But the water level just rose again. Then it would gradually go down and when you flushed it would rise again. I plunged at least for 1/2 an hour. Please help!!
2007-03-02 15:00:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
After many years I found a solution that really works all the time believe it or not. Take that brush on the long plastic handle that sits in the corner. You know, the one you clean the toilet bowl with. Ram it vigorousy a few times in and out of the bowl. Immediately the bowl will clear. Since the first time I did that I haven't used a plunger again. It works. This is because it pushes the obstruction through the line and clears it while all the plunger does is sucks it back up into the bowl to clog up again.Only thing is: after the water becomes clear you might need to ram it in and out a few more times to clean the ---- off of it.
2007-03-02 15:50:24 · answer #1 · answered by Nick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, find the valve on that back of the water line and turn the water off so it will stop refilling. Righty tighty. After that, I'd follow the other guys advice. Plunge away, try the stick or get a pipe snake, maybe even liquid plumber. But before you do anything else my Dad always would instruct the kids to turn off the water so it wouldn't continue to over flow. Good Yuck, I mean Luck :)
2007-03-02 16:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by furijen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O.K., that's weird cause the same thing happened to me about a week ago. I don't know, but I think my stools were a little harder than normal. Anyway, the good news is I just kept flushing and re-flushing and after several hours the toilet just returned to normal all by itself. Haven't had a problem this week(knock on wood).
2007-03-02 15:12:21 · answer #3 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A plunger isn't for pushing; it's for pulling. You seat the plunger, with the air out of it, and suck the obstruction back up. Usually, obstructions are just 'things' mixed up together wrong. Sucking them back into the bowl is better for rearranging them than trying to push them down the pipe.
2007-03-02 16:07:54 · answer #4 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u meant the toilet bowl? i used to encounter tis too, well, becos i use
to mani toilet paper to clean my butt! okies, try usin my method. i wld pour water frm my bucket of water at the side into the toilet bowl, n repeat tis step mani times, fast n hard, pour the water realli fast n pour it hard at 1 go, after tat it shld go dwn, if nt, flush it again, n by then, it shld hav worked.
2007-03-02 15:55:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a snake or remove the stool and remove the obstruction. In the future, eat more fiber.
2007-03-02 16:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by Jivo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Home Depot or Lowes and get a good toilet auger (snake). Good Luck!!
2007-03-02 15:13:50 · answer #7 · answered by Bill 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
let the water reach the top, then let it sit for an hour. plunge it and see if that helps. if it dosent you should get a snake.
2007-03-02 15:52:07 · answer #8 · answered by Smart1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have a blokage in the pipe, so I would try caustic soda ,, directions on how to use are on container..
2007-03-06 13:14:38 · answer #9 · answered by dgc1973ent 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋