A Smooth Operating Toilet Means A Happy Household
Toilet problems stink – and probably not just figuratively. But just why is your toilet acting up, and how can you fix the problem?
A common cause of toilet problems is clogging. Check your faucet – if your sink is draining normally, you know the problem is limited to your toilet, but if your sink is also slow to drain, it could be something more serious like a blocked sewer line. The first scenario you can handle using a plunger and some grim determination, but the second demands the services of a plumber.
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You may also be experiencing problems with your tank, such as low water levels or a finicky flush valve which could result in wasted water. Always exercise caution when trying to diagnose your own toilet woes. If you’re ever in doubt, call a plumber right away.
A typical plumber will come to your house armed with a variety of wrenches, pliers, and augers (more commonly known as “plumber’s snakes” – long coiled wires that are fed into your toilet to reach places plungers can’t). Not only will a good plumber get your system back in working order, but they will typically clean the drains and make sure you won’t have a recurrence of the same type of problem.
If you’re really lucky you’ll have a sewage problem, and you’ll get to see the plumber pull out his fiber-optic camera for a video inspection of your sewage line. Don’t worry, plumbers by nature have to be the unfazable kind, and there’s not much they haven’t seen already.
A good idea for general toilet maintenance is to keep the lid down when not in use to prevent foreign matter from getting into and clogging the toilet. Never flush anything that can harden in the pipes, like grease or wax products. If your plunger isn’t covered, bring water of your own from the kitchen.
If you’ve plunged, flushed, drained, cleaned, scraped and you’re still at the end of your rope, call a plumber and let him fix the problem for you. Don’t put it off; a fully functioning toilet means a fully functioning household!
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