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Posted by Pat EAXStitch on June 28, 2005, 12:58 pm
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> It could also be that you need a new fill valve for the tank innards to
get
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> the required pressure up to push the offending pieces down the way they
> belong, or if you have hard water, your water jet holes in the bowl might
be
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> crusting up and need to be descaled. Try finding a plumbing supply shop
and
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> asking for advice there first, and fixing it yourself if you dare....if
not,
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> find a good plumber that can find the problem and fix it for you!
> Dannielle
I don`t think she means that there`s a problem getting the water to flush,
but with draining it away - or that`s how I read it?
Pat P
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> > Ok - for some reason the upstairs toilet is acting up - it doesn't flush
> > reliably each and every time. But, it does respond to the use of the
> > plumbers helper (aka plunger!) and will function properly for a while.
> > Could it just be some one be using too much paper? Or have I got a worse
> > problem. I hate the idea of making use of the snake or worse, calling
the
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> > plumber.
> > Cheryl
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Posted by Dannielle on June 29, 2005, 9:20 am
Yes, but not getting things to go down can be caused either by blockage,
which she has been dealing with, or by not enough pressure pushing the items
down thus causing a blockage....
Dannielle
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> > It could also be that you need a new fill valve for the tank innards to
> get
> > the required pressure up to push the offending pieces down the way they
> > belong, or if you have hard water, your water jet holes in the bowl
might
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> be
> > crusting up and need to be descaled. Try finding a plumbing supply shop
> and
> > asking for advice there first, and fixing it yourself if you dare....if
> not,
> > find a good plumber that can find the problem and fix it for you!
> > Dannielle
> I don`t think she means that there`s a problem getting the water to flush,
> but with draining it away - or that`s how I read it?
> Pat P
> > > Ok - for some reason the upstairs toilet is acting up - it doesn't
flush
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> > > reliably each and every time. But, it does respond to the use of the
> > > plumbers helper (aka plunger!) and will function properly for a while.
> > > Could it just be some one be using too much paper? Or have I got a
worse
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> > > problem. I hate the idea of making use of the snake or worse, calling
> the
> > > plumber.
> > > Cheryl
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Posted by Pat EAXStitch on June 29, 2005, 11:37 am
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> Yes, but not getting things to go down can be caused either by blockage,
> which she has been dealing with, or by not enough pressure pushing the
items
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> down thus causing a blockage....
> Dannielle
The pressure from above can only be the gravity/weight of whatever water is
released into the bowl - as long as that`s normal the blockage MUST be due
to a blockage somewhere on the way to the sewer from the toilet. Very
unlikely that your cistern to fill to the proper level isn`t filling up
properly, but you could check it. You might have a leaky ball-valve, which,
being partly filled with water, wouldn`t float high enough to allow the
cistern to fill to the proper level. I`ve only had that happen once in over
50 years but it does occasionally happen!
Pat P
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Posted by Dannielle on June 30, 2005, 9:19 am
Whatever...
Dannielle
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> > Yes, but not getting things to go down can be caused either by blockage,
> > which she has been dealing with, or by not enough pressure pushing the
> items
> > down thus causing a blockage....
> > Dannielle
> The pressure from above can only be the gravity/weight of whatever water
is
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> released into the bowl - as long as that`s normal the blockage MUST be due
> to a blockage somewhere on the way to the sewer from the toilet. Very
> unlikely that your cistern to fill to the proper level isn`t filling up
> properly, but you could check it. You might have a leaky ball-valve,
which,
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> being partly filled with water, wouldn`t float high enough to allow the
> cistern to fill to the proper level. I`ve only had that happen once in
over
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> 50 years but it does occasionally happen!
> Pat P
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Posted by Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen on June 30, 2005, 11:26 am
Pat EAXStitch wrote:
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> The pressure from above can only be the gravity/weight of whatever
water is
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> released into the bowl - as long as that`s normal the blockage MUST be due
> to a blockage somewhere on the way to the sewer from the toilet.
In my experience, Pat's right...our toilets often slow down before a
major blockage in the sewer line. We've finally learned to recognize it
and call Roto-Rooter BEFORE things stop up entirely.
Sue
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