Plumbing and Piping - toilet overflow
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lestrician
12-10-03, 03:42 PM
my toilet, not the tank but the bowl keeps overflowing. It won't flush... and even after the water in the tank fills, it continues to run into the toilet. any ideas?
Mike Swearingen
12-10-03, 05:29 PM
Sounds like you have more than one problem with it.
A toilet has a built-in trap and almost anything can get hung-up in it, from too much paper, to toothbrushes, feminine products, plastic toys, curlers, etc.
Get a crank-handle toilet auger and feed the auger end into the trap through the bowl and crank away to see if that doesn't solve the problem with the flush.
As far as the tank water continuing to run, replace the toilet flapper. Clean the flapper seat with steel wool or an SOS pad, and adjust the chain on the new flapper to where it just allows the flapper to seat fully.
The tank fill valve should shut off when the tank water reaches the indented hroizontal line inside the tank. If it's a ball type, bend the ball rod down to cut the water off at the right level. If it's a float-cup type, pinch the little clip on the side rod and slide it up or down to adjust the water level to the horizontal liine.
The water line tube from the fill valve should be clipped to the top of the overflow pipe, and all water into the tank should be going into the overflow.
Good Luck!
A toilet has a built-in trap and almost anything can get hung-up in it, from too much paper, to toothbrushes, feminine products, plastic toys, curlers, etc.
Get a crank-handle toilet auger and feed the auger end into the trap through the bowl and crank away to see if that doesn't solve the problem with the flush.
As far as the tank water continuing to run, replace the toilet flapper. Clean the flapper seat with steel wool or an SOS pad, and adjust the chain on the new flapper to where it just allows the flapper to seat fully.
The tank fill valve should shut off when the tank water reaches the indented hroizontal line inside the tank. If it's a ball type, bend the ball rod down to cut the water off at the right level. If it's a float-cup type, pinch the little clip on the side rod and slide it up or down to adjust the water level to the horizontal liine.
The water line tube from the fill valve should be clipped to the top of the overflow pipe, and all water into the tank should be going into the overflow.
Good Luck!