Dsalch
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The title was supposed to say UNVENTED install...
Hi... Looking for some advice. I just discovered while replacing a toilet in our home that there is no vent at all on this line. Concrete slab, 3 inch line goes straight down from toilet, water sits about a foot below the floor. The entire pipe is full of water to the septic tank. I assume thus if because it is a home built job in the country. Either way it is my problem now!
installed new kohler toilet. It drains very slow and really only drains if you hold the handle to let all the water out of the tank. Trust me when I s ay there is no clog...the problem is apparently the complete lack of any vent.
Instead of tearing the bathroom out to install a vent... is there an alternative? the existing toile almost works...so would a better one push it over the edge to be acceptable?
I am considering either trying the popular toto toilet or going with a pressure assist model. I keep thinking that it just needs a little more strength to flush well enough.
Thoughts?
Thanks
Hi... Looking for some advice. I just discovered while replacing a toilet in our home that there is no vent at all on this line. Concrete slab, 3 inch line goes straight down from toilet, water sits about a foot below the floor. The entire pipe is full of water to the septic tank. I assume thus if because it is a home built job in the country. Either way it is my problem now!
installed new kohler toilet. It drains very slow and really only drains if you hold the handle to let all the water out of the tank. Trust me when I s ay there is no clog...the problem is apparently the complete lack of any vent.
Instead of tearing the bathroom out to install a vent... is there an alternative? the existing toile almost works...so would a better one push it over the edge to be acceptable?
I am considering either trying the popular toto toilet or going with a pressure assist model. I keep thinking that it just needs a little more strength to flush well enough.
Thoughts?
Thanks
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