On Mar 19, 9:57 am, wrote:
On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:35:48 -0700 (PDT), Mike
wrote:

Hey folks. Need some advice before I have to call a plumber (or some
other drastic step). One of our toilets has started to back up, not
completely flushing the contents of the bowl (it hasn't overflowed,
yet). I plunged and plunged (using 2 different plungers!) and the
toilet still won't flush as it used to. At best, the water now just
swirls a bit, gets lower in the bowl (often leaving some remains of
the last use) and then starts to re-fill. Is a snake the next step?
Anyone got one I can borrow on the north side of Atlanta? ;-)

Thanks for any input...

Mike

Do you have kids?

Yes, 3 small ones, the oldest one (about to turn 4) goes through GOBS
of toilet paper. This particular toilet is on the main floor and is
the one the kids have the most access to. It's hard to say what might
be in there.

Someone in another reply to this question said to pull the toilet. Is
that something a non-plumber should attempt?

Someone else in yet another reply asked if it is sewer or septic.
It's hooked to a sewer system.

Thanks for the replies, everyone!

Mike