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bigbadd
Jul 15, 2006, 06:38 AM
Hi there
Having troubles still with toilet flushing.ive changed the tank. Water level is good in the tank but toilet flushes slow... its like there is not enough pressure of force to flush water out. I've also noticed that there was a rough noise when flushed before and now there is not since I've replaced the tank. I used a wax seal with the small pipe on it. Can that be put under toilet wrong way or is it possible for wax to move blocking pipe?
Thanks

speedball1
Jul 15, 2006, 07:48 AM
Hey Big, Didn't I run across you in Sex in the City?

You ask, " i used a wax seal with the small pipe on it. can that be put under toilet wrong way or is it possible for wax to move blocking pipe ??"
Yes it's possible, read on, In my capacity as shop trouble shooter I began to run into a slew of complaints on our new construction that were just like yours. I knew they all couldn't be " bad toilets" so I went looking for the cause. I found that when installing the new bowl that the wax ring had been forced out into the discharge pipe and blocking the free flow of water. When the water hit it a backpressure was set up preventing the siphon that makes a good flush and the solids just swirled around while the water went slowly down. I had to set up meeting with our plumbers and show them the problem and how to fix it. When you set the bowl, put the wax seal down on the flat side to the closet flange. Then take your hands and bevel the wax seal outward so that when you set a bowl on it the wax is forced out instead of in blocking the flush. The customer complaints stopped and I had less work to do. Try molding the wax seal so it doesn't choke down on the flush.
The only "hitch" is that to check it out you'll have to pull the toilet and check. Let me know w3hat you flnd. Regards, tom