what would happen if you either cut the tube down a bit to give it a chance? Or, replaced it with a wider tube?
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, Max Robinson wrote: > 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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