Majoria
Jul 21, 2009, 07:28 AM
I have a house that was build in 1984 in Worcester, MA and I’m on city water & sewer. I bought it in December, 2002.
I don’t see any brand or model numbers for the toilet itself but there are some inscriptions on the internal tank components. “Fluidmaster” is written on the incoming water pipe/float top. The donut float that goes around it says “Model 400A”.
I have a few toilet issues that I’m wondering about. First is the lack of force available to flush solid waste, sometimes takes 2-3 flushes to get it all out. I also sometimes have a howl as the tank fills back up but usually not. Once in a long while (hasn’t happened in months, maybe not since last year) it will not stop trying to fill up the tank even though the short arm is all the way up. It is going into the overflow at that point. Nothing special happens when it decides to stop filling the tank, the arm doesn’t move. It doesn’t have a long rod with a float but rather a short arm (less than 2” long) with a vertical rod and a donut around the vertical pipe. It always fills up to the same location but that is over an inch below the overflow inlet. And my newest issue is a leak at the incoming water pipe under the toilet. If I shut off the water valve that is 6” below it the leak stops so that’s what I do. That is within the last 2 weeks and I’m guessing completely unrelated to the other issues, just a seal on the white plastic piece. There are some deposits in the tank so mineral build up is a possibility.
Are the flushing and howl issue related or is the flushing just an inability to get water from the tank to the bowl fast enough? What causes the howl, the toilet or the house plumbing? No such noises at any other locations in the house.
I don’t see any brand or model numbers for the toilet itself but there are some inscriptions on the internal tank components. “Fluidmaster” is written on the incoming water pipe/float top. The donut float that goes around it says “Model 400A”.
I have a few toilet issues that I’m wondering about. First is the lack of force available to flush solid waste, sometimes takes 2-3 flushes to get it all out. I also sometimes have a howl as the tank fills back up but usually not. Once in a long while (hasn’t happened in months, maybe not since last year) it will not stop trying to fill up the tank even though the short arm is all the way up. It is going into the overflow at that point. Nothing special happens when it decides to stop filling the tank, the arm doesn’t move. It doesn’t have a long rod with a float but rather a short arm (less than 2” long) with a vertical rod and a donut around the vertical pipe. It always fills up to the same location but that is over an inch below the overflow inlet. And my newest issue is a leak at the incoming water pipe under the toilet. If I shut off the water valve that is 6” below it the leak stops so that’s what I do. That is within the last 2 weeks and I’m guessing completely unrelated to the other issues, just a seal on the white plastic piece. There are some deposits in the tank so mineral build up is a possibility.
Are the flushing and howl issue related or is the flushing just an inability to get water from the tank to the bowl fast enough? What causes the howl, the toilet or the house plumbing? No such noises at any other locations in the house.