Questions tagged [toilet]
For questions specifically regarding sanitation fixtures designed for removal of human waste, generally referred to as toilets but also including urinals and bidets. Topics include designs, installation, repair, plumbing supply and drainage, and sanitary concerns including cleaning.
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Would it be possible to plumb the toilet waste pipe in the opposite side of the existing soil downpipe?
I would like to move this toilet to the wall on the left side of the picture:
The bathroom is in a flat with two flats above, so the soil pipe is actively used by these other flats. Here is the ...
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Toilet rocks regardless how tight floor bolts are turned
I replaced the wax ring at the bottom of the toilet because it seemed like there was a slow leak. Since then, the toilet feels slightly unsteady when sat on. This is the second toilet I've replace a ...
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How to repair a broken flange to stop a water leak
A leak sat undetected till the baseboard started swelling. Since the concentration of moisture was right behind the toilet, I decided to remove it.
Upon removing the toilet I noticed a crack on the ...
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Should I attach the toilet flange to the floating sub-floor, or through that into the cement
I’ve had to repair the floor around the toilet, but did not replace the entire floor. The pipe was originally set into the floor after the original basement installation, and the concrete is pretty ...
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How to clean a toilet water flush "limitator" (bump?)?
Apologies for the non-technical expressions, I am not a native English speaker.
I have the following embedded water flush:
The problems with that water flush are the following:
it usually flushes ...
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How can I fix a toilet that is backing up with sink water?
I need help. I would like to avoid calling a plumber. The toilet in our downstairs bathroom keeps backing up.
Here is what I have tried and/or observed:
I tried using a good plunger. I cannot even ...
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How to replace mobile home pex toilet supply line that looks like this…
There’s a lot of threads asking similar questions but none with a pex toilet supply line that looks like this. The valve is at the top of the pex line not by the floor. I want to replace it with a ...
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New toilet already clogging?
We recently had our bathroom redone and a new American Standard Colony Elongated toilet installed. The piping wasn’t moved at all, we just put a new toilet in place of where the old one was.
I ...
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Should I install our toilet on top of the subfloor or on top of the PVT?
We just bought a new home (first-time!) which had carpet in the bathroom. Our goal was to replace the carpet with COREtec LVT. Unfortunately, when we pulled up the carpet, we saw that the plywood ...
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My toilet has no working parts in the tank. I poured water into the bowl but it didn't work. Can it work without the tank?
My toilet has nothing in the tank. Can I flush it by pouring water in the bowl?
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If a toilet moves a little because it was loose can you just move it back or do you need to replace the wax ring?
A painter spun my toilet a few degrees. I guess the bolts were loose. I showed him and he just spun it back as it was. But I suspect that that movement would have broken the seal with the wax ring. ...
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Mansfield 40 toilet flush levers keep breaking
I have two Mansfield toilets in our house, both of which use the #40 flush lever. Over the 12 years that I've lived in this house, I'd estimate I've had to replace each one at least four times -- it ...
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The water in my tank level on my toilet will not go down far enough to suck the flapper back into place what can I do to remedy this?
So I know that my toilet is adjusted correctly right now but even with the flapper held all the way open the tank does not get low enough for the the flapper to fall back into place and seal it just ...
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The toilet flapper doesn't come down after the flush as it gets stuck and is a brand new flapper?
The toilet flapper is brand new.
Putting a weight seems the only solution but not heavy enough to bring it down.
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Toilet leaking to inside the bowl. Replace flap, valve, entire toilet?
My toilet has been making dripping sounds and in the past couple of days it evolved to water streaming sounds.
I can see water going down the bowl walls, and it's staining the bowl.
I replaced the ...
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How do I loosen this nut of my toilet lid?
I want to change my toilet lid. On the underside of the toilet bowl, the lid is fixed with a nut and a rectangular item (see image). How do I open this nut? It does not move. How did the craftsman ...
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Toilet water level lowers when other toilet flushes
I finally have 2 upstairs toilets working after a lengthy bathroom remodel. What I noticed is when one toilet is flushed, the other toilet water level goes down, almost all the way. The lower level ...
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Small adjustment or fix to a toilet float to fix constant draining?
Two days ago and previously the sink worked properly. Yesterday I noticed it was continuing to drain after a flush [through the drain pipe in purple]. The reason is that the actuator [in red] does ...
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How to maintain a Saniflo waste water macerator pump?
A few years back, I installed a Saniflo pump to service a basement toilet + shower. Putting it in was a lot of fun, but I've always been worried about having it break. So every once in a while I try ...
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intermittent toilet tank overfill
I have an intermittent toilet tank overfill problem: the float system doesn't shut off the water supply properly although the float doesn't seem to be blocked anywhere. When the float rises, sometimes ...
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Smart Toilet bi-stable solenoid valve acting strange -what could be the reason and the fix?
I have a smart toilet (Ove Stan) that is built using this valve
Here is the valve manufacturer page but I can't say exactly which one of those is my valve.
It is acting strange as described below.
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Toilet flush button not activating flush
My toilet flush recently stopped activating the flush. I opened up the tank and noticed a setup that I'm not too used to, and don't really know how to fix yet.
The lid of the tank ends up just ...
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Toilet Sounds like it is flushing but it is not
2 or 3 times a day, my toilet sounds like it is filling up - you hear what sounds like water running into the bowl and then a shut off noise but it is not flushing. I've taken the lid off and checked. ...
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Why does my toilet leak from bottom after flushing and water tank is refilling
After being flushed, the toilet leaks from the bottom as the tank tries to refill the bowl. Anyone have any idea why this is happening every time? Can I fix this myself? I want to avoid having to ...
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Is a toilet flange supposed to be water tight where it meets the floor?
I had an issue recently where water from outside the toilet pooled around the base of the toilet and leaked through to the bedroom below. The toilet itself isn't leaking in the sense that there is no ...
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Connecting toilet vertically to a horizontal T with a 45
I always see toilets connected to an elbow then drain to Y with a short horizontal pipe. Is there an issue with connecting a toilet flange directly to the 45 deg pipe inserted in a Y directly under ...
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Toilet hissing even after shutoff turned off
We've got a house that's about 40 years old. We've been here for a bit over 20 years. We've got a toilet in a big closet right off of our laundry room. It's weird. We seldom ever use it as that closet ...
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How do I get rid of toilet stains?
So my friend said I could rent out his place for free if I can get it clean and the person was here last didn't take very good care of it. The toilet looks like it hasn't been cleaned in ages and ...
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Geberit wall-mounted flush not stopping
A Geberit wall-mounted (in-wall?) toilet flush does not stop the water flow automatically if the handle is returned to the original position after flushing. This uses a lot of water and just makes me ...
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How far can you move the toilet away from the vent stack in NJ?
I plan on moving the toilet bowl to a different spot in the bathroom, further away from the stack. What is the maximum horizontal distance? Is it 9 feet?
As per New Jersey Plumbing Code 2018, 12.8.4:
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Instructions for assembly of slow close hinge set
So, I decided that, with a toddler in the house, I ought to set up slow close hinges on the toilet seat to reduce the amount of slamming involved. I ordered this set online, and it was cheap, but ...
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Why does my toilet have a weak flush when there's a long time between flushes?
EDIT: The toilet is a 15-year old major US brand 1.6 gpf toilet with a flapper flush valve; but during this troubleshooting I have replaced the OEM flush valve with another major brand's elegant ...
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Toilet seat is not clipping on properly
Toilet seat for a brand new toilet installation is clipping on but not locking in place.
It is a RAK Ceramics (UAE) Moon Wall Hung toilet and seat. I have an exact toilet in another bathroom, and ...
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What is this spiral-shaped device from my toilet supply line?
I needed to replace my toilet’s tank to toilet gasket, and in the process disconnected the toilet’s supply line. The rubber “screw like” object shown above fell out when I did this.
After finishing ...
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What kind of screws do I use to secure a toilet flange to the floor in new construction?
I'm installing the DWV plumbing in my new addition. I've located the toilet flange and have temporarily screwed it to the OSB subfloor using a couple of coated decking screws so I can continue with ...
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Does mains pressure have any effect on toilet flush?
Does mains water pressure have any bearing on how well a toilet flushes, all else being equal? E.g. jets are clean, there's no clog, flapper properly adjusted, vent clear, etc. Would a toilet ...
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How to reduce the amount of water lost through the toilet refill tube?
With each flush, much water goes through the toilet refill tube and down the overflow tube. I measured it today and it was 6 cups for one flush. The first cup is certainly wasted because the flapper ...
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The water in my toilet tank won’t fill up after a flush if the tank lid is on. But it will fill after a flush if the lid is off [closed]
I can’t find anything on the web that addresses this.
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After I close and open my shutoff valve, my toilet flushes normally, but only once! After 1 normal flush, why does no water flow thru the refill tube?
After my toilet suddenly failed to flush, I took this picture 1.
1.1. Water was dripping from the black Fill Valve with a Column Float.
1.2. There was no water in the white Refill Tube!
Then I ...
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Replace Hoover toilet fill valve diaphragm
The toilet has a Hoover 8121 Ballcock/Fill Valve, which the diaphragm seal was gone.
Rather than replace the entire assembly, elected to get the Master Plumber repair kit instead (if I could have I ...
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How to fill a narrow crevice around my toilet waste pipe with concrete?
When I replaced a toilet, I discovered that my toilet flange was not actually secured to my concrete subfloor at all and had come out of level, causing a leak between the bowl and the floor on the ...
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Does my new bathroom plumbing need a cleanout?
I am working on new plumbing for an addition we just built. Does anyone see any issues? Do I need a clean-out at the end of the run?
I plan on using a 3" elbow in lieu of a combo to keep ...
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Toilet Tank overflow from flusher
There has been water overflowing from the tank on my toilet. The water comes out as a small stream coming out from the flusher handle. I have noticed that this tends to happen if the toilet has not ...
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How to repair a "pull" shut-off valve for the toilet?
I have one of the shut off valves connected to my toilet where you pull it to stop the water. The thing is when I pull it to stop the water, it still drips once every 10-12 seconds. When I push it ...
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3” PVC for toilet too high in joist cavity causing elbow to be above finished floor
Im moving the toilet across the room. This caused an issue that after achieving proper fall (which I don’t even have. I only have 1/4” per 18”) the elbow below the toilet flange is too high.
The ...
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How do I install Bidet on Toilet that does not have tank
I live in an apartment building that was built in the late 60's.
I wish to install Bidet .
However, all instructions show how to install Bidet on toilet with tank.
Toilets in our building (well, in ...
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My toilet bowl fill jets do not work
When I flush my toilet the water fills the bowl from the bottom and is accompanied by bubbles.. No water comes out of the bowl jets to rinse the bowl and flush down.. I have researched and cleaned the ...
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Could I use this Sanitary tee with left and right inlet?
My toilet, sink, and tub are all tied in to a cast iron Wye, and my sink is not vented so I want to re arrange the plumbing. Would this setup be up to code using a left and right side inlets facing ...
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How to use alternate flush mode on toilet
I have a Gerber toilet, and the toilet lists two flush modes. Do I need to install something to use that alternate flush mode? The toilet handle seems to have only one action.
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Why is the water in my toilets orange?
My wife and I just moved in to a brand new house and have started to notice that the water in the toilets is an orange color, and is starting to leave stains in the bowl. After looking online briefly, ...
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