JCH
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Installed a Toto Ultramax in our ground floor bathroom last year. Works flawlessly. Never blocks.
Was having problems with the old (medium-flow) 9L/flush Crane toilet upstairs (frequent blockages). Snaked the line. Didn't make any difference. This toilet has always had flushing issues.
Finally bought a second Ultramax and installed it upstairs, replacing the old Crane.
This upstairs Ultramax now blocks after every BM. Liquid flushing--no problem. Solid flushing -- makes a gurgling sound, doesn't flush completely, then doesn't flush at all on the next attempt. Needs a plunger to unplug it. Blocks on next BM.
The snake is coming up clear.
1) How do I diagnose what the problem is?
2) Could it be that there is no (or reverse) slope on the toilet's drain pipe (looks approx 8 feet from stack)? If so, how would I diagnose this without ripping down the ceiling below the toilet? (I'm thinking that the lower flow Ultramax would probably make such a problem worse).
3) Is it likely to be an obstruction in the drain pipe that a snake won't "find" or clear?
Help!
.../j
Was having problems with the old (medium-flow) 9L/flush Crane toilet upstairs (frequent blockages). Snaked the line. Didn't make any difference. This toilet has always had flushing issues.
Finally bought a second Ultramax and installed it upstairs, replacing the old Crane.
This upstairs Ultramax now blocks after every BM. Liquid flushing--no problem. Solid flushing -- makes a gurgling sound, doesn't flush completely, then doesn't flush at all on the next attempt. Needs a plunger to unplug it. Blocks on next BM.
The snake is coming up clear.
1) How do I diagnose what the problem is?
2) Could it be that there is no (or reverse) slope on the toilet's drain pipe (looks approx 8 feet from stack)? If so, how would I diagnose this without ripping down the ceiling below the toilet? (I'm thinking that the lower flow Ultramax would probably make such a problem worse).
3) Is it likely to be an obstruction in the drain pipe that a snake won't "find" or clear?
Help!
.../j