I got this Toilet....

Are the guts adjustable?

Check the ports under the rim to see if any of them are clogged,then check your float level. A float set to low will not allow a full flush.

Then check the air valve.

Deral

Where is Whersal when we need him..

Whersal is up in Survey heaven, GPSing the stars.

Yeah. Dan, but I miss him.

We all miss him.

The first thing I'd check is the float level. Most toilets have a line on the inside of the tank showing a fill level. Make sure it's coming up to that line.

Maybe you're just too full of BS.

Some flappers will close too quickly if they become old or distorted due to chlorine in the water. Take the tank lid off and watch the flapper open and close through a cycle. Some flappers come with a hollow box type structure that acts as a brake when the flapper is closing and that might help solve the problem.

One note of caution - if you take the tank lid off, always lay it flat on the floor and out of the way and don't stand it up on the wall or put it on the lavatory - not even for just a second. They are slick and will slide to the floor and break and it can be very difficult to locate an exact replacement.

I sometimes have the same problem. Other than the ports around the upper part of the bowl, my toilet's main port is at the bottom of the bowl and is directed horizontally through the outlet and into the trap. That is the one that pushes it, otherwise the bowl will just fill up and drain without proper flush. My water is fairly hard and has quite a bit of sediment from time to time (once a year) and I have to insert something to scrape it clear. I once had a piece of tank insulation (to prevent sweating) break off and found it's way into that port and created the same problem. So, that's where I'd look.

phd

It sounds like one of them new "low flow" toilets that are going to help us save our environment.

Unfortunately, after you have to flush it 3 times, it kinda defeats the purpose.

:coffee:

The key to low flow toilets is you are supposed to hold the handle down throughout the flush. Do not release until it is done flushing.

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a few things. If you have young kids thats the problem. Somebody dun flushed something that wasn't supposed to be flushed.

I've pulled my toliets countless times. Plungers and Snakes don't always work.

Everything from pirates, little wrestlers, cars, Black Walnuts. Wash rags, underwear, etc.

I have two toilets in my house at one point BOTH toilets were plugged up with Black Walnuts. When the Walnuts start falling from the trees I watch the youngest one REAL CLOSE! It's getting close to that time of year again. He's a little older now so maybe I'm safe this year.

I ended up buying a new toilet because I couldn't get one of the Black Walnuts out of it. I let the old toilet sit outside for several months to let the Black Walnut rot a little bit, It finally came out and I gave the toilet away.

I've also found a toilet can go bad.

I pulled a toilet three times and did everything I could to get it to flush. I took it outside, used the snake, used the water hose shook is vigorously, to listen for something in it. Replaced the guts and it still wouldn't flush right.

I concluded it just 'went bad' so I bought a new one. They are fairly cheap and easy to replace.

> We all miss him.

:love: *hugs* for you and Deral.

The low flow

At our old house we had a toilet that would take a meat loaf and a roll of paper towels but at our new house they are all low flow. I got tired of the main one and went to home depot and bought a glacier bay toilet 1.3 gal/flush.
This design however has a bucket inside the tank that fills and when you trip the flush handle it tips over the bucket creating more flush power. Had it three months now and has never stopped up yet and have a 17 yr old son too (everyone knows that 17 yr old boys are full of sh#t. and at only 98 bucks including the seat which aint much its a bargin