Tausi Insider

Photo : New Africa ( Shutterstock ) We usually don’t think too hard about toilets, that utilitarian appliance in our bathrooms that accepts all of our waste, mistakes, and regrets without complaint. Although you can certainly spend a lot of money on some seriously fancy toilets , for most of us, a toilet is a largely anonymous part of our home’s infrastructure. We only pay attention to our toilets when they stop working properly—when they run constantly , or get clogged up . But toilets, like everything else in this world, have a lifespan. There’s no clear consensus on how long your toilet will last; estimates range from about 10 years to longer than 50 years —some folks will even tell you that the toilet itself, the porcelain shell, can last forever if properly cared for, and that it’s really only the inner workings in the tank that need to be replaced. Unless you’ve splashed out for a fancy model, your toilet is a pretty simple appliance and it may well last you decades. But...