Is your toilet blocked? The siphoning no longer occurs when you flush the toilet? Is the water rising and flowing slowly? Or a frequent gulp gulp noise? These items are all symptoms of problems with your toilet. In this article, we will teach you the basic to more advanced methods for unblocking your toilet.
Use your traditional suction cup when the water no longer goes down into the bowl. Pump vigorously, while trying not to splash water everywhere. Depending on the size of the traffic jam, you may have to persist for a while. The important thing is to feel the suction that the suction cup creates. In addition, I recommend that you avoid very cheap suction cups, which are found for example at Doloroma. They tend to break easily and not keep their shape.
The chemical method: hydrochloric acid, CLR, anti-limescale product and descaling agent. The use of this method may be suitable when the water drains with difficulty but there is no blockage in the toilet itself. This situation occurs when the inflow of water from the tank to the bowl does not occur quickly enough because of the scale and limescale accumulating in the armor present all around the top of the bowl, and from the main to the bottom of the bowl, preventing siphoning to occur. You can also try to manually scrape the limescale to help clear the space and regain the capacity for water to flow from before. This method is of course delicate, which is why we recommend that you do business with a professional unblocker. Some toilets are also of poor quality, that is to say that the tank itself is very small or the shape of the toilet siphon does not allow quality siphoning. In this situation, we recommend replacing the toilet.
The drill ferret: this method consists of inserting a ferret fitted with a drill. This method is foolproof for dislodging any blockage. Be careful because to avoid damaging the toilet, you will need the appropriate tool and the appropriate technique. Do not hesitate to contact us so that we can resolve
Other recurring blockage situations are caused by an object caught in the toilet. In this situation, you will have to pull the toilet out to remove the object. Camera inspection will be necessary to ensure that nothing is obstructing the toilet in places that are not visually accessible. Deal with a professional in this case.
Caught with a toilet blockage problem? Did the previous methods not bear fruit? We are specialists in unblocking toilets and other drain blockage problems. Do not hesitate, contact us!
