I have a toilet in the basement which when flushed the bowl will not empty. It is in a basement and it empties into trash pump basin where the waste water is subsequently pumped upward to the sewer. I am saying this so you have all of the information, although that doesn't appear to the problem. At first I thought it was something in the siphon tube/pipe, but that is clear.
When I flush the toilet the tank empties and the bowl fills up. I notice some bubbles come up in the bowl at this time and it looks like the bowl attempts to flush, but the water never goes down completely. It does marginally, but not completely. The curious part is, when I take a bucket of water and dump it in, it flushes perfectly fine so it is clear and the siphon effect is working fine.
Could it be that the tank does not empty fast enough and it doesn't cause the siphon to occur? It seems to, to me, but I'm not exactly a plumber.
Need some help with this one...........thanks.
Mike
When I flush the toilet the tank empties and the bowl fills up. I notice some bubbles come up in the bowl at this time and it looks like the bowl attempts to flush, but the water never goes down completely. It does marginally, but not completely. The curious part is, when I take a bucket of water and dump it in, it flushes perfectly fine so it is clear and the siphon effect is working fine.
Could it be that the tank does not empty fast enough and it doesn't cause the siphon to occur? It seems to, to me, but I'm not exactly a plumber.
Need some help with this one...........thanks.
Mike