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Water is not draining completely from the toilet line to the sewage tank. If there is a 'low/little slope' section anywhere in that drain line, solids WILL settle and collect there and cause water to back-up in the toilet drain line. Then the toilet will not flush completely or at all until the 'soft blockage' is cleared out and the drain line emptied. Al 'gravity drain' toilets require a free draining/empty drain line that allows flush water to drain unrestricted. A basement toilet has a pump that 'forces' flush water up and out with enough pressure to sometimes force out the 'soft clog.'
You can try this, get a bottle of liquid plumber industrial or pro, and pour the entire bottle into the pipe in the toilet, when you remove the toilet cover you see a pipe that has a water line in it from the fill valve, if you can't pour the liquid into this pipe, then turn off the water to the toilet, flush it and hold the handle until all the water has emptied out.
Now while holding the handle, pour the bottle into the hole where the stopper is open, the hole where the water goes down.
Wait a hour, then take a bucket of hot water and fill the toilet water tank, flush it, do this again.
Now turn the water back on and flush. If the shower still over flows, you will need a plumber to come and snake the main line from the toilet down until the clog is cleared.
Unless he finds a close access near the toilet if this is on the first floor and he can do it from the basement.
Hello. Your toilet is leaking through the flush valve. This is a serious issue as it will use a huge amount of water every day. Check to be sure there is not an obstruction in the tank and if you can not find one, call the plumber. J.
Wiith all due respect, the Drake toilet is not a regular toilet and doesn't sound the same as a regular toilet when you flush it. It is in the design that allows it use only 1.5 gpf instead of 3.5 gpf. A rather unique thing is that while it is scientifically calibrated to release 1.5 gpf, it does not empty the tank of approximately 1 gallon of water. Therefore if one feels the need for a little extra umph, simply hold down the flush lever when you flush until the tank is emptied.
Your flush valve (flapper) is leaking. Some of these rubber flappers snap on to posts. Others, slide down the overflow tube. Others are the plunger type that lift straight up and down (some of these have a gasket on the bottom that go bad.) In any case be sure flapper closes properly. Make sure the chain to the handle isn't so long as to get between valve and seat holding flapper open. If all else fails buy a fluidmasgter flush fixer repair kit and follow directions. I had a similar problem one winter and wasted about 200.00 on water.,
*** STEP 1 ... DISCONNECT THE MAINS POWER SUPPLY!!!! ***
You'll
need to drain the main toilet bowl of water and remove the toilet bowl
away from the sanoflo. This may require that you also empty the cistern
and stop the water from entering it (do you have an inline valve to the
cistern supply pipe?)
When you have emptied the water and removed
the toilet bowl there should be a large Jubilee clip attaching the
saniflow to the WC waste outlet. Loosten this and remove it so you can
see into the saniflo where the WC waste goes.
You should be able
to see the object and reach it with your hands. I would suggest wearing
some rubber gloves to protect your hands from getting gunk in cuts etc.
If
you cannot get to the object, you'll need to empty out the other pipes
to the Saniflo and remove the unit. When you have done this you'll need a
star driver to open up the unit and get to the object inside. I would
suggest that since most of the saniflo range have an internal grille to
stop objects such as this actually hitting the macerator that you should
be able to reach it just by disconnecting the WC waste connection
well, yes... but apart from providing you with a forum in which to vent your frustration I'm not sure how you think we might help. I have the same problem with a dual flush cistern, but in my case I know that the root of the problem lies in the fact that the soil pipe leading from the bowl has insufficient fall (because the previous owner of my house moved the toilet further from the down pipe). Maybe something like this is contributing to your problem too?
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