PorcelainWoes
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Hi from Colorado, I'm new here!
I have a home with 3 bathrooms, and one of the toilets has me very frustrated... About 80% of the time I flush it (the tank is all the way full), it will act like the siphon jet is plugged up, little to no water shoots out of it, instead most of the water comes out the holes in the upper rim of the bowl, and the resulting flush is VERY weak... definitely not enough for "number twos" to go down, so I haven't used that toilet for almost 1 year now.
The strange part is, back when I was still using the toilet, 20% of the time a flush will be perfectly NORMAL with plenty of siphon jet power.
I was told that the siphon jet must be clogged, but I really don't think that is the problem... 6 months ago I totally drained the toilet of water, temporarily plugged the siphon jet hole, poured muriatic acid into the inner workings of the bowl and let the acid sit there for 5 hours. When I unplugged the jet hole to drain the acid, there wasn't really any dissolved debris or scale to speak of. It should be noted that water DOES flow through the jet hole just fine when I manually pour a couple gallons of water into the tank filler tube.
Today I messed with it some more, and the frustration continues. Out of 10 full-tank flushes in a row, the first 6 flushes were full-power and the siphon jet worked fine. The last 4 flushes were pathetic, little to no jet action. Out of all the water drains in my house (3 bathroom sinks, 3 toilets, 2 bathtubs, 1 kitchen sink, basement floor drain), this one toilet is the only thing that hasn't been performing flawlessly for the 13 years I have lived here.
What gives??? I am ready to rip the darn thing out and replace it, but I really want to fix it instead of replace it.
I have a home with 3 bathrooms, and one of the toilets has me very frustrated... About 80% of the time I flush it (the tank is all the way full), it will act like the siphon jet is plugged up, little to no water shoots out of it, instead most of the water comes out the holes in the upper rim of the bowl, and the resulting flush is VERY weak... definitely not enough for "number twos" to go down, so I haven't used that toilet for almost 1 year now.
The strange part is, back when I was still using the toilet, 20% of the time a flush will be perfectly NORMAL with plenty of siphon jet power.
I was told that the siphon jet must be clogged, but I really don't think that is the problem... 6 months ago I totally drained the toilet of water, temporarily plugged the siphon jet hole, poured muriatic acid into the inner workings of the bowl and let the acid sit there for 5 hours. When I unplugged the jet hole to drain the acid, there wasn't really any dissolved debris or scale to speak of. It should be noted that water DOES flow through the jet hole just fine when I manually pour a couple gallons of water into the tank filler tube.
Today I messed with it some more, and the frustration continues. Out of 10 full-tank flushes in a row, the first 6 flushes were full-power and the siphon jet worked fine. The last 4 flushes were pathetic, little to no jet action. Out of all the water drains in my house (3 bathroom sinks, 3 toilets, 2 bathtubs, 1 kitchen sink, basement floor drain), this one toilet is the only thing that hasn't been performing flawlessly for the 13 years I have lived here.
What gives??? I am ready to rip the darn thing out and replace it, but I really want to fix it instead of replace it.
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