Before attempting to unclog a toilet, it’s a good idea to turn off the water first. If your clogged toilet is on the verge of overflowing (or has already begun to), this prevents more water from entering your toilet and worsening the problem. Find the shutoff valve behind the toilet n...
Solution: A flooding toilet might be the result of a broken handle. A toilet overflowing from the tank is usually caused by a faulty float or fill valve. Broken fixtures can generate a constant water flow that eventually spills out of the bowl or the tank. Fortunately, the solution to this...
We have successfully un-blocked recalcitrant clogged toilets that did not respond at first, but that began to work just fine after five minutes of plunging. Plunge! Plunge! Plunge!Watch out: don't flush a toilet if the bowl is already at a high level of water or waste - you're asking...
Clogged toilets are one of the most common problems people have with their toilet. It could be for a number of reasons: you used too much toilet paper, you flushed something that shouldn’t be flushed, the water pressure is to low, etc. Here are four methods you can choose from in ord...
There’s no way around it - a clogged toilet can instantly wreak havoc on your floors, linens, and your general state of mind. Whether it’s overflowing like crazy or it simply won’t budge, a clogged toilet isn’t something you can leave unattended, even for a few hours. ...
There are few things more terrifying than an overflowing toilet. It can ruin your floor, ruin your toilet, and ruin your day. Occasionally, something specific gets in the pipes, but often a clogged toilet is simply the result of toilet paper — and other normal toilet fare — building up ...
Assuming there is no water, or very little, in the bowl, pour in about a gallon bucketful of hot water (not boiling water, however, as it could crack the porcelain). In a few minutes, the hot water may loosen the clogged material, the water level will dissipate, and you’ll be abl...
You've flushed the toilet and instead of hearing the water flowing out, you hear that dreaded hissing sound as the water keeps rising in the bowl. Here are some simple steps on how to fix a clogged toilet. First, remove the top of the tank and find the flap valve that controls water...
water alone can often fix a clogged toilet without a plunger. You may have noticed in the past that when a toilet clogs, the toilet bowl fills with water from the tank but doesn't overflow. But when you come back minutes later to look at it, the water level in the bowl has mysteriou...
Similar to the vibrational sensing method described above, the flow rate can be measured during a push cycle so that there is sufficient time to close the flapper valve 38 and stop the push cycle prior to contents overflowing from the bowl 18. In a similar variation of the system 10, an ...