True and I think I'll snake it. I can't recall if I had tried this yet since we have been here a long time and the problem although not new, is not always a problem, it just finally has reached a point that it is now an issue in need of addressing.
tnx On Jul 6, 2009, at 7:41 AM, Trouble wrote: > > > There could be something in the trap from past owners, and sounds > like the tank flapper may need replaced. > i wouldn't trash the whole thing yet. unbolting it from the floor > will give you a idea of the trap. Run a snake down through it and see > if it hits anything. if that is all cleaned out the only thing your > out is a wax ring to reseal. The flapper is also a cheap fix. > > At 06:18 AM 7/6/2009, you wrote: > > >Ok, now there's a subject line that grabbed your attention. <smily> > >Here's the deal and no it isn't a crisis as far as an emergency, but > >it will eventually have a greater affect on my water usage, which of > >course affects the bill. Let me see if I can explain the problem as > >concisely as best I can. > >This is a name-brand ttwelet, which doesn't matter perhaps, but just > >want to point out that this isn't the super cheap model and this was > >installed by a previous owner. WIth all that said here is what the > >issue is. > >It seems to take sometimes two or three flushes to get all the > >contents down the line as it were. It never fills to a point where it > >will overflow, but what seems to happen is as the contents go down > the > >drain, you don't get the normal sound a twelet makes at the end of > the > >flush cycle. It doesn't do anything and a repeated flush will > >eventually produce that sound of successful flush cycle. In addition, > >once the twelet fills, and the valve closes, it sounds as though > water > >is running out of the twelet. To further explain this point, it is as > >though once it stops filling, water is leaking internally out of the > >bowl as though water is leaving the trap. THe closest sound that > might > >help make this point is when a tworlet is clogged, fills, and you > hear > >water trickling through the trap, it is sort of like that sound. Now > >to further carry this point, if I poor water into the bowl, I can > >cause the same sound and what I have been told is that it is possible > >there is a defect in the trap. THis defect could actually be causing > >two issues. One the sound of the water flowing through the trap that > >normally would be very hard to hear is easier to hear because of the > >defect and this defect could also cause contents to have difficulty > >moving through the trap. SO, I guess my question is does that make > >sense? Sounds reasonable, but I'd like to get some other opinions > >before I go out and replace this thing. I would not consider > replacing > >it since there is nothing wrong with it, but the fact that at times > it > >takes two to three flushes for proper operation, it will in time > >become an expense. Any thoughts appreciated. > > > > > > Tim > trouble > Verizon FIOS support tech > "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with > substance." > --Sam Brown > > Blindeudora list owner. > To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
