Watch out: don't flush a toilet if the bowl is already at a high level of water or waste - you're asking for a toilet overflow if you do.In the unattractive example at left we show sewage backing up into the bowl of a clogged toilet. Flushing this toilet with the wastewater high ...
Solution:A vent pipe helps the toilet function by moving external air into the toilet’s plumbing system, thereby replacing the air the toilet pumpsoutwith each flush. If this pipe gets blocked, the toilet won’t be able to flush properly and will overflow as a result. Unfortunately, a blo...
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress leaking of water flowing out from a water outlet of a water receiving tub part from a connection between an inner tank and a cover, and infiltration of the water into an overflow pipe.SOLUTION: A flush water tank device of the present invention includes: ...
Once the toilet tank and bowl have filled after a flush, turn off the water supply valve to the toilet. That will prevent more than one tank of water from leaking down the drain and can avoid a frozen drain pipe. If you let the toilet run and it's very cold out a shallow outdo...
you will need to turn your water off and disconnect the supply line. Then loosen the bolts that hold the tank to the bowl, remove the tank to bowl seal and remove the flange nut on the bottom side of the tank which holds the flush valve in place. Next purchase a replacement valve ass...
Your toilet’s flapper is the plastic cup at the bottom of the tank. When you flush your toilet, the flapper lifts and allows water from the tank to pour down into the bowl. If the flapper isn’t flush with the bottom of the tank to seal the opening, then water could slip past it...
Turn off water supply and flush the tank. Reach inside the tank with your right hand under the float cup and lift it up. With your right hand hold onto the gray shaft keeping the float cup all the way up. Do not allow the float cup to drop or valve shaft to turn. ...
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The Problem: You flush the toilet. It drains properly, but then you continue to hear a trickling of water that never ends. This is most likely caused by water running from the tank into the bowl. It could also be caused by a faulty flapper valve or fill valve. The Fix: Luckily, this...
A check valve is associated with discharge nozzle to prevent flush water from inadvertently leaking into the bowl. The check valve is capable of being used with either a manually actuated pump or a power assisted pump and reduces the force required by the pump to maintain the valve open than...