I have 2 toilets in my home one upstairs one downstairs...the toilet upstairs flushes everytime but the toilet downstairs will only flush 50% of the time meaning you have to take a plunger to it to get the waste to go down..its not stoped up already checked that...anyone out there have any ideas on what could be the problem...knowing that the concept of a toilet is gravity it seems like the water doesnt escape as fast from the flush box as the one upstairs....are there any plumbers out there that can give me some ideas to resolve this toilet problem.....
2006-10-06 06:43:47 · 5 answers · asked by bam b 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
sounds like u might have a "air " problem.....did a remodel and the plumber found that the vent pipe was not sized right for the 2 toilets that were plumbed like ur's.....the both r working off the same vent stack.......u may need to increase the size and or angle of the pipe or check into a auto vent for the one downstairs.......
lic. gen. contractor
2006-10-06 07:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has it always been this way? It could be there is not enough drop on the downstairs pipe from the toilet to the sewer line. If this is a recent development, you might be developing a blockage in the line to the sewer. It doesn't affect the upstairs toilet because gravity gives it much more momentum. The other thing I can think of, and this is not a pleasant thought, is that the sewer main itself does not have sufficient capacity for all the waste it must carry off. It may be getting full. This is the kind of situation we see on the coast during flooding conditions, such as hurricanes, where the sewer drains fill up so there is no place for the water from a flushed toilet at close to sea level to go.
But it's probably an incipient clog between your house and the sewer main, and that is the easiest of all the problems to fix, by getting the drain reamed out (use a professional, it's an unpleasant job for a novice.)
2006-10-06 06:58:30 · answer #2 · answered by dig4words 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may have one of those "cheap" toilets, that onlu use 1.6 (sometimes 1.5) gallons per flush, and it is not flushing completely. When you flush the toilet, hold the handle down till the tank is almost empty, (you can tell by hearing the water hiss) and then let go of the handle. We have a toilet in the basement, which is about 60 years old, and it works a whole lot better then the one in the main bathroom. Also you may not have enough water pressure to have the water go down to the bottom, (the hole where all the waste goes down) I recommend that you get the toilet replaced, and try to get a used one. THe new ones today are no good.
2006-10-06 07:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by Pauly W 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YOU MAY WANT TO ADJUST YOUR FILL LEVEL IN THE TANK TO JUST BELOW THE OVERFLOW. YOU MAY NOT BE DELIVERING ENOUGH WATER TO START THE SIPHON TO CLEAR THE BOWL. IF ITS A NEW HOUSE W/ 1.6 GAL. FLUSH TOILET - THE RULE IS AS FOLLOWS: 1. POOP, 2. FLUSH, 3, NO MORE THAN 2 WIPES THEN FLUSH, 4. REPEAT STEP 3 UNTIL FINISHED!
WHETHER SEWER OR SEPTIC, UNSCREW YOUR OUTSIDE CLEAN-OUT CAP ( USUALLY WHITE 4" PVC OUTSIDE BETWEEN HOSE & SEWER MAIN/SEPTIC) & FLUSH BOTH TOILETS 7 RUN LOTS OF WATER TO SEE IF MAIN IS COLGGED W/O THE CHANCE OF FLOODING YOUR HOUSE!
2006-10-06 07:33:19 · answer #4 · answered by Bonno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is most likely a restiction in your vent have it snaked, hold down the handle while your flushing for the entire time it takes and if that helps adjust your water lebel in the tank by turning the small screw attached to the bulb.
2006-10-06 14:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋