Slow draining toilet, tried everything and still no luck...
2009年12月8日 · If the drain isn't clogged it looks like I'll be in the market for a new toilet and by the looks at all of the posts re: Toto and Cadet 3... this will be an interesting research project. Didn't realize something like toilets would have so many reviews/discussion.
Newer Kohler Toilet - Tank Slowly draining - Love Plumbing
2018年7月31日 · Having an issue with our Kohler toilet. If not used for a while the tank slowly drains and the float will not drop all the way, so it does not refill. Lifting the cover and just tapping the adjustment screw drops the float and it will refill. Regular flushes are OK.
Calcium buildup = slow flush? - Love Plumbing & Remodel
2007年5月24日 · CarlH said: A plumber told my father-in-law that his problem with a slow flushing toilet was due to calcium build up. At times, it took as many as three flushes to clear debris from the bowl. The toilet had been augered and the drain line had been cleaned out as far a 160ft from the house. The toilet itself is a 50 year old American Standard ...
Toilet leaks when tub/shower drains.... - Love Plumbing & Remodel
2008年12月31日 · She flushed the toilet and water came up from the base of the tub; and normally when she ran the shower water, the tub wouldn't be filled, the water would just go down the drain. So, she wiggled the toilet around and she noticed the water in the tub go down. She flushed the toilet again to see what would happen and no more water came out the base.
Toilet traps drying out. How to prevent? - Love Plumbing & Remodel
2006年7月21日 · Moreover, oil and grease on the drain pipe walls can act like a magnet for toilet paper and other solids, which can quickly "snowball" into a complete clog of the drain line. (I got this bit of wisdom from talking to one of our public works crews as they were blasting out a clogged sewer main on my street with a high-pressure hose reeled out ...
Slow Toilet - Love Plumbing & Remodel
2024年1月2日 · I have two Briggs 4440-1.6 gpf toilets in my home. One is rarely-used and flushes fine. The other is frequently-used and has started to flush slowly down the drain. When I flush, the water gets alarmingly high and then unimpressively flushes. I …
Slow Toilet | Page 2 - Love Plumbing & Remodel
2024年1月2日 · The toilet is slow to accept water, and the minerals would have to be incredibly thick to slow water significantly. Minerals in the siphon jet can reduce flushing performance, but in this case, pouring a big bucket of water right into the bowl also shows reduced acceptance of …
Water getting sucked out of bowl - Love Plumbing & Remodel
2016年2月15日 · www.terrylove.com. Feb 18, 2016. #7. Your septic tank or main line is filling with water. When you flush that toilet there is nowhere for the water to go so the toilet fills with water. THEN, as the water seeps down the suction pulls the water out of the bowl until it draws air and breaks the suction.
Toilet slow to drain, backing up into tub.. - Love Plumbing
2012年3月22日 · Hello, In the basement of a house I have a toilet that all of a sudden seems to be slow(er) to drain, when it does the water seems to slowly stop draining before it should.. then stops and gargles and glugs when it's about 80-90% drained. Also after a bunch of flushes or a long shower will...
Slow leak discovered where toilet flange meets drain
2014年8月1日 · If the toilet flushes properly, it is unlikely that there's a clog in the pipe as that would slow or stop the flush. It can happen if it is a slow leak past the clog, and it has drained enough for all of the waste from the flush to exit, but because it would be trying to compress the trapped air, you'd still probably notice it was not flushing ...