my toilet wont flush, i have plunged and plunged, its 3am i have guests at the house and 1 bathroom..?

Question

ahh please i need help what do i do

it will flush, but it wants to overflow, the water is sitting really high and wont go down please help

Answer 1

Note: please use caution not to (a) damage your toilet, or (b) expose yourself or your family to bad germy toilet water in the process of following my advice.

Note: please read the entire directions first, before proceeding:

(1) Get an empty plastic trash bag open in one hand... you may keep it on the floor near the toilet. Get some dry towels -- preferably bleachable -- for just in case the toilet overflows in the middle of all this.

(2) Get a wire clothes hanger which you have untwisted and straightened out... no need to straighten out the "hook" or the opposite end which was formerly twisted around the hook's neck (I'm going to call the part on opposite end from the round hook.... call that part the "twisty" for future reference)

(3) Bend the twisty part of the hanger backwards to make a thin " v " shape... this will become the part that you send down into the toilet, seeking to destroy any toilet paper plugs that have formed in there. (Being sure the " v " is very thin, and bent back onto itself snugly, is critical so as not to get this thing stuck in your toilet pipes.)

(4) You may have to experiment with bending the clothes hanger various ways to give yourself more leverage...

(5) Mainly, you want to stick the clothes hanger, twisty " v " first, down into the toilet bowl, and further, into the little dark hole that goes back down into the bottom of the toilet bowl. Many times there will be a toilet paper plug back in there somewhere.

(6) Gently move the twisty end back and forth, attempting to snag toilet paper and drag it out of there. Continue doing that untli you have removed mass quantities of toilet paper. Be extremely careful not to get the " v " stuck back in there... this requires extremely good judgment on your part... but I have never gotten one stuck.

(7) Many times, once you have removed a lot of toilet paper... the toilet will flush its own self, and make a really harsh sucking sound as it does. Don't be afraid. This is not it imposing judgment upon you. Consider it a toilet sigh of relief, almost a sigh of thanks. ;)

(8) At the very least, the water level should be low enough in the toilet bowl by now, that you can safely try to flush it again without it running over. If the water level is down, attempt to flush the toilet again. (If the water level has not gone down... DO NOT FLUSH at this point.)

(9) If you were unable to snag any toilet paper, and the water level has not gone down any... you might try again, but go deeper with the twisty this time... still being careful not to get it stuck.

(10) If in the end, you have no luck with the twisty getting paper out, and the water level is still not down... do a few plunges with your bathroom plunger... then use your twisty again... alternate these until you are sick and tired of the process...

(11) Dispose of the clothes hanger into the open plastic trash bag from step 1.

(12) If the water level is still not down and you still can not flush... give your apologies to the guests and ask them politely to head to the convenience store down the street if they need to use the restroom.

(13) Call a professional plumber. Or your Uncle Harvey. Or the neighbor who likes wearing the pants that show off his rear crack. Call someone who is better at this than we are! ;)

(14) Before your next party, buy tissue that is "easy on the septic tank" but don't believe every package that says it is easy on the septic tank... I have found Scott to be the absolute best at not causing clogs... your mileage may vary... anyway pick your choice, and let your guests use THAT... not the plush, apt-to-clog-a-toilet family first choice toilet paper.

(15) Before your next party, place a simple sign near the toilet that says... "Guests: Please flush after every other wipe, and use the garbage can for trash and feminine hygiene items!" (You might also add: "Otherwise, we will have no toilet by the end of this party!") This is almost guaranteed to prevent most toilet clogs... if your guests read and follow directions well.

(16) Thank God your toilet did not overflow to the point of flooding your basement, which has happened to others in the past!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Sounds like your water trap inside the toilet is clogged with something that can't be forced through by plunging, i.e. cloth, sanitary napkins and yes sometimes soap. Keep in mind that the water trap or toilet drain does not go straight down to the drain. It first goes up to the normal water level of the toilet bowl then makes a sharp turn downwards toward the drain. First get a wire hanger and cut it near the hook and straighten it out. On the plain wire end, form a hook and inserte through the outlet hole at the bottom of the toilet bowl. Keep in mind that this outlet will go up and see if you catch anything. If there's nothing there, then you'll need to remove the toilet from the floor and fish with the wire from the exit hole. Expect it to go up a bit then go towards the back of the toilet. If everything is clear, then your toilet drain from the floor is clogged and need to call roto-rooter man. When you reinstall the toilet, make sure to use a new wax seal ring.
Good luck.

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Answer 3

Check the "TRAP" in the basement, you'll need a large pipe wrench to open it, there is where the blockage might be, or something jammed in the toilet, try standing on a stool and adding water to the toilet with a bucket from up high, often the increased rush of a large amt. of water (Head pressure) will clear the blockage, if not, you will need a plumber, wait until morning so that you don't get "Whacked" with the extra $ for an "Emergency call". Call after 9am

Answer 4

OK. Once you attempt to open the passageway by the answers suggested above. Try to add liquid soap to a bucket of water and flush with it. Next time put an empty covered bin near the toilet and ask your guests to throw used toilet paper in the bucket so as not to clog it again. Just explain that it is not functioning. They should understand.

Answer 5

Chuck had the right answer. Got to a store and get a toilet auger. they are somewhat cheap, and give you a round a six foot reach into the pipes without pulling your toilet off the floor. This is the first thing a plumber is going to do. I know cause I am one. Next time you will already have the tool.

Answer 6

Assuming that there seems to be a clog - just to verify which you have tried each and everything which you would be able to till now you call a plumber, attempt dumping a gallon of somewhat heat (extraordinarily much boiling) water into the bowl, and then attempt to flush. There are additionally chemical remedies "Drano"-like products that could help. make helpful that what you purchase is especially for loos. sturdy luck.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, it sounds like someone tried to flush something and it got stuck, that happened to me an the plumber roded it out and found the little toilet deodorizer that hangs on the side of the toilet...see if one of you neighbors has a rod.

Answer 8

unbend a wire coat hanger and snake it down through the drain at the bottom. If it's just, well, normal human waste and toilet paper, you should be able to break things loose. (I know - it's gross)

If something solid like a washrag or diaper got flushed down, the toilet has to come up off the floor.

Answer 9

Sorry to say if you have tried the plunger...all you can do is shut er down and put an out of order sign on it until you can get a Plumber out to snake it.
Tell your visitors there's bushes outside and Adam used a leaf....

If you try and snake it yourself, do you really want to run the risk of getting the wire jammed in there too?

Answer 10

If water is coming up in the tub,you have to run a mainline snake. If its just the toilet, you can get a hand held auger.