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KOHLER Tall Toilets – 19″ Bowl Height with the Latest Features
Kohler tall toilets combine comfort, efficiency, and stunning design, making them a standout choice for any bathroom. Known for practical innovations, Kohler has its unique approach to flushing technology, offering powerful systems like Aquapiston and Revolution 360 for a clean, clog-free experience that saves water without sacrificing performance.
These technical strengths are matched by sleek, stylish designs that enhance any space.
The Corbelle and Kelston models now feature the ContinuousClean system, which keeps the bowl fresher longer by automatically dispensing cleaning agents with each flush. This feature reduces maintenance while ensuring superior hygiene.
The Corbelle is particularly notable for its elegant, skirted design. The smooth trapway enhances its modern aesthetic and simplifies cleaning, making it a top choice for those seeking both beauty and practicality. The Kelston, with its classic design, appeals to those who prefer timeless style.
Let’s explore these Kohler Tall toilets and understand how they can match your needs in comfort, hygiene, and aesthetics.
The KOHLER Tall Range – 3 Lines Five Models
Kohler introduced its first Tall toilet, the Highline Tall, in 2021, marking a significant step forward in providing enhanced comfort and accessibility for users. With a seat height of over 19 inches, the Highline Tall was designed to offer a more ergonomic and comfortable experience, particularly for taller individuals, seniors, and those with limited mobility.
The success of the Highline paved the way for further innovations in Kohler’s Tall range, combining practicality with the brand’s hallmark quality and performance.
Building on this foundation, Kohler expanded the Tall lineup with the addition of the Corbelle Tall and Kelston Tall models. Both series now feature two Tall options, offering customers more variety to suit different design preferences and functional needs.
The Corbelle models stand out with their modern, skirted design for a sleek and easy-to-clean appearance, while the Kelston options bring a more classic, timeless aesthetic to the lineup. Both lines are equipped with Kohler’s advanced flushing technologies, ensuring top-tier performance and water efficiency.
As of the time of writing, Kohler’s Tall range includes a total of five models across three distinct series: the pioneering Highline Tall, and the two models each from the Corbelle and Kelston series. This growing lineup demonstrates Kohler’s commitment to combining innovation, comfort, and style, giving customers more options to find the perfect fit for their bathroom needs.
KOHLER Tall Toilet And Its Key Features
HIGHLINE TALL
SKU: K-25224-0
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CORBELLE TALL
SKU: K-33814-0
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CORBELLE TALL
SKU: K-33813-RA-0
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KELSTON TALL
SKU: K-30688-0
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KELSTON TALL
SKU: K-43201-0
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Features of Kohler Tall Toilets
The Highline Tall is the most basic among the other two and combines simplicity and functionality in its two-piece design. Its tall bowl height of 19″ provides easier sitting and standing, enhancing accessibility.
It uses 1.28 gpf for water efficiency and features a Class Five canister, delivering powerful and effective flushing. The design includes a left-hand Polished Chrome trip lever and comes with a complete accessory pack, including the tank, tank cover, and bolt caps.
Ideal for practical use, the Highline Tall is a straightforward option for those seeking reliability and comfort in a classic design.
Corbelle Tall offers a blend of comfort and innovation. Its two-piece design features an elongated bowl for added comfort and a tall seat height, 2-1/2″ higher than Comfort Height®, making sitting and standing easier.
It uses 1.28 gpf water-saving flushing powered by Revolution 360 technology for a cleaner bowl. The fully skirted trapway, sanitary guard, and CleanCoat™ surface simplify maintenance by preventing stains, scale, and dirt buildup.
Installation is hassle-free with the patented ReadyLock® system. Durable features include a glazed trapway, AquaPiston® canister for powerful flushing, and encapsulated bolts to resist rust and corrosion. A stylish right-hand trip lever completes the design.
However, the Corbelle has 2 models – The only difference is that one comes with the ContinuousClean feature, while the other does without.
Imagine the Corbelle without its skirted design; that’s the Kelston Tall. Other than the exterior, the Kelston has similar features as the Corbelle. And just like the Corbelle, it has two models with one that comes with the ContinuousClean, and the other is without.
Cost-wise, the Kelston is more economical than the Corbelle but more costly than the Highline. You may say it is the intermediate range of the Kohler Tall toilets.
Features Explain
The feature names you have just come across are intuitive, even if you are new to Kohler. But let’s get that tinge of guesswork out of the way with a little explanation below so you can better decide if they are right for you.
According to a 2019 consumer perception study and bacterial count analysis, the combination of ContinuousClean technology, CleanCoat surface, and Revolution 360 flushing technology keeps the bowl up to 5 times cleaner than conventional toilets (Including Kohler’s own).
ContinuousClean
ContinuousClean is a Kohler hygiene feature that automatically dispenses a cleaning solution with each flush, keeping your toilet cleaner for longer. The Tall toilets that have this feature are the Corbelle Tall and Kelston Tall.
CleanCoat
CleanCoat leverages advanced chemistry to create a surface that’s incredibly easy to clean. At its core are adaptive nanoparticles that form a thin, uniform layer on the toilet’s surface. These nanoparticles bond to the bowl, creating a water- and dirt-repellent shield.
This treated surface allows water and dirt to roll off in droplets, preventing stains and buildup. By stopping debris from clinging, CleanCoat ensures quicker, hassle-free cleaning every time.
Only the Corbelle and Kelston Tall toilets possess the CleanCoat feature.
Revolution 360
Kohler’s Revolution 360 offers superior cleaning power with a single flush. This latest flushing method uses a single outlet in the rim to direct water into the bowl, creating a powerful, swirling motion. The water covers more surface area with greater force than a standard rain-down flush, ensuring less residue and a more thorough clean every time.
If you love this Revolution 360 feature, don’t look at the Highline Tall. It is only available on the Corbelle and Kelston models.
ReadyLock
Kohler’s ReadyLock system simplifies and improves the installation of skirted toilets by ensuring a more secure and precise fit. It allows the installer to focus on properly aligning the toilet trapway with the rough-in adapter rather than worrying about the wax ring’s placement and alignment.
This makes pressing the wax ring into place easier, more precise, and reliable. It reduces the risk of errors and ensures a tight seal for a smooth, hassle-free installation—ideal for occasional DIYers or even first-timers concerned about getting it right.
Only the Corbelle Tall model has this feature since it is of skirted design.
The Ever Growing Demand for Tall Toilets
Kohler’s Comfort Height® is a well-known trademark, but it’s important to note that Comfort Height (or Chair Height) toilets are not always ADA-compliant. While these toilets are designed to be taller than standard-height models, they aren’t necessarily bound by the ADA’s specified seat height range of 17 to 19 inches (measured from the floor to the top of the seat). For a toilet to be ADA-compliant, it must fall within this range.
Kohler’s Tall toilets have a bowl height of 19 inches, meaning the seat height exceeds 19 inches—beyond the ADA-compliant range. This is why the phrase “ADA compliant” does not appear in the documentation for Kohler’s Tall toilets. Instead, you’ll see references like “2-1/2 inches taller than Comfort Height toilets.” This design caters to a specific demand for taller toilets, originally pioneered by the Convenient Height Company with their 21-inch toilet in 2016.
While Kohler isn’t the first to create a tall toilet, it is the first major, established brand to introduce a model with a seat height above 19 inches. Today, several brands offer tall toilets, and who knows, competitors like Toto and American Standard might join this growing trend. Let’s see.
