Today I dropped half the roller that the toilet paper hangs on. You know - you got the little posts that screw into the wall, and the roller that's made up of 2 halves with a spring in between. I guess all these things have names but heck if I know what they are. Anyway, I was holding one half as the toilet was flushing, and the other dropped down the toilet. I heard a "clink" which is I assume the roller half hitting the ceramic at the trap and - hopefully - lodging there.
So ... my question is whether something this size would fit through the trap. If so, then I guess my only option will be to take the toilet out because I don't want it to go through. If not, I am thinking it may be a lot easier to use the closet auger and try and pull it back. I guess it all hinges on whether I may accidentally push the roll through the trap or not.
Please ... help! Thanks.
2007-03-08 15:08:23 · 5 answers · asked by Gary B 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
But I don't want it to go through, do I? I don't want it to go downstream, because I have to think eventually it will cause a backup. The thing's about 3 inches long. And it's going to be a lot easier (and less expensive) to get out of the toilet trap than it will be to get out at a pipe cleanout in the basement or, heaven forbid, at the curb.
2007-03-08 17:21:12 · update #1
best bet is to pull the toilet up and tip it over and see if it comes out. If it doesn't don't worry to much it isn't likely to cause any problems. The chances of hooking onto it with a closet auger are slim and none.
Toilet pipe is a minimum of 3", by the time it gets to the basement/crawlspace your main is most likely 4". Odds are good it will just flow on down the line.
2007-03-08 17:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by Brian M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should fit. you can throw a wad of tp into the toilet and flush it.. if it backs up chances are its still in there or if you hear it clanking around still. I wouldnt pull the toilet just to check.
2007-03-08 23:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by hometech02 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I came across this problem a while back.
But I forgot just how I got the parts out or if they just pushed through.
I know. Some help that was.
2007-03-08 23:38:19 · answer #3 · answered by Floyd B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you'll find out in time..........If it's stuck in the toilet, you might have to pull it up. if it goes through and gets stuck in the pipe, then you'll have to go through the clean out, with a snake....................
Good Luck.....
2007-03-09 01:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by adevilchild38 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will
2007-03-08 23:18:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋