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Water level in the toilet bowl
The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or something.
Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. |
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Fatboise wrote: The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or something. Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. -- Fatboise What the plumber said sounds right to me, if the bog's level I cant see theres owt you can do ( apart from build a little dam !!) |
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Fatboise wrote:
The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or something. Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. Your plumber is right, and you are wrong. |
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from Fatboise contains these words: Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. It can't. It's set by the height of the back of the outfall. Provided it's level, that's where the water sits. Any ridge is purely there to irritate the sensitive. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 15:43:20 +0100, Fatboise
wrote: | |The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they |were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih |seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to |the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the |water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the |water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the |toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the |toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or |something. | |Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly |appreciated. The level of water in the bowl is set by the shape of the S bend at the back, by the manufacturer. Adjusting the shape of the S bend is neither practical nor advisable. Do nothing, the Manufacturer manufactures to some standard, BS, or ISO which I have not looked up. -- Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Google Groups is IME the *worst* method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies. |
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Fatboise wrote:
The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or something. The plumber's right - take a look at the following pic to understand how the s-bend works, and how the level can't be any different: http://www.toiletology.com/images/kohler01.gif David |
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In article , Fatboise Fatboise.2ff5mk@
diybanter.com writes The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or something. Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. Got a dog :-? What others have said is true but to allay your fears, slowly pour a kettle full of water into the pan, down the side. The level should basically remain the same and is set by the level of the outlet. Report back if it rises by more than 10mm. -- fred Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla |
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On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:02:45 +0100, Guy King wrote:
The message from Fatboise contains these words: Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. It can't. It's set by the height of the back of the outfall. Provided it's level, that's where the water sits. Any ridge is purely there to irritate the sensitive. I have noticed that if the upstairs WC hasn't been used for a while (some hours) and a weather system comes over, the water level in the pan drops. Not something you can adjust yourself, but a possible contributing factor Pete -- .................................................. ......................... .. never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch . .. in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England . .. doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) ..................................... |
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Peter Lynch wrote: On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:02:45 +0100, Guy King wrote: The message from Fatboise contains these words: Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. It can't. It's set by the height of the back of the outfall. Provided it's level, that's where the water sits. Any ridge is purely there to irritate the sensitive. I have noticed that if the upstairs WC hasn't been used for a while (some hours) and a weather system comes over, the water level in the pan drops. Not something you can adjust yourself, but a possible contributing factor Pete -- .................................................. ........................ . never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch . . in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England . . doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) ..................................... a Bogrometer !!!!! :-) |
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Fatboise wrote: The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or something. Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. well, you can't adjust it . I have noticed though that on windy days gusts of wind come down the SVP and cause the water to slosh about which can cause the level to drop a bit. Interesting topic BTW |
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Fatboise wrote:
The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it always looks ....wrong or something. Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly appreciated. 1) Completely seal the room so it's airtight. You'll probably need an airlock instead of a door. 2) Install an adjustable vacuum pump to reduce the pressure in the room. Atmospheric pressure in the soil pipe will push water around the U bend to the level you desire. Then set the vacuum to that pressure. If it's only an inch or so out yu should be able to breath OK at the reduced pressure - it will be no worse than La Paz for example. -- LSR |
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Thanks for all the replies I'll have to go eat something now that resembles humble pie......
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:09:23 +0100, "LSR" wrote:
|Fatboise wrote: | The plumber recently installed two toilets in my house which, after | they were installed, I noticed that there was a rim on the toilet | bowl whih seems to indicate where the water level should be. I | mentioned this to the plumber and asked if there was a way of | adjusting the level of the water and he said that there wasn't. He | siad that the level of the water is dictated by the height of the | outlet at the back of the toilet. I myself find this hard to believe | because the rim on the toilet bowl is there for a reason, plus it | always looks ....wrong or something. | | Any advice on how the level can be adjusted would be greatly | appreciated. | |1) Completely seal the room so it's airtight. You'll probably need an |airlock instead of a door. |2) Install an adjustable vacuum pump to reduce the pressure in the room. | |Atmospheric pressure in the soil pipe will push water around the U bend to |the level you desire. Then set the vacuum to that pressure. If it's only an |inch or so out yu should be able to breath OK at the reduced pressure - it |will be no worse than La Paz for example. But the soil pipe is full of *air*, so all you will get is big burps of foul smelling air. ;-) -- Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Google Groups is IME the *worst* method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies. |
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from "LSR" contains these words: Atmospheric pressure in the soil pipe will push water around the U bend to the level you desire. Then set the vacuum to that pressure. If it's only an inch or so out yu should be able to breath OK at the reduced pressure - it will be no worse than La Paz for example. You might like to try one of these... http://www.totallyabsurd.com/toiletsnorkel.htm -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:05:02 UTC, Guy King
wrote: You might like to try one of these... http://www.totallyabsurd.com/toiletsnorkel.htm Were you watvhing QI at the weekend too? Here's a (probably) more detailed description: http://tinyurl.com/z44od -- The information contained in this post is copyright the poster, and specifically may not be published in, or used by Avenue Supplies, http://avenuesupplies.co.uk |
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I wouldn't fancy using that snorkel idea if the soil stack terminates in a
roof space with an air admittance valve on top, we did just this with our side extension so we didn't need to faff about sealing the pipe where it would have come through the extension roof. Pete |
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from "Bob Eager" contains these words: You might like to try one of these... http://www.totallyabsurd.com/toiletsnorkel.htm Were you watvhing QI at the weekend too? No - but I'd spotted it some time ago. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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