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Ah, children. In my case it was a small spice can that just fit down
the drain, but wouldn't go past the trap. Had to take the toilet off
just to find it.
Mike
On 8/22/2020 5:05 PM, Jack Brooks wrote:
>
> Tim,
>
> I had that in one of my rentals. I plunged, snaked as best as I could
> and eventually pulled the toilet. I check both ends for an
> obstruction. Eventually, I did notice something, really small which
> was not white when looking in from the bowl side. It was barely
> visible deep in the toilet. I could not get it out, but fortunately
> had my 10 year old son with small hands. It took a lot of begging,
> promises that it was very clean and a promise of an ice cream
> afterwards and he finally reached in and snagged a small toy that was
> restricting flow. He had no interest in keeping the toy. <grin>
>
> I suspect there is something that is blocking the flow, probably
> originating from the bowl side. Don?t pull the toilet, but do
> whatever you can to see into the deeper parts of the toilet and you
> may find your answer.
>
> Jack
>
> *From:* Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Tim .
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2020 2:39 PM
> *To:* shop-talk@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Shop-talk] another toilet issue
>
> Hey all,
>
> While trying to sort the valve on our upstairs toilet, the toilet
> itself now doesn't fully flush. The tank bits cycle, the toilet fills,
> but it only drains slowly. It doesn't "gurgle" (for lack of a better
> term) at the end.
>
> This has been going on for over a week now so I doubt there is
> anything stuck. (no feminine products in use in our house any more so
> that is not an issue.) I've plunged the hell out of it, pushing down
> and also sucking up with plunger. I can't really get a snake to go
> very far into the trap so not much help there.
>
> I remember reading years ago that a clogged or compromised vent can
> affect sink drainage. Is it possible that this issue is affecting this
> toilet? The sink and tub in the upstairs bathrrom are no affected.
> They both drain fine. Hell, nothing else in the house is affected.
>
> thoughts please?
> thanks
>
> tim
>
>
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<p><font face="Tahoma">Ah, children. In my case it was a small
spice can that just fit down the drain, but wouldn't go past the
trap. Had to take the toilet off just to find it.</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma">Mike</font><br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/22/2020 5:05 PM, Jack Brooks
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:#002060">I had that in one of my
rentals. I plunged, snaked as best as I could and
eventually pulled the toilet. I check both ends for an
obstruction. Eventually, I did notice something, really
small which was not white when looking in from the bowl
side. It was barely visible deep in the toilet. I could
not get it out, but fortunately had my 10 year old son with
small hands. It took a lot of begging, promises that it was
very clean and a promise of an ice cream afterwards and he
finally reached in and snagged a small toy that was
restricting flow. He had no interest in keeping the toy.
<grin><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:#002060">I suspect there is
something that is blocking the flow, probably originating
from the bowl side. Don?t pull the toilet, but do whatever
you can to see into the deeper parts of the toilet and you
may find your answer. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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<b>
On Behalf Of </b>Tim .<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 22, 2020 2:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] another toilet issue<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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all, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">While trying to sort
the valve on our upstairs toilet, the toilet itself now
doesn't fully flush. The tank bits cycle, the toilet
fills, but it only drains slowly. It doesn't "gurgle" (for
lack of a better term) at the end. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This has been going
on for over a week now so I doubt there is anything stuck.
(no feminine products in use in our house any more so that
is not an issue.) I've plunged the hell out of it, pushing
down and also sucking up with plunger. I can't really get
a snake to go very far into the trap so not much help
there. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I remember reading
years ago that a clogged or compromised vent can affect
sink drainage. Is it possible that this issue is affecting
this toilet? The sink and tub in the upstairs bathrrom are
no affected. They both drain fine. Hell, nothing else in
the house is affected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
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thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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