Well first I agree a flapper is cheap, got spares and that unfortunately isn't it and I wish it were. I have pvc pipes and on a city system. I'm going to get into this issue later this week when I have a little more time and can really deal with it instead of trying this and that over a multi-day period.
tnx, On Jul 6, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote: > > > The noise you are hearing is probably the flapper valve located in > the tank. If they get moldy or brittle, they won't seal like normal > and you can hear water draining through. That is about a $10 fix, > and I'd definitely not get rid of the toilet for that reason. > > As for the problem flushing, it is more likely a pipe problem than > toilet. The toilet is sitting at the end of either a 3 or 4 inch > line. What is down that line may be your problem. Especially if you > have cast iron or even worse, clay pipes. > > Do you have any idea if you have PVC or what kind of pipes you do > have? Are you on septic or city sewer? These can all have effects on > how the toilet works. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 6:18 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Woes of waste - the crapper crisis > > 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. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
