Wednesday, July 6, 2011

HELP WITH TOILETS

UNCLOGGING TOILET BOWL:

Using a Plunger,
Insert the plunger into the botton of the bowl. Get directly over the suction cup handle so you will have maximum force.Now, work the plunger up and down very hard and quickly, keeping the suction cup down in the bottom of the bowl. Keep it positioned; don't lift it up out of the toilet as you work it. Give the plunger about 50 hard plunges before you stop.
The vacuum action of the suction cup should loosen any debris partly blocking the drain/trap. Try flushing the toilet once again. If the toilet still does not work normally, use a closet auger.

Augering the Toilet,
1) Get a large bucket or a large wastebasket that doesn't leak; a large plastic garbage bag; a tin can or something to remove water from the bowl; a closet auger with a corkscrew end(or a straightened out coat hanger with a hook on the end of the wire; a plunger; and a short piece of string- about 2 feet
2) Position the bucket/basket near the bowl, along with the dipper. Cover your arm and hand with the plastic garbage bag and tie the bag at or above the elbow. The bag will protect your hand and arm from the mess in the bowl.
3) With the tin can, dip as much of the mess as possible from the bowl and into the bucket/basket.
4) Push the closet auger down through the bottom of the bowl into the toilet trap(Fig1) shows how the auger fits into the drain/trap passageway. Turn or crank the auger until it snags the debris that is clogging the trap. Pull this debris out; do not force it through the trap into the main drain pipe.
If you don't have a closet auger, a bent-out section of a wire coat hanger with a small hook on one end may work, especially if the debris is a washcloth, towel, or object that isn't far into the drain/trap opening.
With the object removed, flush the toilet. The bowl should now operate normally, However, if you only get a partial flush, use the plunger

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