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Frequently plugged toilet
I posted before Thanksgiving the toilet in the bathroom of the rental
not flushing well. This is one which has an original lead waste bend which leaked before I replaced with a PVC one like six or seven years ago. The toliet was the old standard non-water-saving type I am very hesitant to replace. During Thanksgiving I removed the toilet, could not find anything wrong, put it back with a new flush valve having a higher overflow tube. My strategy was to flush with even more water in the tank. It didn't work. The tenants are having the same complaint. Now I'd appreciate a toilet recommendation. I won't exactly go cheap, knowing you get what you pay for. But I won't pamper them either. It's a rental after all. I had a water-saving Kohler a few years ago which works but doesn't flush with power. Advice is appreciated. |
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American Standard Cadet.
Home Depot. wrote in message oups.com... Now I'd appreciate a toilet recommendation. I won't exactly go cheap, knowing you get what you pay for. But I won't pamper them either. It's a rental after all. I had a water-saving Kohler a few years ago which works but doesn't flush with power. Advice is appreciated. |
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wrote in message oups.com... I posted before Thanksgiving the toilet in the bathroom of the rental not flushing well. This is one which has an original lead waste bend which leaked before I replaced with a PVC one like six or seven years ago. The toliet was the old standard non-water-saving type I am very hesitant to replace. During Thanksgiving I removed the toilet, could not find anything wrong, put it back with a new flush valve having a higher overflow tube. My strategy was to flush with even more water in the tank. It didn't work. The tenants are having the same complaint. Now I'd appreciate a toilet recommendation. I won't exactly go cheap, knowing you get what you pay for. But I won't pamper them either. It's a rental after all. I had a water-saving Kohler a few years ago which works but doesn't flush with power. Advice is appreciated. Before changing the toilet you may want to try a different toilet paper. I was having a lot of problems until a plumber friend suggested I try the cheapest paper I could find. Went to a cheap version of Scot and the flushing problems went away immediately. Seems the "soft" "quilted" papers are too thick and take too long to break down. They are a lot more expensive also. |
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before replacing the toilet try making sure that the air hole in the bottom
of the bowl is not clogged with calcium or what ever that will affect it wrote in message oups.com... I posted before Thanksgiving the toilet in the bathroom of the rental not flushing well. This is one which has an original lead waste bend which leaked before I replaced with a PVC one like six or seven years ago. The toliet was the old standard non-water-saving type I am very hesitant to replace. During Thanksgiving I removed the toilet, could not find anything wrong, put it back with a new flush valve having a higher overflow tube. My strategy was to flush with even more water in the tank. It didn't work. The tenants are having the same complaint. Now I'd appreciate a toilet recommendation. I won't exactly go cheap, knowing you get what you pay for. But I won't pamper them either. It's a rental after all. I had a water-saving Kohler a few years ago which works but doesn't flush with power. Advice is appreciated. |
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Test the toilet yourself with their toilet paper perhaps the tennants
dump to much paper in it |
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When I removed the toilet during Thanksgiving, the PVC bend, the rubber
connector between the bend and what remained of the lead bend stub which sticks out from the cast iron waste stack were all clean. I did use a small mirror and shined a flashlight to look inside. Anything foreign matter clogging it was ruled out. |
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Is there an air hole in the bottom of the bowl? That's new to me.
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Well, there's an air hole that becomes a water hole when the toilet is
flushed. wrote in message oups.com... Is there an air hole in the bottom of the bowl? That's new to me. |
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You have to find out if the tenant is using gobs of toilet paper and/or eats
a lot of sugar and pasta. Suggest a bran supplement. The toilet itself is probably not the weak link in the overall waste plumbing system, either. -B "Hound Dog" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... I posted before Thanksgiving the toilet in the bathroom of the rental not flushing well. This is one which has an original lead waste bend which leaked before I replaced with a PVC one like six or seven years ago. The toliet was the old standard non-water-saving type I am very hesitant to replace. During Thanksgiving I removed the toilet, could not find anything wrong, put it back with a new flush valve having a higher overflow tube. My strategy was to flush with even more water in the tank. It didn't work. The tenants are having the same complaint. Now I'd appreciate a toilet recommendation. I won't exactly go cheap, knowing you get what you pay for. But I won't pamper them either. It's a rental after all. I had a water-saving Kohler a few years ago which works but doesn't flush with power. Advice is appreciated. Before changing the toilet you may want to try a different toilet paper. I was having a lot of problems until a plumber friend suggested I try the cheapest paper I could find. Went to a cheap version of Scot and the flushing problems went away immediately. Seems the "soft" "quilted" papers are too thick and take too long to break down. They are a lot more expensive also. |
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