This toilet used to be a dream! and then suddenly, it would not flush toilet paper. We use the easiest to dissolve toilet paper in town. We don't have children. There have been no foreign object or feminine products put in the toilet. We thought it may be the vent stack and went up on the roof to clear it only to discover that when the 'roof-over' was put in the mobile home, they did not leave a place for the waste pipe vent. Dare we open the vent pipe in the home behind the wall to find out if that is the problem? If so, how do we seal it back off? And if the toilet has to be snaked EVERY time there is even the smallest bit of toilet paper in it, could it be anything else? My husband thinks a new toilet is the answer; I think if it's the vent stack that we would be wasting money because the problem would still be there. We do not have the money to call a plumber to figure it out.
2006-11-02 02:16:27 · 14 answers · asked by Faith 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If there is no way for air to come into the system , draining is rough. Imagine a soda straw struck into a glass of water, put your thumb over the end the water gets trapped- pull your thumb off and it leaves the straw. You have to have a means for air to come in and vent your drains because every drain has an air trap/ vapor trap. There is a device that you can install on the inside pipe to allow it to gulp air but not vent gases into your house. It is called a studer vent. I don't like them , but, in a pinch. Otherwise you have to extend your vent pipe thru the roof!
BTW I am a plumber.
2006-11-02 02:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by avengergt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toilet Flushes Poorly
2016-12-12 08:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some mobile homes, the waste piping runs along the main frame of the home.Since the home is leveled, this pipe may be sitting "too" level, or not enough slope. When the toilet is snaked, does the person run the snake all the way to the main waste pipe( this could be as much as 40 feet)? When this is the case, a slow build-up of waste is what occurs, and creates a Dam effect. Look under the home and see how much slope the pipe has.
2006-11-02 11:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by axenboots 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before getting a new toilet remove the one you have. To remove you need to remove the two toilet bolts on the base of the toilet.When the toilet is free turn it on it's side, put some latex gloves on and discover the waste route of the toilet. Sometimes the bolts are rusted or just keep spinning. If you have this problem you will need to cut the bolts or chisel them off first. I know you have said nothing big went down but just check anyways. If you have one of those above the toilet racks or shelves it is possible something fell in. If there is nothing in the toilet install a new wax ring and reinstall. Most likely it's a clog in the sewer pipe going down under the mobile home. Hope this info helps.
2006-11-02 02:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by Trevor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I flush every time. It's just a habitual thing. I wouldn't want to accidentally do that habit when I've got company over or something! That'd be horrible. But if I really think about it, think about conservation, and I am completely alone, I wouldn't object to it. I've done it before when I was doing a water fast / water detox, because I knew I'd be peeing all day and all night. Just save a few of the extra flushes. Think how much water the world would save if everyone just didn't flush ONCE a week. A lot! But on a regular basis? I flush every time. I don't want that pee splashing back up on me!
2016-05-23 16:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a Siphon-jet water closet? If you do and its an old one, there may be sediment build-up in the water passageway. To solve this problem take a metal coat hanger untwisted and stick down the waste passageway and to the right. As your gently scraping, so should see the sediments begin to break up. If so, that should solve your problem and also do this to the left side of the water passageway.
If this is your type of toilet, there may be diagrams of it on the internet so you will know how to remove the sediment build-up.
2006-11-02 02:51:32 · answer #6 · answered by Torsion Stampede 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the lid off and watch the flapper as you flush. Is it closing before all the water drains from the tank? There needs to be enough water draining to flush heavy objects down. Sometimes adjusting the chain will correct this.
2006-11-02 04:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by Rahz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your vent line is plugged off, then that's the problem. It needs to be opened and run out the top of your roof.
2006-11-02 04:16:19 · answer #8 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would get a new wax gasket and pull the toilet and check to see if there may be something lodged in the bottom of the toilet or in the drain before i cut a hole in the wall. this happened to me and there was an inkpin in the bottom of the toilet. we have no kids home and have no idea how it got there.
2006-11-02 02:29:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would bet the farm that you have a dip in the waste line under that toilet.this allows water to set in line and impede flow of water coming down pipe.pull dip up so that line is running straight(it should drop about 1/8 inch per foot) and put a strap or block under it to support.if this is not the case check line going into septic tank and be sure it doesn't go below level of liquid in tank.
2006-11-02 04:18:17 · answer #10 · answered by Larry G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋