ieft it sitting for a year or two until eventually I decided I needed to do something with it. I glued it back together which worked quite well but as I said to TwyfordsLad, it could fall apart any time and it wasn't safe to install. My original plan was to give it one last good flush on BTR's flusbometer setup and then bring it back and dissect it. At the time, he had his setup winterized or for some other reason we couldn't flush it so I said he could dissect it if he wanted. It's sad to see them go but they live on in our videos.
Wow, terrible loss of rare toilet. Thanks for showing it.
Absolutely legendary toilet. I'm so glad this could finally have a full powered flush before it goes.
Epic
Btw this is from 1919
How do you know?
It's in all his videos
The building that toilet was meant to remained in probably was fully replaced. I wouldn't be surprised if a building with this toilet was buried (volcanic ash) and then unearthed thousand years from now; once they hooked water up, it'll flush like the day it was installed.
Awesome you should try this on low tank before dissection
Yea
I tried it on a high tank
Low tank with the flush EL
Thanks for showing this! Too bad it's too far gone, but this was a good sendoff!
I've worked on a commode with that detail on it before. I've also worked on more flush ell commodes than I could ever count. When I started plumbing, we didn't have PVC piping, we were working with hub and spigot piping...
Whoa it really thick antique Crane Purus Vitroware toilet awesome flushes... it very very rare antique toilet! Awesome find!
Way stronger than glacier bay’s porcelain
@@charlesrodriguez7984 That definitely!
1899?!?
Wow! now THAT is in fact The Most Ancient toilet I’ve ever seen and known about By Far!….
It’s literally 100 years older than me..
That's crazy how thick the porcelain is
"Takes a licking, keeps on ticking..." Unreal how thick the porcelain is!
I agree! This toilet is super heavy!
Try to save the logo if it’s possible as it’s legendary
I have a very good picture of it
They don't make em like this no more
Ah man that sucks to see it go. That would've turned into a flower pot for me.
That sucks that this has to go, but at least is cool that this toilet survived for almost 100 years!
Lasted almost 100 years rip toilet.
This must be almost impossible to clog with that massive trapway.
A lot of the old toilet had a very funnel shape in the bowl which made them flush well...
I could never disset a toilet like this since these are Super Rare all though i would hold on to it and get another one in better shape
Sadly you can't just get another Purus. I wish but it was rare even when it was replaced.
No!!! Don't tell me this legendary porcelain throne is getting dissected!
Why you destroy it!?
Because it was beyond repair. However, I do still have this toilet
@@BTRPlumbing oh
Rest In Peace Purus
1920s-2022
Sucks that this toilet doesn’t exist anymore…
Rip
Sucks that it has to be dissected a bit…
Yeah, I saved it for so long knowing this day would come. The last place I expected it to be when I got it was BTR's house.
Was there really any need to throw this toilet away ?
Technically no but it was given to my to dissect
The man who originally replaced it died over 30 years ago so it was on borrowed time for a while. Then it sat outside and froze causing it to fall apart and then it sat there for some years until he had to clear everything out. In 2019, I got it and tried flushing it but it leaked badly so I Ieft it sitting for a year or two until eventually I decided I needed to do something with it. I glued it back together which worked quite well but as I said to TwyfordsLad, it could fall apart any time and it wasn't safe to install. My original plan was to give it one last good flush on BTR's flusbometer setup and then bring it back and dissect it. At the time, he had his setup winterized or for some other reason we couldn't flush it so I said he could dissect it if he wanted. It's sad to see them go but they live on in our videos.