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    Jul 6, 2014, 08:43 AM
    Help. My toilet bowl flushes fine the first couple of times but on the 3rd or 4th flu
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    My toilet bowl flushes fine the first couple of uses but on the 3rd or 4th flush in a short period it doesn't drain all the way. Water level is fine and the bathroom sink and bathtub drain fine. If it is not used for a while then the toilet will flush fine again. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!! Vinnie
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    Jul 6, 2014, 11:08 AM
    Sound like you have a partial drain in the main line. It can hold only so much water before it fills up. Open the cleanout in the yard and see if water is flowing when a toilet is flushed.
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    Jul 6, 2014, 10:12 PM
    In addition to ma0641's advice: make sure when you flush for the 3rd and 4th time, the tank is completely refilled. If you try to flush with only 1/3 full tank than it won't flush as it should...

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    Jul 7, 2014, 06:26 AM
    I agree with Brian. The clog sounds like it's a good way out there since it takes more then one flush to make it back up the line. Here's what I would do. The first thing I would check is the outside house clean out. Open it up and have someone flush the toilet 4 or5 times letting the tank fill between flushes. If you get water back into t6he clean out that's where you snake from. I the clean out remains clear and the toilet still acts up after multipul flushes pull the toilet and snake from there. Good luck, Tom
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