Toilet water capacity and styrofoam liners

[Wanye]

Hi,
I purchased a condo with an old American Standard back flow toilet that has a retrofitted styrofoam liner. The toilet takes at least two flushes after usage. Is it possible the styrofoam liner is causing the issues by reducing the water capacity?

 

[Reach4]

Do you mean back outlet -- outputs thru the wall?

 

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[Terry]

If your toilet is from the 80's or older, it may be either a 5.0 or a 3.5 toilet. New flappers on the racks can be for either 1.28 tanks for if you look, you can still find some for 5.0 tanks.
It's not the liner, it's the flapper. Change out the flapper for one that floats longer, which is needed for the old toilets to clear the bowl.
In the 90's the bowls were redesigned to flush with much less water. The old bowls need a lot of water to get things moving.

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[Jadnashua]

For a simple test, next time you flush, hold the handle down to keep the flapper open. If it flushes well then, a different flapper valve should help. The one Terry linked to is an adjustable one, so to save on water, you'd keep adjusting it until it reliably flushed. The better, long-term thing might be to buy a new toilet. Some of them work quite well on even a 1-gallon flush versus those that need more.

 

[Wanye]

Do you mean back outlet -- outputs thru the wall?

Yes, outputs through the wall.

 

[Wanye]

If your toilet is from the 80's or older, it may be either a 5.0 or a 3.5 toilet. New flappers on the racks can be for either 1.28 tanks for if you look, you can still find some for 5.0 tanks.
It's not the liner, it's the flapper. Change out the flapper for one that floats longer, which is needed for the old toilets to clear the bowl.
In the 90's the bowls were redesigned to flush with much less water. The old bowls need a lot of water to get things moving.

2" Ultra High Performance Toilet Flapper - Korky

The Korky Ultra High Performance Flapper is the most universal 2 inch toilet flapper available. Recommended by the Clorox help line, this Korky toilet flapper valve is proven longest lasting.

www.korky.com

Thank you Terry!

 

[Wanye]

For a simple test, next time you flush, hold the handle down to keep the flapper open. If it flushes well then, a different flapper valve should help. The one Terry linked to is an adjustable one, so to save on water, you'd keep adjusting it until it reliably flushed. The better, long-term thing might be to buy a new toilet. Some of them work quite well on even a 1-gallon flush versus those that need more.

Thank you Jadnashua!