Toilet overflow Can you explain why a toilet that is clogged would continue to overflow. My son is being charged $5000 because supposedly his clogged toilet cause water damage to 10 other apartments??? I've had toilets overflow but never one that just continued overflowing to cause that kind of extensive damage! I need to know if it's part of a problem with the toilet itself and if the apartment complex is just trying to dump (pardon the pun) everything on my son.

You have a clogged sewage waste pipe.

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Overflowing, constantly running and sweating toilets can test a home owner's sanity. ... take for granted--until we can't take a shower or make the toilet flush properly. ... If none of the above does the trick, you may have a misadjusted or faulty fill ... the waterlevel a half inch below the top of the overflow tube inside the tank." ...

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You can't just lower the water level in the tank; you need to displace some of ... and the ballcock and flapper are working properly and shut off when the tank is full. ... The bowl is filled with the water that goes into the overflow pipe. ... Unfortunately, when a toilet bowl is clogged and the water level rises and doesn't flush the ...

follow this steps and fix it. God bless you

f the toilet bowl overflows, use a plunger or auger to eliminate clogs. If the toilet does not flush, tighten or replace the defective handle , adjust or replace the lift chain , or replace the flush mechanism . Jiggling the handle forces the lift chain or rod to re-seat the flush mechanism, telling you that something is awry.

If the bowl drains sluggishly, remove the clog with a plunger or auger, or raise the water level in the tank .

If water runs continuously through the toilet, lower the water level in the tank , adjust or replace a lift chain or wire , repair or replace a worn flush valve , clean or replace the valve seat assembly .

If water appears under the tank, tighten the tank hold-down bolts , lower the water level in the tank, replace the float valve , replace a malfunctioning ball or tighten nuts on the water supply line, replace leaking supply line . As a last resort, re-seat the toilet .

If the seat is cracked or unsightly, replace it .

If the bowl or tank is cracked or otherwise unacceptable, replace the entire toilet .

Not really. I believe there is a clog in the trap. This happened to us last year. I took the toilet up and found a cloth in the trap ad a pencil. This fixed the problem. Now some traps are poorly designed and meet only minimum specs. Before taking it up, take a hose and force water down it wide open , this could blast out the obstruction.

There are only a coulple of places that the toilet could leak or, overflow and give you this problem. When you replaced the flapper valve, did it have an extra piece of rugger on it? Universal flappers have a round piece on them that are designed to fit over the overflow tube. If you flapper had this piece and you don't have need for it, you need to cut that out, if the flapper "hooks" to the overflow assembly. Leaving that piec on can contort the shape of the flapper and make it so it won't seal. If you are noticing constant movement(slight swirl) in the bowl, make sure the back tank is not constantly overflowing into overflow tube. If this is the case, your water level is too high. You will either need to adjust the water level and/or replace the fill valve. If you can hear the toilet running or leaking, push down on the flapper, if it stops, you have a problem with the flapper and/or the chain adjustment. When you install the flapper, you have ton make sure the chain is long enough to let the flapper fall and seal but, not so long that it can tangle or get between the the flapper and it's seal below it.

You can only go to the top of the overflow pipe. Is it up that far? The filler is adj, just lift up on it, and the water level will come up. Usually how they work. Check it out.

most modern toilets do not have an overflow pipe to outside instead they overflow into the bowl itself so have to adjust level so it does not overflow into return

The purpose of the "Overflow" tube is to fill the toilet bowl. It should drip for a while. If it is continuously dripping there could be dirt or deposits on the ball **** valve. Shut off the water and dissasemble to see if there is deposits or perhaps a torn diaphragm.

check the water level in your tank if it is filling ,ajust the float in your tank so it stops before going over the overflow. if not your flapper is the culpret

The adjustment is inside. It just needs to be adjusted.