Does anyone know of a chemical method of
smoothing out the inside of a toilet
trap? I have 3 almost identical toilets
and most suffer from too small opening
through the porcelain. Recently, one
developed the ability to catch toilet paper
and hold it in place. I am guessing the
finish has gotten rough.

Art Todesco wrote:
Does anyone know of a chemical method of
smoothing out the inside of a toilet
trap? I have 3 almost identical toilets
and most suffer from too small opening
through the porcelain. Recently, one
developed the ability to catch toilet paper
and hold it in place. I am guessing the
finish has gotten rough.

More likely accretions of hard water deposits.

Muriatic acid should take care of it.

On Apr 6, 7:14�am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Art Todesco wrote:
Does anyone know of a chemical method of
smoothing out the inside of a toilet
trap? *I have 3 almost identical toilets
and most suffer from too small opening
through the porcelain. *Recently, one
developed the ability to catch toilet paper
and hold it in place. *I am guessing the
finish has gotten rough.

More likely accretions of hard water deposits.

Muriatic acid should take care of it.

yeah get all the water out a acid treat the bowl and down the dip tube
so water low is as good as possible.

theres another discussion here with instructions and safety warnings

"Art Todesco" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of a chemical method of smoothing out the inside of a
toilet
trap? I have 3 almost identical toilets and most suffer from too small
opening
through the porcelain. Recently, one developed the ability to catch
toilet paper
and hold it in place. I am guessing the finish has gotten rough.

what kind of toilets are they?

GROUP MODERATOR wrote:
"Art Todesco" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of a chemical method of smoothing out the inside of a
toilet
trap? I have 3 almost identical toilets and most suffer from too small
opening
through the porcelain. Recently, one developed the ability to catch
toilet paper
and hold it in place. I am guessing the finish has gotten rough.

what kind of toilets are they?

They are American Standard, one piece,
elongated bowl, with a name
that started with "H". But it is not
any of the current models. These were
purchased about 8 - 10 years ago. The
oldest 2 were a different model
name .... the newest one (different
model name) it only slightly better than
the others. These are terrible products
and I'm glad to see they don't offer
them any more.

On Apr 6, 1:19�pm, Art Todesco wrote:
GROUP MODERATOR wrote:
"Art Todesco" wrote in message
et...
Does anyone know of a chemical method of smoothing out the inside of a
toilet
trap? *I have 3 almost identical toilets and most suffer from too small
opening
through the porcelain. *Recently, one developed the ability to catch
toilet paper
and hold it in place. *I am guessing the finish has gotten rough.

what kind of toilets are they?

They are American Standard, one piece,
elongated bowl, with a name
that started with "H". *But it is not
any of the current models. *These were
purchased about 8 - 10 years ago. *The
oldest 2 were a different model
name .... the newest one (different
model name) it only slightly better than
the others. *These are terrible products
and I'm glad to see they don't offer
them any more.

take a look at water level in tank, the earliest version of the water
savers dropped the water level a lot, but otherwise were regular
units.

on these you can increase the level of the water and improve things a
lot

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On Apr 6, 1:19�pm, Art Todesco wrote:
GROUP MODERATOR wrote:
"Art Todesco" wrote in message
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Does anyone know of a chemical method of smoothing out the inside of a
toilet
trap? �I have 3 almost identical toilets and most suffer from too small
opening
through the porcelain. �Recently, one developed the ability to catch
toilet paper
and hold it in place. �I am guessing the finish has gotten rough.
what kind of toilets are they?
They are American Standard, one piece,
elongated bowl, with a name
that started with "H". �But it is not
any of the current models. �These were
purchased about 8 - 10 years ago. �The
oldest 2 were a different model
name .... the newest one (different
model name) it only slightly better than
the others. �These are terrible products
and I'm glad to see they don't offer
them any more.

take a look at water level in tank, the earliest version of the water
savers dropped the water level a lot, but otherwise were regular
units.

on these you can increase the level of the water and improve things a
lot

Well, I am very close to the top of the
overflow tube already. I often
thought of lengthening it a little.
Maybe I'll try that ..... but then again,
I plan on selling, hopefully by the end
of the year. But it is a constant
irritation.

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:41:39 -0500, Art Todesco
wrote:


take a look at water level in tank, the earliest version of the water
savers dropped the water level a lot, but otherwise were regular
units.

on these you can increase the level of the water and improve things a
lot

Well, I am very close to the top of the
overflow tube already. I often
thought of lengthening it a little.
Maybe I'll try that ..... but then again,
I plan on selling, hopefully by the end
of the year.

I doubt you will be able to sell a used toilet, especially one that
doesn't flush well.

It would limit the number of potential buyers, but have you considered
selling the whole house?

But it is a constant
irritation.