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Grunge Develops Out of the Main Toilet Jet
Have you checked inside the toilet tank to see what is going on in there?
If this is a regular toilet, not a powerflush mechanism, you could throw in an in tank toilet clearner and see if that kills whats growing in there. "jim evans" wrote in message ... I keep having to clean the area in front of the main jet in one of my toilets. There's no problem with the rest of the bowl but almost immediately after cleaning a grunge begins to grow starting at the main jet and moving out from it almost like a liquid slowing draining out. Picture http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4182/mainjetuu1.jpg It may take a couple of weeks to grow from the jet to the discharge area. This time I've let it go for about 3-4 weeks. Every time I clean it I pour bleach into the bowl and let it sit for 10-15 minutes, but it doesn't prevent this. Before the unclever cracks begin this is not crap, it's some kind of fungus or algae, etc. -- jim |
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Grunge Develops Out of the Main Toilet Jet
Art wrote: Have you checked inside the toilet tank to see what is going on in there? If this is a regular toilet, not a powerflush mechanism, you could throw in an in tank toilet clearner and see if that kills whats growing in there. "jim evans" wrote in message ... I keep having to clean the area in front of the main jet in one of my toilets. There's no problem with the rest of the bowl but almost immediately after cleaning a grunge begins to grow starting at the main jet and moving out from it almost like a liquid slowing draining out. Picture http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4182/mainjetuu1.jpg It may take a couple of weeks to grow from the jet to the discharge area. This time I've let it go for about 3-4 weeks. Every time I clean it I pour bleach into the bowl and let it sit for 10-15 minutes, but it doesn't prevent this. Before the unclever cracks begin this is not crap, it's some kind of fungus or algae, etc. -- jim I'd agree with Art, checkout the condition inside the tank. Just a WAG but looks like rust....... does the bleach get rid of it or do you have to scrub it? DO you have galv pipes or high iron content in the water? Maybe you have a very slow leak at the flapper / pig nose that lets stuff slow flow over this area? I'd clean out the tank with bleach, then CLR then bleach....rinsing well between chemicals. I have toilet (really old) that occasioanly grows some black agae? in the crazing of the glaze in the water spot. A splash of bleach left for a few minutes gets rid of it for weeks but it comes back once in awhile??? Cheers Bob |
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Grunge Develops Out of the Main Toilet Jet
Perhaps its not flushing well.......
Check the bowl rim holes for deposits... if they clog the flush isnt as good and may leave stuff to grow on...... you can drain the bowl then put acid down the overflow. this will clean the interior toliet passages. |
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