What Sets the Glaston Apart from TOTO's Other Skirted Toilets
The Glaston is the skirted TOTO you buy when you want a concealed trapway without going one-piece. TOTO describes it as a "completely skirted design for a sleek and understated look that's easier to clean," but the tank and bowl are still separate pieces that bolt together during installation. Nothing juts out at the base to trap dust, and nothing has to be carried in as a single block of ceramic.
Every Glaston configuration shares the same core: an elongated front bowl at Universal Height, a TORNADO FLUSH system at either 1.28 GPF or 1.0 GPF, and CEFIONTECT ceramic glaze, which TOTO's own feature list says "prevents debris and mold from sticking to ceramic surfaces." All of them are WASHLET+ compatible.
Glaston, Redington and Aurora: same look, different build
The difference between the Glaston and TOTO's Redington and Aurora lines is one-piece versus two-piece, not styling. All three are fully skirted, and all three are sold both bare and as WASHLET+ sets. The skirted Redington one-piece runs the same TORNADO FLUSH and CEFIONTECT combination in a seamless single-unit body with a SoftClose seat included. The Aurora one-piece goes further from the Glaston, with a flared silhouette and TOTO's INTEGRAVITY gravity flush engine in place of TORNADO FLUSH. Choose the Glaston if you want the skirted profile with a two-piece's easier delivery and a tank you can service or replace on its own. Choose one of the one-piece lines if an unbroken line from tank to bowl matters more to you than either of those.
Which WASHLET+ seats the Glaston pairs with
The Glaston pairs with four WASHLET+ seats: the S2, S5, S7 and S7A. All four give you a heated seat, instantaneous water heating, a warm air dryer, a nightlight, PREMIST and EWATER+. All four also include a deodorizer. The S2 and S5 are operated from a side panel and give you three temperature settings on the seat and dryer; the S7 and S7A are operated by remote and give you five. The S7A is the only one of the four with an auto open and close lid. Both Glaston products in this collection are sold with your pick of those four seats, and the same seats appear on other bowls throughout TOTO's WASHLET+ toilet sets.
How to Choose a TOTO Glaston
Choosing a Glaston comes down to four decisions: flush volume, rough-in, which WASHLET+ seat, and whether the bathroom has the outlet and clearance the set needs. Bowl shape and seat height are not variables here — every Glaston is elongated and every Glaston is Universal Height.
1.28 GPF or 1.0 GPF
Choose the 1.0 GPF Glaston 1G if you want the lowest flush volume TOTO offers on this line, and the 1.28 GPF Glaston otherwise. Both use TORNADO FLUSH and both sit on the same skirted elongated bowl; what changes is the tank — CST472CEFG at 1.28 GPF (4.8 LPF), CST472CUFG at 1.0 GPF (3.8 LPF), which TOTO calls an "ultra high-efficiency TORNADO FLUSH system." If low flush volume is the priority, compare the rest of the store's 1.0 GPF toilets; if you would rather stay with the more common volume, the 1.28 GPF range is much wider.
Rough-in: measure before you order
The Glaston is built for a 12-inch rough-in as standard, and TOTO lists optional 10-inch and 14-inch configurations for the line. Measure from the finished wall behind the toilet to the center of the closet bolts in the floor — to the wall itself, not to the baseboard. The WASHLET+ sets sold here are the 12-inch version, with 10-inch and 14-inch installations handled by an adapter sold separately. If your measurement comes back at 10 inches, look at the 10-inch rough-in smart toilets before you commit to a Glaston.
Power, water and floor clearance
A Glaston WASHLET+ set needs a GFCI 120V outlet within 3 feet of the toilet and a standard 1/2-inch water supply connection at the base. Allow 21 inches of clear floor in front of the bowl and 15 inches from the center line out to each side wall or fixture. The toilet on its own needs no power at all — it is an ordinary two-piece toilet until a WASHLET is added, so if the nearest outlet is across the room, that is an electrician's job to solve before the set arrives, not a plumbing one.
What arrives, and what you still need
A WASHLET+ Glaston arrives as a bowl, a tank and a seat, so no part of it has to be lifted as one unit — one of the practical arguments for a two-piece over a one-piece. The toilet-only Glaston does not include a seat; TOTO offers a SoftClose seat for it in Slim or Standard as a separate purchase. Trim is a choice too: the trip lever is chrome plated as standard, with polished nickel, polished chrome, matte black, cotton and brushed nickel offered as alternatives.