If flushing the toilet leads to a backup, or worse, a toilet overflow, it's possible that the toilet drain pipe has clogged, or there may be a clog right at the base of the toilet itself. Before going to work with a toilet plunger - (as shown in our photo at page top) which is...
Toilet overflow: how to stop POST a QUESTION or COMMENT about how to stop an overflowing toilet & what to do about cleaning up sewage spills from a toilet overflow How to stop a toilet from overflowing: this article describes simple and quick steps you can take to stop an overflowing ...
How does a toilet work? Most toilets are made up of a cistern connected to the water supply, a bowl that can be covered by a lid, a flushing mechanism and a waste outlet. When the toilet is flushed, gravity causes the water in the cistern to flow rapidly into the bowl, carrying the...
If you see water running into the top of the overflow tube (and luckily not out of the top of the toilet tank and onto the floor), see if lifting the fill valve's float will stop the water from entering the tank. If so, an adjustment to the float or float arm that moves it lowe...
The cistern was programmed to either (1) drain completely 24 h after a storm event ended or (2) partially empty if a subsequent storm was forecast. This smart decision-making process reduced combined sewer overflows by decreasing flow into the CSS at times when the system might have been ...