glenn ritchie
New Member
Hi - I need some help.
I have an eljer toilet on my 3rd floor and it had a leak in the fill value so i replaced it with the korky product. it fixed the running water problem in the overflow tube but now the toilet won't fully flush.
I've done the the following:
1. double checked the water level in tank - about 1/4 inch above fill line on over tube.
2. replaced the flapper
3. poured about 2 gallons of water directly into bowl and it flushed like a king!
4. poured a gallon of bleach in the bowl - waited 30 plus minutes and flushed...not really - flushed when i dumped more water.
5. white vinegar (1/2 gallon) down the over flow tube - let it sit for a while then tried to flush - no go
6. spent about an hour with a drill bit apparently cleaning mineral deposits from underneath the lip of the bowl. mostly in the area toward the back where the water flows into the bowl via bowl.
- this last effort seems to have allowed more water when i flush, but there isn't enough siphon, suction to pull it down that last bit.
Any clues?
Thanks,
Glenn
Neophyte handyman/home owner
I have an eljer toilet on my 3rd floor and it had a leak in the fill value so i replaced it with the korky product. it fixed the running water problem in the overflow tube but now the toilet won't fully flush.
I've done the the following:
1. double checked the water level in tank - about 1/4 inch above fill line on over tube.
2. replaced the flapper
3. poured about 2 gallons of water directly into bowl and it flushed like a king!
4. poured a gallon of bleach in the bowl - waited 30 plus minutes and flushed...not really - flushed when i dumped more water.
5. white vinegar (1/2 gallon) down the over flow tube - let it sit for a while then tried to flush - no go
6. spent about an hour with a drill bit apparently cleaning mineral deposits from underneath the lip of the bowl. mostly in the area toward the back where the water flows into the bowl via bowl.
- this last effort seems to have allowed more water when i flush, but there isn't enough siphon, suction to pull it down that last bit.
Any clues?
Thanks,
Glenn
Neophyte handyman/home owner