Blocked toilet (oh no, not again - sorry!)

Jennie · 2005-10-11T19:25:19+00:00

Apologies if you're just having your tea!Could anyone give me a sort of check list for unblocking the toilet -it's forever getting blocked. It seems as though anything solid getsstuck in the 'throat' or bottom of the pan and doesn't get roundthe bend unless encouraged, ie by shoving the toilet brush at it, whenit disappears with no problem. I've checked the following - whatelse?Pressure of water entering the pan when it's flushed is slightlylower than average possibly, but not enough to make a difference, itstill blocks when I throw a bucket of hot water in from a height too,it breaks the solids up a bit but doesn't shove them round.I've prodded and pushed round the bend with my hand and with one ofthose corkscrew things on the end of a long cable (is this an augur?)There seems to be nothing there to cause a jam.And surely a toilet pan couldn't have been made with an exit toosmall to allow normal human waste through it? It's called a Trent ifthat makes any difference.What else could I check that might be preventing this from rounding thebend? As I said, once round the bend it disappears with no problem andthe water level returns to normal, until the next time.Ideas please someoneThanks