I BELIEVE IAM HAVING SOME TYPE OF VACUME ISSUE WITH TOILET

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I bouught a new fluidmaster 4021GR for the same problem I am having with the new one..toilet flushes but 50% of the time it stops and doesnt fill

When that happens it is usually because the float became caught in the flush handle mechanism. This is due to improper clearance when the unit is installed. As long as the float can move freely in the vertical direction, there should not be an issue with the toilet filling.

Mar 02, 2015 • Home

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How do I fix a toilet that bubbles (small air bubbles from below) and flushes slow, and not completely very often?

Remove the toilet & have a plumbing company power snake
as much of the entire homes waste drain as possible

Maybe clogged inside the home on most runs & also out to
the street,have them do as much as they can, out to the street

Remove all toilets, so they can do good job & you can check &
clean them from under it

Have them run a camera down ALL drains & to the street

Jul 19, 2014 • Briggs Abingdon Ada Toilet Express

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Toilet upstairs sometimes drains when the one downstairs is flushed.

It could be a blocked vent.when the downstairs toilet flushes it draws air down the drain with the wastewater. The vent is suppose to supply air to make up for this. If the vent is blocked or there is no vent. Air is drawn from the easiest place ,in this case through the upstairs toilet,drawing the water out of the toilet trap with it. In northern climates the vents sometimes frost shut causing the problem you describe. Hope this helps.

Jan 14, 2014 • Home

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Saniplus pump sounds like a jackhammer

I'm glad you asked today, and not 3 months ago!
We also have this model, and ours is hooked to a septic tank, and with a whole lot of trouble, I believe we have your answer.
It is: Toilet paper.
You can pull up the Sani-flush people on line, and they will help you disassemble your unit and clean it. You should find it bound up with a big wad of toilet paper. The newer toilet papers, particularly the softer/gentler/stronger ones, are more glue than paper, and will clog up everything. After our latest go-around a few months ago, we had to go to some stores and buy an assortment of toilet papers, and put samples in glass jars with water, and shake them, to see which would disintegrate, and which stayed together. Because of this, sounds like you will find this the problem. Best not push the motor, or it may burn up, and be quite expensive to fix.
Be blessed,

Dec 24, 2013 • Saniflo & Saniplus& Macerator Pump

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Flush shoots out of the toilet

Sounds like you have a blockage. Plunge the toilet until it flushes correctly.

Dec 21, 2013 • Eljer TITAN 15" Two-Piece Toilet - 09

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Vanquish shower goes hot and cold sometimes

Are the pressure ballance taps? If the shower is on and someone flushes the toilet the water will get hot in the shower,if they are not pressure ballance taps,or if they are the cartridge needs to be replaced in the tap.

Apr 18, 2013 • Home

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Toilet won't flush all the way. Drains real slow, sometimes flushes just fine. No drains are cloged. Water fills up just fine. You can hear it draining its just real slow. When we use the plunger it...

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Mar 01, 2011 • Eljer Toilet Onepiece Canterbury ...

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Flush is weakening. Toilet paper won"t flush

Sorry to read about your problem, I hope this helps you out.

i dont think you have toilet issue,

Try this. take a large bucket, like a paint or home depot orange bucket. fill 1/2 way...
put some toilet paper in the toilet. Then pour the water in fast, and see how it flushes. it it does a easy flush then your drain is ok. if its slow, you have a drain issue and not the toilet.

if that the case, then goto the toilet, and clean out all of the little holes, that are around the unit.. where you see the water come out. they can be clogged up. a small type wire like a clothes hanger.

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Dec 31, 2010 • Kohler 3386-6 Rialto Skylight Round Front...

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Have to hold down toil handle for 4 secs to flush

Assuming we are talking about a standard flush toilet, it sounds like the internal flush actuator lever is hitting the top of the toilet on the inside. Remove the lid, hold the exterior handle. and carefully bend the lever down a little. Also make sure the lever hasn't slipped or is loose. Put the lid back on try again. Repeat until the toilet flushes with the lid on.

Jan 25, 2010 • Kitchen Appliances - Others

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My toto toilet has both 1.6 gal and 6 gal flushes. the short flush doesn't go down.

I am not a toto expert but i think i understand the gravity control toilet concept.A gravity flush tank type toilet flushes do to the force of water traveling from the tank to the bowl in a small passageway and forces the water in the bowl towards the integral trap in the toilet.In other words the water isnt dumping quick enough or the passageway is restricted.,My guess is the flush valve isnt dumping all at once.

Dec 01, 2009 • Toto Aquia II Dual Flush Toilet

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The water in the tank is not filling to the water line, thereby not providing enough water to flush properly. Adjust the float so that the tank fills to the water line

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Anonymous Apr 27, 2009

Toilets work on a siphon principal....the bowl level is self adjusting, if there was too much, it would simply drain to the proper level.

Do you have any objects in the tank to displace water?
Anonymous Apr 27, 2009

If there is a crack somewhere in the drain section of the bowl, that would cause it not to drain correctly.
Anonymous Apr 27, 2009

Another possibility is that there may be partial clogs between the tank and the bowl, The bowl needs to fill quickly in order to create a siphon action. If it fills slowly, the water drains into the sewer but does not fill the drain channel completely, thereby preventing the siphon
Anonymous Sep 13, 2012

That sounds like what my plumber believes is happening to my toilet that is the same type and having the same problem as the original poster. He has quickly jumped to "get a new toilet". However, is there a way to clean these clogs between tank and bowl?
Anonymous Sep 13, 2012

That is what my plumber figures is happening to me. He says, replace the toilet. But, is there some way to clean these partial clogs betwen the tank and bowl? I have the same toilet as the original poster.

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Clean out the ports under the rim with a coat hanger and this will solve your problem.

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I bouught a new fluidmaster 4021GR for the same problem I am having with the new one..toilet flushes but 50% of the time it stops and doesnt fill

How do I fix a toilet that bubbles (small air bubbles from below) and flushes slow, and not completely very often?

Toilet upstairs sometimes drains when the one downstairs is flushed.

Saniplus pump sounds like a jackhammer

Flush shoots out of the toilet

Vanquish shower goes hot and cold sometimes

Toilet won't flush all the way. Drains real slow, sometimes flushes just fine. No drains are cloged. Water fills up just fine. You can hear it draining its just real slow. When we use the plunger it...

Flush is weakening. Toilet paper won"t flush

Have to hold down toil handle for 4 secs to flush

My toto toilet has both 1.6 gal and 6 gal flushes. the short flush doesn't go down.

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I bouught a new fluidmaster 4021GR for the same problem I am having with the new one..toilet flushes but 50% of the time it stops and doesnt fill

How do I fix a toilet that bubbles (small air bubbles from below) and flushes slow, and not completely very often?

Toilet upstairs sometimes drains when the one downstairs is flushed.

Saniplus pump sounds like a jackhammer

Flush shoots out of the toilet

Vanquish shower goes hot and cold sometimes

Toilet won't flush all the way. Drains real slow, sometimes flushes just fine. No drains are cloged. Water fills up just fine. You can hear it draining its just real slow. When we use the plunger it...

Flush is weakening. Toilet paper won"t flush

Have to hold down toil handle for 4 secs to flush

My toto toilet has both 1.6 gal and 6 gal flushes. the short flush doesn't go down.

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Colony 2388.012.222 Linen Two-Piece Round Front Toilet

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