2007-03-07 12:47:59 · 4 answers · asked by princess1590923 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If I understand your question correctly, it sounds like your toilet is coming loose from being attached to the flooring. If so, you should probably start by checking to see if the two bolts (one on each side) have worked their way loose. Perhaps they only need tightening.
If it's still loose, remove both bolts and examine the state of the wax ring and the flat plate beneath the ring. The plate or flange should be securing fastened to the floor. If not it can be retightened also. And, once the wax ring has been pushed about, you should probably purchase a new one (they're very inexpensive) and replace it. Then re-attach the toilet by repositioning and tightening the two side bolts, and your problem should be fixed.
good luck
2007-03-07 17:24:05 · answer #1 · answered by stretch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the toilet overflows only when it is flushed, the problem is likely to be very close to the toilet. If it comes up by itself when water is used elsewhere, the problem is likely to be downstream of the toilet. It may be far enough away to require the services of a sewer cleaning firm. I would use someone like Roto Rooter, rather than a plumber.
2007-03-07 15:06:26 · answer #2 · answered by Ed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to home improvement store and purchase a Plummer's Snake. They also make toilet plungers but i would caution against using them as they force a LOT of pressure down sewer pipe and could cause leaks that are not accessible. If the snake doesn't do it I would call a plumber. He might have to go through the cleanout.
2007-03-07 12:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by T A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would first use a plunger or a snake, to see if its something is stopping it up in the bowl.
or it could be a tree root in the sewer lines...
2007-03-07 12:56:14 · answer #4 · answered by Grogan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋