There could be something in the trap from past owners, and sounds like the tank flapper may need replaced. i wouldn't trash the whole thing yet. unbolting it from the floor will give you a idea of the trap. Run a snake down through it and see if it hits anything. if that is all cleaned out the only thing your out is a wax ring to reseal. The flapper is also a cheap fix.
At 06:18 AM 7/6/2009, you wrote: >Ok, now there's a subject line that grabbed your attention. <smily> >Here's the deal and no it isn't a crisis as far as an emergency, but >it will eventually have a greater affect on my water usage, which of >course affects the bill. Let me see if I can explain the problem as >concisely as best I can. >This is a name-brand ttwelet, which doesn't matter perhaps, but just >want to point out that this isn't the super cheap model and this was >installed by a previous owner. WIth all that said here is what the >issue is. >It seems to take sometimes two or three flushes to get all the >contents down the line as it were. It never fills to a point where it >will overflow, but what seems to happen is as the contents go down the >drain, you don't get the normal sound a twelet makes at the end of the >flush cycle. It doesn't do anything and a repeated flush will >eventually produce that sound of successful flush cycle. In addition, >once the twelet fills, and the valve closes, it sounds as though water >is running out of the twelet. To further explain this point, it is as >though once it stops filling, water is leaking internally out of the >bowl as though water is leaving the trap. THe closest sound that might >help make this point is when a tworlet is clogged, fills, and you hear >water trickling through the trap, it is sort of like that sound. Now >to further carry this point, if I poor water into the bowl, I can >cause the same sound and what I have been told is that it is possible >there is a defect in the trap. THis defect could actually be causing >two issues. One the sound of the water flowing through the trap that >normally would be very hard to hear is easier to hear because of the >defect and this defect could also cause contents to have difficulty >moving through the trap. SO, I guess my question is does that make >sense? Sounds reasonable, but I'd like to get some other opinions >before I go out and replace this thing. I would not consider replacing >it since there is nothing wrong with it, but the fact that at times it >takes two to three flushes for proper operation, it will in time >become an expense. Any thoughts appreciated. > > Tim trouble Verizon FIOS support tech "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown Blindeudora list owner. To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora
