Put in a new tank on my toilet, but the bowl does not drain.?

Question

I put in a new tank (different make than my bowl) and now the bowl does not drain completely. If I manually pour water into the bowl or lift the valve to let all the water drain from the tank, then the bowl flushes out all the water completely. I tried shortening the chain linking the flush handle and valve, to no avail. I also raised the bowl ball higher to fill the tank with more water, which also did nothing. I have also used plunger just in case my bowl is clogged, but I don't think that it is, and it did not help either.

My tank does sit a little tilted back since the gasket between the bowl and tank is a little thicker than the original gasket and I could only get it on to a certain extent - it is not leaking water, but sits funny on the bowl. I am hoping it will settle.

Any suggestions? Are there others ways to slow down the valve closing so that more water can flow into the bowl?

Answer 1

Let me guess, a new "water saver" tank and, an older style tank. It won't work. You need the extra water to make it flush right or, change the flusher valve and tank insert.

Answer 2

if I understand the question, you put a bar of soap in the tank and that screwed it up I dont know if you removed the bar of soap or not Im guessing that the bar of soap went down the flapper and is partially dissolved inside the bowl. This will disrupt proper flushing until the soap completely dissolves. You can remove the tank from the bowl and if necessary remove the bowl from the floor and attempt to clean the orifices where the water comes out on the rim of the bowl. As for the Flapper not sealing completely. Buy a new replacement flapper at your local home improvement store.

Answer 3

I would like you to inspect your existing flapper to see if it has an intentional hole in the bulb part. Lift it up by hand and look under the lip. Those that have a hole fall quicker because the air that makes it float and stay up goes out the hole. My favorite flapper is the red Korky brand flapper. I have anxiety if I don't have several on my repair truck at all times. Good luck!

Answer 4

If you bought a 6 liter tank to put on an older bowl, there might not be much you can do, aside from experimenting with different flappers and raising the water level as high as you can. A 6 liter tank would be designed to work with a 6 liter bowl.

Answer 5

Try a different flapper valve, that's the one that opens and closes on the bottom of tank, some are designed to close early.
Tank probally will not settle, re-center the gasket and re-tighten, push down on each side as you tighten the bolts, alternating side to side