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Toilet not flushing stool properly
I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel
movement. Any ideas? http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby |
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Toilet not flushing stool properly
Replace it with an American Standard Cadet.
Bill Cory wrote in message ... I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby |
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Bill Cory wrote:
I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby Has it always been this way or has the problem just come up? -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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Michael Baugh wrote:
Replace it with an American Standard Cadet. Good advice if what he has is not malfunctioning and can be fixed. The American Standard Cadet line (really two different lines and a number of different styles) seems to perform very well, and is universally liked. Bill Cory wrote in message ... I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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Should we tell about 'disinfectants'? Or just aim him towards Toiletology
101? Shucks, let's let him get the basics first, at http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml Joseph Meehan wrote in message ... Michael Baugh wrote: Replace it with an American Standard Cadet. Good advice if what he has is not malfunctioning and can be fixed. The American Standard Cadet line (really two different lines and a number of different styles) seems to perform very well, and is universally liked. Bill Cory wrote in message ... I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? |
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Bill Cory wrote:
I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? Not much without any knowledge of what KIND of toilet it is. Or just increase the amount of figs, and raisins and prunes in your diet. Is the toilet not dropping the usual amount of water into the bowl? is it pressure toilet? what? |
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Bill Cory wrote:
I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? Well, it's basically water flow. You either need to increase the amount going out, which means solving a clog problem, or you need to increase the amount going in, which means messing around with the flapper or the water level or (rarely) the holes under the rim where the water comes out. Also, many modern low-flow toilets require you to HOLD DOWN the flush lever while you get rid of #2. (This prevents the flapper from closing too early.) It's surprising how few people seem to know this. The idea is that for most jobs (i.e. #1) the normal amount of flush water provided by just hitting the lever is sufficient, but for "big jobs" you need the extra boost so hold it down. Finally, some toilets just can't handle the biggest jobs. Our downstairs toilet can't handle #2 most of the time, so it's best to flush after the deposit and then again after the wipe. |
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Joseph Meehan posted for all of us....
Bill Cory wrote: I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby Has it always been this way or has the problem just come up? -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math Or in his case not gone down..... -- Tekkie |
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Dan Hartung wrote in message ...
Bill Cory wrote: I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? here's a great story for you... when i was a kid my grandparents moved to a new house, every time i took a crap there the toilet overflowed. they fed me metamucil by the pound hoping to correct the problem. come to find out it started happening to them when i wasn't there. A plumber was finally called only to find out the styrofoam packing ring was still installed in the base!!! Hell of a way to go through childhood!!! Chip |
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Toilet not flushing stool properly
Look at the bottom of the bowl you will see a inlet hole about 3/4 in
diameter. This is the where the majority of the flushing power comes from (not the holes under the rim which is just serve to rinse the sides). This hole can clog from calcium buildup. Grap a bunch of pipe cleaners and run it through the hole a few times to remove some of the calcium and your turds will be gone. "Dan Hartung" wrote in message ... Bill Cory wrote: I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel movement. Any ideas? Well, it's basically water flow. You either need to increase the amount going out, which means solving a clog problem, or you need to increase the amount going in, which means messing around with the flapper or the water level or (rarely) the holes under the rim where the water comes out. Also, many modern low-flow toilets require you to HOLD DOWN the flush lever while you get rid of #2. (This prevents the flapper from closing too early.) It's surprising how few people seem to know this. The idea is that for most jobs (i.e. #1) the normal amount of flush water provided by just hitting the lever is sufficient, but for "big jobs" you need the extra boost so hold it down. Finally, some toilets just can't handle the biggest jobs. Our downstairs toilet can't handle #2 most of the time, so it's best to flush after the deposit and then again after the wipe. |
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Toilet not flushing stool properly (additional info)
Chip,
Aren't grandparents great, especially now that I have become one. The problem started about 2 weeks ago and it is definitely a water supply problem. I recently lost both legs so it is tough for me to play with it to find the problem. The tank is filling properly and I do hold the handle down. I am on vicoden for pain which causes a hard stool. Looking for solutions the wife can handle before I call a plumber. All answers and help have been appreciated. P.S. The house is 20 years old so it is a 6 gallon tank. http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby |
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Toilet not flushing stool properly (additional info)
Then I'll ask her.
Ma'am, are you using any kind of 'disinfectant' in either tank or bowl? Bill Cory wrote in message ... Chip, Aren't grandparents great, especially now that I have become one. The problem started about 2 weeks ago and it is definitely a water supply problem. I recently lost both legs so it is tough for me to play with it to find the problem. The tank is filling properly and I do hold the handle down. I am on vicoden for pain which causes a hard stool. Looking for solutions the wife can handle before I call a plumber. All answers and help have been appreciated. P.S. The house is 20 years old so it is a 6 gallon tank. http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby |
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Toilet not flushing stool properly (additional info)
You can cure a whole lot of problems with a Ridgid #3 Closet
Auger. They are about $25 from Home Depot, and worth every penny. Instructions on package, or ask the guy in the aisle. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Michael Baugh" wrote in message ... Then I'll ask her. Ma'am, are you using any kind of 'disinfectant' in either tank or bowl? Bill Cory wrote in message ... Chip, Aren't grandparents great, especially now that I have become one. The problem started about 2 weeks ago and it is definitely a water supply problem. I recently lost both legs so it is tough for me to play with it to find the problem. The tank is filling properly and I do hold the handle down. I am on vicoden for pain which causes a hard stool. Looking for solutions the wife can handle before I call a plumber. All answers and help have been appreciated. P.S. The house is 20 years old so it is a 6 gallon tank. http://community.webtv.net/bcory/Mynewhobby |
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Toilet not flushing stool properly
'I have a main level toilet will not flush properly after a bowel
movement. Any ideas?' ME: Take some Exlax twice per week. _____________________________________________ Have you hugged your A/C Tech today ? _____________________________________________ |
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Toilet not flushing stool properly
Or another problem, via this analogy: Crowded theater, fire starts, everyone runs for the fire-exit at the same time, and within a few seconds, all flow has stopped: Turns out that two really-fat guys happened to have their right near the door, so they were the first to get to the fire-exit door -- they hit the door at the same time, wedge together trying to get through it, and *no one* gets out of the building! One solution: keep around a water container, eg a coffee-can, fill it from the sink or bath, and at exactly the same instant the fire-alarm goes off (flush-lever is pushed), dump the whole can-full of water just in front of the exit-door: that blasts the two fat-guys (all guys & gals, in fact) out away from the door, out into the room, so that the people, both fat and thin, will hit the doorway one at a time, and *everyone* can escape. David |
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