One member of our household tends to do infrequent but high-volume dumps which often cause the toilet to overflow when it is flushed. The toilet seems very difficult to snake as well.
Is there a modern (and presumably water-saving) toilet that might be particularly suitable for this situation?
MB
YES.
The better ones come in two types. There are power flush models that use electric or water pressure to provide extra force to the water during the flush. The others just use good design. Since there seems to be more and better models with good design now, we seem to hear less about the power flush types that can require more maintenance.
Any well designed model will have at least a 2 inch trap. Larger is better. It will also have a fully glazed trap. There are other factors, but there are no recognized standards for those factors as far as I know.
In the US the American Standard Cadets (there are several models) seems to be the model of choice and is generally easy to find and available at a good price. Note: some of their models are fancy and expensive, but the base models are reasonable.
The contractor's special that they put in new homes are not good, but they are cheap. Not all expensive models are any better, but they look fancy.
Sin
Cheapest solution is to get the person to flush twice, once in mid-dump, once at the end.
Don't spring for a new toilet until you make sure there's not something simple wrong with the one that's there now.
I presume you already tried cleaning out the holes around the bottom of the bowl rim with a piece of coat hanger wire in case they were clogged with lime. A pocket mirror will show you those. If you haven't, do so.
There's a fair chance some non-disolvable object was dropped down that toilet some time in the past and is stuck in the "trap" portion of the toilet itself
The surest way to check that is to disconnect the water supply line, unbolt the toilet from the floor, and tip it over so you can see if anything is lodged in the trap that you couldn't see from the bowl side of the drain passage.
With the toilet removed you'll also be able to more easily run a *long* snake down the drain line to try and clean it fully out.
Oh, and get a replacement wax ring first. You'll need it to reseal the toilet to it's flange on replacing it.
Don't leave the drain hole open for hours on end if you can't put the toilet back in place right away. Sewer gas can be dangerous in addition to being smelly. You can stuff a wet towel into the drain opening to temporarily seal it off.
Good luck,
Jeff
Jeff Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"If you can smile when th> One member of our household tends to do infrequent but high-volume dumps
See the following report complete with photos of simulated feces used to test a wide range of toilets.
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feed the person more fiber and get them to use the facilities more often.. this will stop their problem....
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Only a man would have written this. Pat
And better hydration, especially during the summer.
Minnie Bannister wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:
My wife watches a child who has BMs that can choke a normal toilet. This one has been recommended, but I've been waiting for some more reviews.
First make sure your toilet has a working syphon. They flush MUCH better. For really big loads, get an OLD or imported water wasting toilet, at least 4 gal/flush.
Yep, it does indeed work well. True outlet size is 2 3/8", with 3" at the initial flush point. $249 as of last week at Home Depot.
TOilets made with SLoan pressure flush valve work well. Available from Kohler and Gerber and others. Kohler and Gerber work well but Kohler is noisy and gerber has very high water level so you might want to get tall version. Neither can overflow because they have a back pressure valve which stops a flush if it cannot finish properly. Great valve technology that is underrated in my opinion.
That can help, but often it's merely a diameter problem. Sometimes it can help to start the flush just before it totally drops. But other solutions are better. A trap that's bigger than 2" (and glazed of course) would help. The more powerful flush solutions would also help.
Get Toto toilets. That's all we use and have NEVER stopped one up. They= have a
3" bowl and trap opening.They are somewhat expensive, though.
Steve
On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 09:42:25 -0400, Minnie Bannister put together some random words that = came up with:
One trick is to keep a bucket around, and when it looks like flushing might cause the toilet to stop-up, then fill up the bucket, and *at the same instant as you hit the flush-lever*, pour in the water at the *back* of the toilet.
With luck, all the, uh, crap sitting at the bottom, over the exit hole, will be blasted (dispersed) out into the rest of the toilet-bowl (water), and can then , with luck, go down "one at a time".
Give it a try -- sure a lot cheaper than buying a new toilet!
David
with bad luck you just 'blasted (dispersed)' sh** all over the floor...
randy
Here are some links to reports about water-saving toilet comparative performance (forgive me, I can't figure out how to insert a functional link, so you'll have to copy and paste the URL to your browser):
Dual Flush Toilets Compared
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