I installed a new bathroom a couple of months ago. 70s bungalow.
Right from the start, I noticed that the WC sometimes required 2
flushes to clear toilet paper. The new WC pan is smaller the old model
and the cistern is smaller.
The WC is now partially blocked, following a toilet paper flush.
Symptoms: The water rises high in the pan, almost to overflow, then
drops slowly to normal volume.
What I've tried:
* Hand round the bend. All clear. Nothing within reach. The bend is
very tight.
* Dump a bucket of water in.
* Use a mop. I get a decent "pop" when I remove the mop but nothing
comes out. Maybe I should persevere?
* Hose pipe. I shoved a length of hose pipe round the bend. It went
about 18 inch then met a solid obstruction. I think the obstruction
was actually the waste pipe, not any compacted toilet paper + waste
(no debris was returned with the hose pipe).

Any ideas? The blockage must be in the WC area, I reckon. Why should
my outside waste suddenly block up?

Thanks
Bruce

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I installed a new bathroom a couple of months ago. 70s bungalow.
Right from the start, I noticed that the WC sometimes required 2
flushes to clear toilet paper. The new WC pan is smaller the old model
and the cistern is smaller.


This house I'm in, when moving in it had one o those continental jobbies
in(all in one very low cistern) and it was doing exactly what you're
describing,after much frustion in clearing blockages I decide to change the
loo and cistern.

That solved it.

Don't know whether thats the case of yours though?

On 16 Jan, 10:47, "George" wrote:
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I installed a new bathroom a couple of months ago. 70s bungalow.
Right from the start, I noticed that the WC sometimes required 2
flushes to clear toilet paper. The new WC pan is smaller the old model
and the cistern is smaller.

This house I'm in, when moving in it had one o those continental jobbies
in(all in one very low cistern) and it was doing exactly what you're
describing,after much frustion in clearing blockages I decide to change the
loo and cistern.

That solved it.

Don't know whether thats the case of yours though?

I suspect it may be a common problem with modern WCs. They are more
compact and have smaller flush volumes.
How I miss my beige coloured 1970s Armitage Shanks WC!
Bruce

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On 16 Jan, 10:47, "George" wrote:
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I installed a new bathroom a couple of months ago. 70s bungalow.
Right from the start, I noticed that the WC sometimes required 2
flushes to clear toilet paper. The new WC pan is smaller the old model
and the cistern is smaller.
This house I'm in, when moving in it had one o those continental jobbies
in(all in one very low cistern) and it was doing exactly what you're
describing,after much frustion in clearing blockages I decide to change the
loo and cistern.

That solved it.

Don't know whether thats the case of yours though?

I suspect it may be a common problem with modern WCs. They are more
compact and have smaller flush volumes.
How I miss my beige coloured 1970s Armitage Shanks WC!
Bruce
Shove some caustic down it.

On 16 Jan, 11:26, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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On 16 Jan, 10:47, "George" wrote:
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I installed a new bathroom a couple of months ago. 70s bungalow.
Right from the start, I noticed that the WC sometimes required 2
flushes to clear toilet paper. The new WC pan is smaller the old model
and the cistern is smaller.
This house I'm in, when moving in it had one o those continental jobbies
in(all in one very low cistern) and it was doing exactly what you're
describing,after much frustion in clearing blockages I decide to change the
loo and cistern.

That solved it.

Don't know whether thats the case of yours though?

I suspect it may be a common problem with modern WCs. They are more
compact and have smaller flush volumes.
How I miss my beige coloured 1970s Armitage Shanks WC!
Bruce

Shove some caustic down it.

Thanks. I'll buy a plunger and give it a go with that first.

bruce

says...
I suspect it may be a common problem with modern WCs. They are more
compact and have smaller flush volumes.
How I miss my beige coloured 1970s Armitage Shanks WC!
Bruce


Have to agree there. The old fashioned toilets with the
tank high above the toilet never suffered from that
problem. I need to invest in a couple of new wc's as part
of our renovations. It seems that in the interests of
economising water usage that efficiency has gone out of the
window with some designs. On my last visit to the plumbers
merchant the manager was saying the same thing and actually
advised against buying a couple of the toilet designs they
had on display due to "poor evacuation".
--
David in Normandy

"poor evacuation"

A good description of the problem.

Bruce

says...
"poor evacuation"

A good description of the problem.

Bruce


Those were the actual words of the manager of the plumber's
merchant, quite apt. It shows that you can't just buy a
toilet that looks "nice" nowadays without consideration of
whether they actually work properly.

Unfortunately you don't get chance to try them out in the
store before buying :-)
--
David in Normandy