When I flush the toilet. The water level rises a bit before it goes down. Sometimes the bowl fills up high and doesn't go down. I've tried plunging. Sometimes it works for a while then back to the same thing. What do I need to do?

I solved that problem, after trying plunger, over and over, by removing toilet and discovering blockage inside toilet that could not easily exit into soil stack. Sometimes the "blockage would move to one side and operation was normal... but mostly the water would rise and slowly empty. - good luck

Hi Felo

Go out and purchase a CLOSET AUGER tool (see image). This tool should clear whatever it is that is blocking that toilet up. Ask an associate at the tool store you go to how to use this tool, OK? It is a tool that every home should have!

If the closet auger fails to push the clog through (or retrieve it) then you may need to lift the toilet and check to see what it is that is blocking things up!

Good luck!

Mark

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. Now if that doesn't get it purchase a toilet auger and auger the bowl as Mark suggested. Hope this helps. Good luck, Tom