Hello,
my toilet very rarely flushes on the first try. Always on the second consecutive try. At first I thought I had a clog so I called a plumber. He used an auger and seemed to resolve my problem, he had two successfull flushes in a row. Anyway about a week later I started to have the problem again. Instead of calling a plumber again I purchased the same auger he used and tried to clear it but I still had the problem even after the auger went all the way in. I tried the auger three times with no luck.
What is weird is that after the first flush some "items" go down the drain but I don't get that good final flush. I have to flush again when the tank refills and what I did notice is that when I perform the second flush the level of water in the bowl is higher, since it has some remaining water from the last failed flush. Now I am thinking that perhaps my problem is not a clog somewhere that I can't reach with the auger but perhaps the level of water in the bowl is not high enough before the flush to complete the flush. Is this possible, does the water level in the bowl make a difference and if so what is causing this problem? Unless of course there is a clog that was not resolved by the auger and requires multiple flushes. I don't know, it is a flushing mystery. Any ideas would be appreciated, please don't tell me I need a new bowl, this one is only 9 years old, a unque, discontinued color that matches my sink, an American Standard elongated bowl.
thanks
cj
my toilet very rarely flushes on the first try. Always on the second consecutive try. At first I thought I had a clog so I called a plumber. He used an auger and seemed to resolve my problem, he had two successfull flushes in a row. Anyway about a week later I started to have the problem again. Instead of calling a plumber again I purchased the same auger he used and tried to clear it but I still had the problem even after the auger went all the way in. I tried the auger three times with no luck.
What is weird is that after the first flush some "items" go down the drain but I don't get that good final flush. I have to flush again when the tank refills and what I did notice is that when I perform the second flush the level of water in the bowl is higher, since it has some remaining water from the last failed flush. Now I am thinking that perhaps my problem is not a clog somewhere that I can't reach with the auger but perhaps the level of water in the bowl is not high enough before the flush to complete the flush. Is this possible, does the water level in the bowl make a difference and if so what is causing this problem? Unless of course there is a clog that was not resolved by the auger and requires multiple flushes. I don't know, it is a flushing mystery. Any ideas would be appreciated, please don't tell me I need a new bowl, this one is only 9 years old, a unque, discontinued color that matches my sink, an American Standard elongated bowl.
thanks
cj