I recently purchased a home and changed out one of the toilet. Due to the size of the rough in, 10 inch and the water pipe coming out of the drywall right behind the toilet, I had a hard time finding one that would fit in spot. Most toilet, the back lower portion of the toilet would hit the water pipe and the water valve.
However, ever since installing the new toilet, I've been having clog in the house main line only affecting that bathroom. The bathroom is toward the back of the house. None of the other bathrooms or kitchen are effected. I would get bubbles come up and had to get plumber ran the snake to clear it each time. It has been clogged 3 times now in 6 months. The last time the plumber cleared it, he said it's probably toilet paper (not stuck in the toilet). We also don't use that bathroom often. I just recently realized that it's probably the toilet.
It's a Glacier Bay bought from homedepot with dual flush 1.1 and 1.6 Gpf and it's flush is not very strong. A guy also came by with a snake camera and tested with a little bit of toilet paper and said it doesn't flush very far and think my drain pipe in that area is too flat. He recommended that I should get my drain pipe fixed and told me that certain section of my house subfloor near that toilet to be cut and fixed. However, this is a 20 years old house and I don't believe the previous owner would have such a problem all those years.
Before heading down that route, I think I want to change out to a better toilet. Is there a certain brand and type of toilet is good at moving waste further down the drain? Also, since my toilet water supply pipe comes out directly behind it, which limits my toilet selection, is it possible for me to cut it and attach an elbow to come out to the side of the toilet instead? I am wondering if there's issue in term of water flow or trouble later by doing this? Or do I need to cut the drywall and fix it behind there?
However, ever since installing the new toilet, I've been having clog in the house main line only affecting that bathroom. The bathroom is toward the back of the house. None of the other bathrooms or kitchen are effected. I would get bubbles come up and had to get plumber ran the snake to clear it each time. It has been clogged 3 times now in 6 months. The last time the plumber cleared it, he said it's probably toilet paper (not stuck in the toilet). We also don't use that bathroom often. I just recently realized that it's probably the toilet.
It's a Glacier Bay bought from homedepot with dual flush 1.1 and 1.6 Gpf and it's flush is not very strong. A guy also came by with a snake camera and tested with a little bit of toilet paper and said it doesn't flush very far and think my drain pipe in that area is too flat. He recommended that I should get my drain pipe fixed and told me that certain section of my house subfloor near that toilet to be cut and fixed. However, this is a 20 years old house and I don't believe the previous owner would have such a problem all those years.
Before heading down that route, I think I want to change out to a better toilet. Is there a certain brand and type of toilet is good at moving waste further down the drain? Also, since my toilet water supply pipe comes out directly behind it, which limits my toilet selection, is it possible for me to cut it and attach an elbow to come out to the side of the toilet instead? I am wondering if there's issue in term of water flow or trouble later by doing this? Or do I need to cut the drywall and fix it behind there?