The valve orifice was not in play because the valve housing had cracked and the 3/8 input line was passing all the water it could. The pressure is quite high in this area so the inflow was too much for the overflow pipe to handle with only a 2 or 3 inch head.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Toilet Blowout. > Max, > > I would check that out carefully. The overflow tube is usually something > like three quarters of an inch while the inlet is not usually more than > three eighths and the valve orifice is much smaller than that. If the > overflow can't carry the water then something must be either out of line > or blocked. > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:03 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Toilet Blowout. > > > When I lifted the top of the tank, the water level was well above the top > of > the overflow tube. The water was coming in faster than it could drain > out. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Toilet Blowout. > > > Actually Max I doubt you would have had a flood. More likely it would > fill > > to the overflow stem pipe and run down through the > > pipe and on out through the toilet bowl. It is odd though that the > plastic > > ball would have cracked like that. You would have wasted a lot of water > > too and in the country that probably means a well and pressure pump and > > stress on the septic bed. > > > > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Skype DaleLeavens > > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Max Robinson > > To: Blind Handyman > > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:28 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Toilet Blowout. > > > > > > Yesterday I was moving some tools and a tool chest from the house to my > > new > > shop. I came back in after moving the chest and heard a roaring sound > > from > > the bathroom. It was like the toilet filling up but louder. I took the > > top > > off the tank and found the water level was almost to the top and rising > > fast. I flushed the toilet and investigated where the water was coming > > in. > > The plastic float valve had cracked and there was no stopping the > water. > > There isn't a shut off valve on the toilet. I got the meter shut off > > tool, > > flushed the toilet again and ran out to turn off the water. Sue was at > > the > > radio station answering phones for their fund drive. I called her and > > told > > her we had an emergency and she needed to come home. While she was on > the > > way home I bailed out the tank, a turkey baster comes in handy for > that, > > and > > took the old valve out. We made a trip to the hardware store, me in my > > t-shirt and sweat band. We got exactly what we needed, a new float > valve, > > made of plastic of course, and costing 10 dollars, took it back home > and > > installed it. Today no leaks have shown up and it's working fine. It > must > > have blown out only a few seconds before I came back into the house. > Much > > longer and we would have had a major flood in our bathroom. This time > > luck > > was on our side. > > > > Regards. > > > > Max. 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