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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How can I open an older type Gustavsberg cistern toilet?
Can anybody advise how to open this type cistern...? I tried to loosen nut on top but did not want to force it.
Thanks
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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 makes high pitch whine after flushing, but only in the middle of the night
Sometimes, when my toilet is flushed in the middle of the night, it will make a high pitched whining noise for several (5-10 seconds) while refilling. This doesn't happen during the day, and it only ...
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Why does flushing one toilet cause another to back up?
I have a problem with our toilets. when 1 flushed the first toilet, the "things' will came out the second toilet, which is the other side of the first toilet. This makes me have to flush both toilets ...
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Toilet S pan connector to waste pipe
I've looked at a few videos about installing a new toilet and I've seen this types of connections:
Toilet either inserts and bolts to a base like this:
Or the S pan is inserted into another tube like ...
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I'm having trouble fixing a mysterious toilet leak
I have a Caroma (Australia) eco-style toilet. There is a recurring leak around the base but ONLY when the water supply main valve is turned on.
The toilet can have water in the bowl, and water in the ...
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Toilet Refuses to Flush
Earlier this month, we starting having problems with our sewer line; it began with the downstairs toilet flushing very slowly, then not flushing at all, then backing up when the upstairs was flushed. ...
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Are bends allowed in a toilet drain above the 4x3 reducer?
I am finishing my basement, which was roughed in by the builder, but I need to move the toilet, since I lost 8" of wall framing in front of the main sewer line, the vanity would be stupidly narrow, to ...
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Leak with Drywall and Wood Framing
I've got, potentially, a silly question.
We're having some work done in our basement, including the addition of a bathroom. The guys working here were working on the main to install the up-flush ...
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How can I stop my Geberit flushing system from hissing?
Our toilet will often go into a mood and start hissing. This will go on until I manually operate the filling mechanism to fill the tank higher.
I suspect that it is somehow not filling enough and ...
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How to connect toilet flush valve chain with provided v-shaped connector
My husband has been fixing an older toilet in our house - it was leaking so we completely replaced all the seals on the tank and then we replaced some of the seals inside it - this is all working fine ...
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Do I need to remove a lead riser from my toilet flange area to install a PVC flange?
I am replacing my toilet and after researching I found the flange is covered by a lead riser that is bent, folded, over the flange to hold it down. I unbent it so I could remove the flange before I ...
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how can I seal a leaky coupling nut on my toilet??? using T-joint for bidet attachment
I am trying to install a bidet attachment to my toilet.
In a nutshell, you have to detach the supply line from the fill valve and add a T-joint. This T-joint will then run water to the bidet ...
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What is this type of lock called?
My bathroom lock is broken and I am looking to buy a replacement, but I don't know what its called.
Here is a photo of the broken one and a working one from the toilet.
Would anyone know the search ...
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Toilet and given vertical soil stack and no wall space behind
I'm planning out a new second floor bathroom in a historic home and I'm not finding many examples.
The best placement for the soil stack is to come up directly under the toilet. The best place for ...
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Concealed toilet cisterns attached by screws to dry wall. Are they secure?
I've noted several post-2000 build apartments that have concealed plastic toilet cisterns that are secured at the rear to dry wall by 4 screws. They are lever-type cisterns, so there is also a toilet ...
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(UK) Toilet flush makes a vibrating, grinding sound just at the start of filling
I had a bathroom renovation including totally new toilet (using the existing plumbing) with new cistern, pan, etc.
After installation, but not immediately, I started having this vibrating / grinding ...
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How to repair a brass toilet flange connected to a lead pipe
I went to replace a toilet recently and I found the following situation (images below):
The toilet flange was brass and connected to a lead pipe
The brass flange had a crack in it, possibly because
A ...
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Strange toilet pause
Lately, our Toto toilet flushes weakly and makes a bubbly sound—unless we hold the lever down a bit (longer than before) to be sure it flushes completely and normally. Then, the tank refills, stops ...
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Broken rubber seal - leaking toilet cistern
The black rubber dome on the underside of my toilet cistern cracked and flooded my bathroom.
What's it called?
What's it for?
What measurements do I need to make to buy a new one?
What tools do I ...
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water valve to toilet will not shut off and the water is running more and more even when off
my toilet was being fix because one of my kids break it. the water valve was turn off but was leaking a lil bit then around 10:30 last night it sounding like my washer was being fill but it was coming ...
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Moving a toilet sideways?
Buying a home. Renovating a bathroom with concrete slab for a floor. Specifically need to move the toilet at least 12" to the right. After the toilet is moved we'll install a LONG 2 sink vanity. I do ...
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What way does a rubber washer go in a toilet siphon flush?
I have been attempting to install a new siphon flush but it kept leaking. In attempting to fix the leak, I have wrung the first one but have got a fresh one to try again.
The only thing I can think ...
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Septic odor coming from the overfill tube
I understand the basics of toilet operation and venting, but not sure how to solve this problem. I have a brand new house and toilet and there are septic odors coming from the overfill tube. It is ...
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How can I stop my American Standard Champion toilet from ghost flushing?
90% certain it's a leaky "flapper" - I left the water turned off for a couple of days while we were out of town and the water level leaked right down to the seal of the flapper.
Here's the problem. ...
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Capping a toilet where flange is in cement
I have a couple of questions with the project I am working on. A little background. We currently had a bathroom right when you walked in from the garage. We never use it. Builder of house put it ...
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Weak Flush can replacing Overflow tube help?
Hello I have a water conserving dual flush toilet that recently has clogged up and had use plunger to clear but it appears that not flushing with enough water to clear bowl and then results in Clog ...
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Drain and vent the toilet from waste line? (Wet vent)
I have a plumbing question and hope that someone with plumbing knowledge will lend a hand.
Can I connect my toilet drain line where the red circle is drawn to my second toilet? The T fitting just ...
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Help with Connecting a Japanese Toilet (Bidet) to US toilet and plumbing line
My first post on this board and looking for help. I've really been struggling to get this thing installed.
Forewarning: I know little to nothing about plumbing, so excuse my incorrect use of ...
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Weak Toilet Flush after not being used for Two months
After not being used for two months, one of the toilets in my home does not flush properly.
The water level in the toilet bowl is very low, just barely up to the opening. However, in the tank, the ...
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Toilet Vent when no horizontal run
I am remodeling my own 67 year old house basement and putting in a full bath. The 4" waste line runs a few inches below the concrete floor and passes by the proposed toilet. Previously I replaced the ...
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Toilet sound problem
I have a Kohler 1.6 gallon toilet, I just replaced the flapper - but every 20 minutes or so I hear a sort of rushing sound. There are no obvious leaks and I see no air bubbles inside the tank when ...
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Toilet running constantly after replacing parts
I'm looking for any thoughts or guidance on this as I am officially out of patience:) Here's what I have done, step by step (sorry, this is long...):
Our toilet was running a bit, so we replaced the ...
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Toilets Burping and Gurgling
We always liked this toilet for it's strong and quick flush (American Standard Chamption, I believe, with a 4" flush valve), but now we consider it a problem especially seeing the water 'burping' up ...
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Slow filling toilet tank after new valve kit installation
I did a new installation of Fluidmaster (400ARHRK) on both fill valve and flush valve. Now the refill after flushing is much slower than before (took about 2 minutes).
I read the post and reply of ...
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replacing toilet wax ring seal frequency
I just got a new home (used home). A handy guy I have that does work around the place told me that the wax seals under toilets need to be replaced periodically. I am looking around online about this ...
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Removal of toilet flange in bathroom remodel with subfloor replacement and tile installation
I had a leaking bottom seal for my first floor half bath toilet, buckling linoleum tiles. I took up the linoleum and 0.7 in composite board that sits on the primary subfloor.
As part of this ...
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Can a toilet fill valve be properly installed entirely under the water line?
Most instructions I've found online and in books say that a toilet fill valve will have a Critical Level marker on it indicating that the top of the overflow tube should be 1" below it. In one of my ...
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Dual Flush Conversion not sealing anymore
About a year ago we bought a dual flush conversion kit for the very old and very high-capacity toilet in the house we just purchased. I don't remember the exact model, but I believe it either was this ...
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Water draining out of pipe when usage is high.
We moved into an old house and there is something happening in the basement that I need some help explaining.
Here is a image showing where the leak is happening. I've marked where the water is ...
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Glue Kohler flush valve together?
I have a Kohler toilet with a canister flush valve (part 1084017-6-A).
The top of the "guide" piece in the flush valve assembly (where the hose attaches) broke off, so the toilet functions but very ...
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What could be causing intermittent flush issues?
I have looked at several similar questions, but I'm unable to determine the cause of this problem. Basically, when the toilet is flushing fine, after the flush, the level of water in the bowl is very, ...
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Where does the washer go when replacing this toilet seat?
I am replacing the seat on a RAK Flora toilet . The replacement parts have a bolt, to go down thru the porcelain, then a plastic wing nut, metal washer and another plastic bit which just slides along ...
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How can I repair my leaky toilet?
Apparently my original toilet valves were cheap because they both had problems and I replaced both with fluidmaster valves some years ago.
Two problems were apparent immediately which I solved:
The ...
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Filling and recreating toilet bolts in concrete
The two bolt holes for my toilet are crumbling and I need to fill it in and make new ones. What's the best way to do it so it won't shift?
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Toilet with brown sediment in the toilet bowl
10 days ago I moved into a newly built house, with all new fixtures and fittings. In the past few days overnight in the downstairs toilet, brown sediment settles at the bottom of the pan. The water ...
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Need suggestion for replacement Porcelanosa NK One flush valve - looking for specific make/model # of part
Backstory:
We bought a home which included a few Porcelanosa NK One toilets. (Porcelanosa product page here.) A while ago, the fill valve on one of them failed. I bought a Fluidmaster 400AH ...
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Installing Biobidet to toilet with plastic T-valve
I'm attempting to install a USPA Biobidet 6800. I've removed hose from commode tank and went to install the t-valve on top of stop valve. However, my stop valve configuration is all plastic (vs iron) ...
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California Code requirements for a low flow toilet
When calculating drain pipe sizing for a bathroom addition, what is the fixture value for a low flow toilet?
When reading the code, I see 3 one place and 6 in another.
Is the points value of a low ...
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Help with double leak at Toilet Supply in flat please
Could anyone here please offer any advice on how to troubleshoot/fix 2 separate leaks I have in my flat in the two positions shown below?
The first leak spurts out of the top of the nut at the ...
