Loke
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At my (charitable organization) workplace the bathrooms are in the basement. The toilets are old water guzzlers and we've recently been having a number of issues with them. Flappers and towers have been replaced, but there are still some issues. Was told this morning that there is some leaking and flushing isn't working well. I had checked the toilets on Friday, before leaving work, and flushing seemed to be working. The only thing I noted was that they seemed to take a long time to flush and that the water didn't go out of the bowl as completely as I expected. But I am comparing to my new Gwyneth Totos at home - no reasonable comparison, of course!
It has been suggested, by the handyman who is working on the toilets, that we should consider having the waste lines cleared (by an industrial plumbing outfit, not regular "roto-rooter") as he says that basement toilets are even more sensitive to reduced capacity in waste lines because they don't have gravity helping things along. Does this sound right?
One of the volunteers of the organization is just saying that we should replace the toilets - but I think that if the line is at least part of the problem then it should be handled first. We don't have large trees ON our property, but there are such in the lane/alley and in neighbouring yards so who knows how far roots might extend.
If it is deemed that line clearing is the first line of attack and that doesn't resolve things, the next question is - what toilets would be best for basement use? Cost may be an issue, but we have to have reliable toilets, too. We are in the middle of the prairies, in Canada - nowhere near Terry and his good selection/prices, unfortunately.
Any advice would be welcome.
Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. and I am dealing with toilet issues at my workplace - something not quite right here...
It has been suggested, by the handyman who is working on the toilets, that we should consider having the waste lines cleared (by an industrial plumbing outfit, not regular "roto-rooter") as he says that basement toilets are even more sensitive to reduced capacity in waste lines because they don't have gravity helping things along. Does this sound right?
One of the volunteers of the organization is just saying that we should replace the toilets - but I think that if the line is at least part of the problem then it should be handled first. We don't have large trees ON our property, but there are such in the lane/alley and in neighbouring yards so who knows how far roots might extend.
If it is deemed that line clearing is the first line of attack and that doesn't resolve things, the next question is - what toilets would be best for basement use? Cost may be an issue, but we have to have reliable toilets, too. We are in the middle of the prairies, in Canada - nowhere near Terry and his good selection/prices, unfortunately.
Any advice would be welcome.
Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. and I am dealing with toilet issues at my workplace - something not quite right here...