I just had a tenant at a house I property manage call and say that there was water leaking from the ceiling at her house. Figured out pretty quickly that the cause was a cracked toilet bowl on the floor above. I vaguely remember hearing about these things, but now know a lot more. Per the two contractors I spoke with today, these things are time bombs. If you have them, get rid of them ASAP. You may even qualify for their class action lawsuit money depending on when your toilet was manufactured. Think homes built between 2000 and 2015 or so.

https://www.vortenssettlement.com/

My house was built in 2020 and has Vortens brand, have they fixed the issue?

This specific toilet was built after the dates covered in the recall and cracked.

aggiecody06 said:

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My house was built in 2020 and has Vortens brand, have they fixed the issue?

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The toilet i mentioned is $200 and takes an hour to swap. We have 5 of them. Imo there is no reason not to go ahead and make the change.

I know you're making a joke, and it is funny, but in this situation, the toilet in question is one of four and probably the least commonly used in the house. The husband has been away from the house for a month and the wife couldn't remember the last time she used it. Its like it cracked itself.

Sea Speed said:

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2nd vortens toilet explosion on texags in a month or so. Last one was Seabreeze on the tine board. I have replaced all my toilets with the powerflush model by glacier bay. Like $200 a pop with soft close lids and they won't get clogged.

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My family would take that as a challenge.

Happened in my rental while my renters were out and the leak damaged the flooring. I contacted Vortens and they paid 60% of the replacement cost of the wood floor (which was pretty close to needing to be replaced anyway).

Had a firsthand experience with the Vortens fiasco... twice

According to that link, the deadline to claim was in 2020

Lived the experience once, removed all 3 others immediately after. Wild how the tank just sheared on its own…