Should you be experiencing the common problem, your toilet won’t flush, we understand that trying to work out what has happened can be frustrating. There’s no need to worry though, take a look at these popular reasons it could be happening and why and how you can fix them.
Clogged toilet
Sometimes, using too much toilet paper, or attempting to flush anything other than toilet paper down the toilet can clog the pipe and make further flushing impossible.
Using a toilet plunger or toilet auger to push the waste through and allow the toilet to flush, or even using a plunger to create suction that will help dislodge the blocking and the flushing action will then move it down the pipe. Should you be experiencing this problem frequently, you may decide to consider using a thinner type of toilet paper, particularly if yourself or others of your household use a lot in one sitting.
The water level in the tank is to low
The water level in a toilet’s tank should be approximately one inch below the top of the tank’s overflow tube. Should the water in the tank be too low, simply check the water valve, as it may have accidentally have been turned off. If the water valve is turned off, then turn it on and monitor the water level in the tank to ensure it’s refilling to the correct level, then flush the toilet to make sure it’s flushing properly again.
The flapper is bent
Remove the toilet tank lid and inspect the rubber flapper, this is designed to release water when the toilet is flushed and then close the water intake hole afterwards so that the amount of water remains in the tank.
The chain isn’t working
Sometimes lift the chain, this attaches the flapper to the flushing handle on the outside of the toilet, it can have too much slack and make the handle unable to raise the flapper and flush the toilet.
This problem can be solved by adjusting the length of the chain to shorten it so that the chain can provide pull sufficient to raise the flapper off the flush tube and allow water to flow when the handle is pulled.
Should none of these tips rectify the problem, there’s no need to worry, simply call our friendly team today who will be more than happy to help.
