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Kieran Troth Posted on Dec 05, 2012
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We have a Sanioflo and when you flush, waste comes back into the toilet bowl, also the sink and the bath take a long time to drain away. Please help

The system has had a good clean out but we still get horrible sewage smells from the sink and the toilet.

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The saniflow should be plumed into the soil pipe system not the general waste water system.

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  • Posted on Dec 15, 2008

SOURCE: have to flush 2 or 3 times to empty toilet bowl

hello, this is a standard toilet you will need to inspect the flapper that is the rubber flap that holds the water up in the tank it works when you pull the lever it pulls the chain upward and lets the water flow if this flapper is old it may not stay up long enough for the water to flow. open the tank top and flush the toilet see if this flapper is staying up long enough and giving the tank enough time to empty if not change this rubber flapper its inexpensive part.
if this is not the reason then you need to adjust your water filler valve there should be a small screw on top of the pivoting float arm
if you have to adjust it for the water limit line inside the tank this will be the proper amount of water needed to flush once completely

also check that the chain lenth on the pull lever is not pulling the flapper down quicker than its supposed to,

try this let me know your results
hope it helps

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 09, 2009

SOURCE: standard toilet will not flush

If this is a new development, then you have a partially clogged drain or maybe a crack in the bowl assembly. If the toilet always did this, then perhaps the drain pipe was not installed correctly.

I would remove the toilet and run a snake through to the main stack. If you find that is clear, check the bowl for cracks and check the tank water level to be sure that the tank is filling to the water line on the tank

Dan Damron

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  • Posted on Aug 05, 2009

SOURCE: Downstairs toilet won't stop filling, upstairs toilet won't fill

for the upstairs if the valve is fully on there is not much you can do other than replace water service to the house or heaven forbid repipe.Valves usually don't restrict fill volume.But you can take the supply loose from the tank and stick it in a bucket turn the valve on and check the flow.this should narrow it down.Down stairs repair or replace flush valve

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 07, 2009

SOURCE: basement toilet won't flush. water fills the bowl

Check your flapper line to the flush handle. The flapper is in the tank on bottom. There shoiuld be a plastic line to handle or chain. :)

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 24, 2009

SOURCE: Can't adjust flush time for complete flush, low bowl water level

flush time depends on how much water is in it,
the water level flote has an adjuster on it, but i cant rember were it is,,, sorry

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