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Toilet Slow
I was reading some of the q & a on slow toilets. Here is my problem.
I live out in a farmstead. Just last night my toilet would not flush properly. It would swirl like it wanted to go down but as it got half way it would stop and if I kept the lever pushed down the tank would fill eventually going down very slow. I read on one of your answers that it might be a small hole at the bottom but I don't think this one has one because I purchased it 3 yrs ago. I would check but I am not at home right now. I also dumped a bucket of water down the toilet and it went down the way it should, fast. So that is where I am at. Any suggestions before I have to dish out for a plumber? Thank you. Roger |
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Hi Rodger,
Unless you have a wash down toilet the newer siphon jet toilets have a jet hole. Check it out. If you're on a septic system you might open up a clean out and give the toilet a few flushes and observe the water as it passes the open cleanout. Let me know, Tom |
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Hi speedball1,
I could not find a jet hole in my toilet. Here is what I did. I stuck a hose with a clog buster attached to it from the exit of the septic as far as it would go. It seemed to be running through because I could see and hear the water pressure as I looked down the sewer vent. I also climbed up the roof and stuck the same hose as far as it would go and turned it on nothing seemed to be trapped in there. I later flushed the toilet and it went down great a few times. Later that night it started doing the same thing. Acting like it was going to go good but stops toward the end and goes down slowly. After it goes down it starts gurgling. My next step is to take the toilet off and run a snake or the clog buster down there what do you advise? Thanks Roger |
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Hi Rdger,
There is something to watch when you install a wax seal. I have found that when the installer installs a new toilet they don't "bevel out" the wax seal. Unless the seal is slanted towards the outside of the flange it will spread inwards. This closes up the hole around the horn to the point that when you flush it will set up a back pressure causing the syphon action to stop. Good luck Tom |
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