At some point in our life you will have toilet flushing issues and will need to make your toilet flush better. Usually all that is required to fix this common toilet problem, are a few simple tricks. If your toilet is very old, like over twenty five years old, it may be worth while to just replace the whole toilet as a unit. This way you start off with brand spanking new parts good for many years to come and is really not to expensive to do.
Some people would rather not replace their toilet and would like to just improve the flush, so it is close to flushing like new again. Let’s assume the internals inside your toilets tank such as your seals and floats etc are OK! Yet you still have a poor flushing issue. Follow these steps first before proceeding to the next level.
- Is Your Toilet Bowl Partially Plugged? What you can do to tell if your toilet bowl is partially plugged or not, is to pour a gallon off water all at once into the toilet bowl and see if it flushes right away and properly! If it does flush properly, move on to step 2. It it does not flush properly, there is your problem and you need to un-plug your toilet bowl before moving on to step 2.
- If you are now on step 2, we know your toilet bowl is not plugged. The next thing you will do is remove your toilet tank lid and see if your water level correct. There will be a mark on the side of the tank, where your water level should be set at for best flushing power. If the water level is correct, but still has a poor flushing problem, move on to step 3. If your water level is to high or to low, you must set it by adjusting your water tank float assembly.
- If you are now on step 3 you know your toilet bowl is not plugged and your toilet tank level is correct. The next thing you will do is clear the toilet bowls flush holes located just underneath the inside rim of your toilet bowl. You will have to kneel down to see these holes as they are small. You will need to get a small drill bit, or possibly a piece of steel coat hanger and push it through each of these small holes to clear out the built up junk. These holes over time get partially blocked or some fully block and will cause your toilet flushing power to decease significantly. Once these holes are thoroughly cleaned out, check your toilets flushing power to see if improved or not. You are now ready to go to the next level!
After you have completed the steps above you will now apply the next set of tricks/steps to improve your toilets flushing power.
- Turn of your toilets water tank water supply. The water supply valve will be located on a tube connecting the toilet to the water supply coming out of the wall or floor. There will be a knob or shut of valve, turn it to your right to close it and shut off the water supply. Now remove your toilets tank lid and flush your toilet. This will allow almost all the water to flow out from the toilet tank and not be replaced until you turn back on the water supply. Now pour into your toilet tank about one gallon of common house hold bleach ( open windows for ventilation). Allow the bleach to just sit inside the toilet tank for 15-20 minutes, but no longer as can start to eat seals. After 15-20 min flush toilet as usual, so all the bleach can go through the internals of your toilet and fee up and dissolve built up junk, which tends to reduce your flushing power. Turn your tank water supply back on (open at least 2 full tuns or completely) and let the tank fill up, then flush your toilet to flush out the bleach and junk repeat this 3-4 times to thoroughly flush out the bleach.
- Your next step is to pour about 1 quart of plain white vinegar down the tube inside your toilet tank, that your water tank rubber fill hose will be connected to. Just remove the rubber hose, pour the white vinegar down the tube using a funnel, then let this sit for at least 2 hours or as long as possible before flushing the toilet again. This again will help dissolve junk and disinfect your toilet bowl internals hopefully improving your toilets flushing power.
After doing all of this your toilet should have a much better flushing power. You can do the 2 steps in the second level every so often as your regular toilet maintenance and it will keep it working like new as long as possible. As you can see a variety of issues can cause your toilet to loss it’s flushing power, but by applying these easy home fix tips and tricks your toilet will be flushing away in no time!
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