Posted by ward s on January 28, 1998 at 06:55:37:
In Reply to: Problems flushing toilet posted by Steve on January 27, 1998 at 16:29:24:
: I have tryed to plunger my toilet and everything possible to get it to flush right. Everytime it flushes it doesn't go down all the way...and alot of particles remain in the bowl. It used to flush all the way through but not anymore. Someone told me its a build up of rust and particles in the line...will a snake take care of this...Help!
: 1st- will the toilet ever overflow, or does water rise hi and swirl around and go down slowly but not overflow the bowl ? a common problem in many areas is mineral build-ups in the flushways and traps of the toilet. There is a delicate balance between the volume of water in the bowl, which needs to be at it's highest level for a proper flush, the direction that water shoots out of the jet and up into the flushway (critical that this small hole--usually @ 1" in diam. and towards the front of the bowl--be open and free of mineral build up. This is VERY important to restoring a decent flush). One way to check if the problem is in the toilet or in the line is to flush the toilet and while the water is coming up high, pour a 5 gallon bucket of water behind it to try to make it overflow. If there is a blockage, it will more than likely overflow; if it is a mineral build-up, it will go down without overflowing.