How do I make our toilet flush less vigorously?
2011年8月2日 · There's usually some adjustment to change the level that the toilet will fill to. Placing something into the tank is used to reduce the amount of water that's used per flush, but as there's still the same depth of water per flush, it won't change the initial pressure of the flush, which is what's going to give you the "vigor" behind the flush....
bathroom - Second toilet runs after first one flushed? - Home ...
2015年3月20日 · When you flush the first toilet, it makes the cold water pressure fall. This is the same thing that happens when you flush a toilet and the shower gets cold. Like Jimmy says, because of debris and bad washers, the valve can open a little, just enough that the water runs for a …
How to stop downstairs toilet from bubbling when upstairs toilet is ...
The problem is, you have an AAV (Studor valve) on the toilet to vent it. This allows air in but does not allow air out. Otherwise you would get a foul smell from sewer gas. So, when the upstairs toilet flushes a large volume of water down the vent stack it forces air up through the toilet since it cannot go up through the AAV.
plumbing - When I flush my upstairs toilet, the downstairs toilet ...
2017年8月2日 · If there is a sink, run water in it full, drain it, time it. Do it again, but this time flush the toilet. See if the water drains slow. This is just a simple test if do-able to "guess" whether there is a plug/buildup in the pipe where the toilets meet. Problem areas often will be at bends, turns, or where pipes are joined together.
What can I do if my toilet bowl fills with water, but doesn't actually ...
2014年10月29日 · When you flush a blocked toilet, the bowl fills right up and then water slowly seeps away. This is fixed, as others have said, by plunging it. And not with one of those cruddy dome-shaped sink plungers, either! Make sure you get a toilet plunger. In fact, even if you don't have a blockage, if you don't have a toilet plunger, get one now.
What causes tub drain to gurgle when toilet flushed?
4. Two options. Air is going in, or air is coming out. "Gurgle" is caused by air being forced through the water in a fixture's trap. It's similar to the "glug" generated when you pour milk quickly from the milk jug. It's air being forced through liquid, in an attempt to equalize pressures. Air in.
How can I fix a toilet that is backing up with sink water?
I tried using a good toilet auger. I can get the toilet auger all the way through. I did that a couple of times. But no change. When I turn on the faucet to the sink that is next to the toilet, the water gets rerouted back up the toilet. I turned on all of the faucets and the shower and bathtubs upstairs and flushed the other two toilets upstairs.
valve - Delay between toilet flushing and filling - Home …
2019年7月15日 · In the cistern on the other end of that pipe coming from the valve, there is a "fill valve" mechanism of some sort, tied to a float. When the water drops down into the bowl to flush, the float drops and enables the fill valve to refill the cistern, until the level raises again and it …
Huge Bubble When Toilet Flushes, Why? - Home Improvement …
2015年4月12日 · 13.5k 1 19 58. 1. If the OP is getting a big bubble coming out of the siphon jet, it isn't clogged, but a lot of air in the region above it ("A" in your diagram) is getting trapped and forced down the siphon jet. The "A" region has a number of small holes that lead into the bowl in order to rinse down the sides.
Toilet not always flushing fully, what could be wrong?
If the toilet flushes completely under this test, but not on it's own, then your flapper is closing too soon, or the tank is not filling as much as it needs to do. The flapper is a real easy replacement, if the tank is not filling, then the fill valve needs to be replaced. If it did not flush completely, time to spring and spend 200 bucks for a ...