But when you are using more water at once, the drain line can fill up enough to back up into the building. The intermittent nature of which toilet overflows depends in this case on which was flushed last. If you are connected to a private septic system, a blockage at the septic tank,...
First seeTOILET CLOG REPAIR, UN-BLOCK- a partial drain blockage will result in a slow toilet flush while a total drain blockage means the toilet will overflow when flushed. To diagnose and fix a blocked drain also seeCLOGGED DRAIN DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR ...
The method by which water is used to remove waste from the bowl impacts the amount of water needed to get the job done. Standard toilets use a siphoning action, which basically employs a tube to discharge waste. A high volume of water enters the toilet bowl when the toilet is flushed, ...
When a conventional toilet is flushed, water from the tank rushes into the bowl through an orifice called the flush valve. Before you trip the lever, this valve is plugged with a rubber stopper, called a tank ball or flush valve seat ball. ...
Sometimes you can hear a toilet refilling without being flushed. This sound can happen intermittently and occur every few minutes or every few hours. Such a refill sound is usually alerting you that your toilet is losing water, either internally (if there’s no water on the floor or exterior...
Depending on the type of blockage a toilet can eventually unclog itself. Toilet paper may start to break down as the toilet is flushed. However, it’s best to try and fix the issue before the toilet overflows. How can I stop a toilet blocking?
The overflow pipe is a small plastic tube standing upright in the middle of the toilet tank. Its purpose is to drain the excess water when the tank fills up so it doesn’t end up spilling water. If you see that the fill tube is underwater, or if it’s broken, this might be the ...
which basically employs a siphoning tube to discharge waste. A high volume of water that enters the toilet bowl when the toilet is flushed fills the siphon tube and pulls the waste and water down the drain. Upon air entering the tube, the siphoning action stops. Dual flush toilets employ a...
When flushed, water exits the tank 21 and enters the first chamber 15, then flows through a plurality of holes 17 into the bowl of the toilet 1. The force of the incoming water washes the waste out through the first exit port 20. Odor and overflows exit through a plurality of holes ...
47. The toilet of claim 45, further comprising a sensing member positioned within the tank for detecting an overflow condition of the tank. 48. The toilet of claim 47, wherein the sensing member is a metallic component in electrical communication with the controller when the metallic component ...