Toilet problem? I am(ok we) are thinking of replacing our down stairs toilet....
I am(ok we) are thinking of replacing our down stairs toilet. It has a tendancy to clog and posterior up very jammy. We are not flushing anything weird down it and not using excessive toilet article. We are not on a septic system. I noticed on home depots website that toilet bowls and toilet tank are sold seperately. For our problem should we replace the bowl, the tank or both? I don't know what the core factor here is. The upstairs toilet works just fine. I'm not calling a plummer, my husband know how to instal a toilet.
Answers: Okay, the upstairs toilet works fine.
Before investing on a new toilet, I would give somebody a lift off problem toilet, insert a hanger telecommunication and move it around vigoriously, something may be lodge in here. A friend of mine had a similar problem.
Anyway, we took the toilet past its sell-by date, and began "feeling" for a foreign idea. I felt "something", it turned out to be a cell phone. My friend's son (17 yrs.ancient, duh!) had dropped his cell phone surrounded by the toilet; he knew what he have done, but didn't tell a soul. I wiggle the phone with the minister to of some oil, and voila! Went to Home Depot, bought a ring, caulk, cleaned the nouns and toilet (oily) and screwed back on to floor. I wait a day to net sure everything was properly hermetic. The toilet has flushed beside no problem after that.
If nothing is lodged, pour hose (tank amount) from bucket into floor opening and see how slow the river drains. Be PREPARED for a backup with lots of report papers or towels you can throw away; spread them on the floor BEFORE you pour the water. Repeat the process a few times, since you want to engineer sure the problem is or is not down in the pipes.
If the hose down backs-up, it is NOT the toilet.
I would buy a "snake" and insert it into opening. Wear a sou`wester, boots, and goggles, okay, that was a quip! Once you have done the snake, pour more hose into opening to see if the wet goes down trouble-free or easier. If it goes down at full tilt,you may have solved the problem, except permanently, at least possible temporarily.
Tree roots are very invasive, and recurrently times they are the culprit. A tree can be quite a distance from your property, but still invade your pipes. If a pipe is cracked or broken no lye or any class of product is going to help your problem.
I hope your problem is of late something wedged weighty inside your toilet, and you can retrieve it without cracking the toilet. Good luck, and joyous hunting.
PS: NO, the phone wasn't working after that.
There is one thing you can check up to that time pulling up the toilet. Get a mirror and check under the rim on the inside. Sometimes the small holes below the rim plug which, in turn cause the water not to swirl properly. This surrounded by turn will cause things not to flush properly. If this is the grip you can clean out the holes near the end of a coat hanger. Get a quart of delimer and pour it down the stand pipe surrounded by the tank after you start on a window. Follow the directions thinly.