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Plumbing help needed
Posted on 12/12/19 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 12/12/19 at 11:10 pm
I have a toilet that the bowl won't hold water but the tank holds water fine. Google says it's the vent but its clean, is there anything else I should check before just replacing it?
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Posted on 12/12/19 at 11:16 pm to auburntiger4life
Unless your toilet is leaking water onto the floor it's fine.
Also could be the fill valve... vent as you mentioned, or a cracked toilet. But the first two are the most likely and no water on your floor means your toilet is fine.
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The most common reason your toilet bowl water level is low is a damaged fill tube. The fill tube is a small flexible plastic hose. ... When this happens, the toilet tank fills with water and the valve shuts off the water flow before the bowl fills adequately
Also could be the fill valve... vent as you mentioned, or a cracked toilet. But the first two are the most likely and no water on your floor means your toilet is fine.
This post was edited on 12/12/19 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 12/12/19 at 11:24 pm to NATidefan
Thanks for the reply
I've checked that and the bowl fills up normal but soon as it shuts off the bowl drains immediately
I've checked that and the bowl fills up normal but soon as it shuts off the bowl drains immediately
Posted on 12/12/19 at 11:48 pm to auburntiger4life
Sounds like yove got something causing low pressure in your pipes that's causing the water to be sucked out.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 8:12 am to auburntiger4life
Sounds like the over flow tube has a leak.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 5:45 pm to auburntiger4life
If you fill the bowl with water with a pitcher will it drain down and the water level will it lower? If so you probably have a cracked toilet.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 6:02 pm to auburntiger4life
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I've checked that and the bowl fills up normal but soon as it shuts off the bowl drains immediately
there are only 2 possible causes for this
the main vent on the roof is clogged causing it to pull suction and draw the water up and over the p-trap designed into the toilet
or, a rare and almost impossible situation where the p-trap designed into the toilet is cracked letting water pass through it
This post was edited on 12/16/19 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 12/17/19 at 3:36 pm to keakar
I had a toilet do this on a rental property.
Had a plastic tampon thingy wedged in the trap of the toilet. Had a little poo on it as well.
Just pulled it out, washed hands, and reinstalled.
Had a plastic tampon thingy wedged in the trap of the toilet. Had a little poo on it as well.
Just pulled it out, washed hands, and reinstalled.
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