Just bought a new house that has a finished bathroom in the basement. Unfortunately, the toilet in this bath has a flushing problem. When flushed the water rises up near the rim and then flushes out, sort of. It usually takes about 3 flushes to change the water over entirely. Although relatively new, the toilet must be ridiculously cheap because it lacks a main port. I am wondering if the main port is likely the cause of this flushing problem or if perhaps it is gravity related. Base on all my observations, the sewer line is still below this toilet, so I would think that the gravity is not an issue. Will a new and better toilet solve this problem? Thanks for the help.
Toilet flush problem, no main port
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New home?
More than likely, some of the constructions workers used the lower bowl as a waste can.
You may be able to auger it out and remove whatever is blocking the trapway.
More than likely, some of the constructions workers used the lower bowl as a waste can.
You may be able to auger it out and remove whatever is blocking the trapway.
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Gary Swart
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While your toilet may be a builder's special, aka "poor quality", your problem is, as Terry points out, likely a clogged line. Carpenters and electricians often use the toilet as a garbage can for things that do not flush well. I wouldn't advise you not to get a better quality toilet, but they remedy to you problem is having a plumber auger the drain all the way to the street. Anything less might just push the clog deeper.
Thanks for the quick response on a holiday weekend. Unfortunately I may have chosen my words a bit hastily. By "new", I meant new to us. The house itself is rather old (1939). Is a clog still the likely culprit? Upon further examination of the toilet I also have found that the only flush ports are on the back 1/4 of the rim. Could this limited flow be the problem?
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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We would have to see the toilet. The number and locations of the "ports" are determined by the design and manufacturer.
We would have to see the toilet. The number and locations of the "ports" are determined by the design and manufacturer.
With most toilets, if you pour the contents of a five gallon bucket down, the water will siphon itself out.
If there is a blockage within the toilet, it won't siphon, and the water level will raise.
Sometimes using a plunger will clear it, and sometimes an auger will push whatever is in the trapway through.
Sometimes we have to pull the bowl, and grab it from the other side.
If there is a blockage within the toilet, it won't siphon, and the water level will raise.
Sometimes using a plunger will clear it, and sometimes an auger will push whatever is in the trapway through.
Sometimes we have to pull the bowl, and grab it from the other side.
