Our toilet has been having this problem for a few months and the more we try to fix it the worse it seems to be. Initially it looked like it was a bit blocked somewhere and when we flush the water will come up (but not enough to come out), doesn't flush stuff down properly, and goes down slowly. Sometimes it worked fine though.

We've tried plungers, clothes hangers, and things in the picture and now it's worse - the water has come out of the rim and gone to the floor. It even doesn't stop and continue to flow. I had to turn off the tap or whatever you call the shiny thing behind the toilet to stop the water from the very beginning.

My husband is thinking of taking off the whole toilet off the floor to see what he can do. But the toilet is 'cemented' to the floor so he thinks he'll have to break the cements to take it off. Is it workable? What else can we do about it?

Many thanks in advance.


By the way it doesn't seem to have any suction since it had this problem...

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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 and thank you for rating my reply.. Tom