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Old Sep 4, 2006, 10:39 AM
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Toilet not flushing properly

My toilet just started filling up and very slowly draning until most of the water's gone, but it's not flushing the waste down with it.
I've tried 3 times now. The tank empties and refills, the bowl fills up almost to the point of overflow and then VERY slowly drains. No flushing is happening.
How do I fix this?

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Old Sep 4, 2006, 10:45 AM   #2  
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Got a plunger? Use it. Something, wether you just made a deposit in the tiolet or a child threw something in it then flushed it, unknowing to you, is plugging the drain and needs help going down. If you plunge for a period of time and it is still not draining as it should then there is a denser obstruction in there and you will need to contact a plummer. Until that time don't use that toilet.
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Old Sep 4, 2006, 10:51 AM   #3  
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Thanks. I actually don't, but I'm heading out to buy one now. Here's to hoping Home Depot is open.
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Old Sep 4, 2006, 11:53 AM   #4  
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I have one that most repair plumbers miss.. Look down at the bottom of the bowl. If there is a small hole, then that is a jet that starts the syphon action. If it's clogged the water will just swirl around and slowly go down leaving solids behind. Take your finger,(UGH!!) and run it around the inside of the opening. Over the years minerals build up and cut down on the syphon (flush) action. If it is rough or you feel build up, take a table knife and put a bend in it to get around the curve in the bowl and chip and scrap it clear. Next take a coathanger and clear out the holes around the rim. They start the swirling action. And last, check the water level in the tank. It should be 1/2" below the top of the over flow tube. And speaking of the overflow tube, Make sure the small 1/8" tube from the ballcock to the white overflow tube is connected so it discharges in it and that it's flowing when the ballcock fills. This is what raises the water level in the bowl. For a good solid flush they all have to work together. Hope this helps . Tom
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Okay- either I bought a crummy plunger or I'm doing it wrong. Now the bowl is emptying more slowly and all the water's not leaving like it was.
I don't see any little hole in the bottom for a jet either. Any ideas?
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I wish I had advised you before you went out and bought a plunger. Plungers just move the water around. You should have purchased a closet auger, (see image). If there's no jet then you have a washdown toilet.
Most hardware stores sell them. If you need instructions to use the auger just click back. Regards, Tom
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Well, my fiance came home and the plunger worked fine for him. It's all fixed now- thanks for your help everyone.
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