Jun 21, 2010 · Turn the toilet upside down and shine a flashlight up into the toilet. With most of them you can see almost up to the top of the trap. If nothing there, then use a mirror and …

Jan 22, 2008 · We use a closet auger with the large 1-3/8" end on it. Smaller cables can go right by the obstruction and not move it. This is the plunger we like. Leave a little bit of water in the …

Dec 24, 2020 · Could be that your toilet feeds into some fitting that does not have a soft curve. That was fairly common in the past. So is the problem the drain line, or the toilet. Probably …

Jun 12, 2011 · Oftentimes the emptying isn't complete. I ran a 3 foot toilet auger down the toilet and pulled out a small clump of tree roots. These roots look like the tree roots from a palm tree …

Dec 8, 2009 · The toilet auger probably just goes around them if that's the problem. If you think that is a possibility, you could pull the toilet and see if you can locate the jam from the …

Dec 18, 2021 · While the instructions often say to place the wax on the toilet then set the toilet...it's safer to put the wax on the flange, and then set the toilet down using the bolts to …

May 23, 2020 · I pulled the toilet out (augur still attached). Found a good chunk of cucumber at the toilet outlet and cleared that. Auger is still stuck. Two theories: 1) The auger head is just …

Feb 23, 2006 · A toilet auger might get it out, or you might have to pull the toilet off of the floor and try to push it back out from the bottom. Those things can be a pain as with the spring in them, …

Jul 18, 2007 · It's called a " wash down" as opposed to a "reverse trap" toilet bowl. The latter was a little quieter and a bit more expensive. Closet augers go both ways. Both flush quite well. …

Aug 30, 2021 · I have a toilet that will not drain. I have a GOOD plunger, I can get everything to eventually work through but still flushes slowly and will not go without lots of plunger work. I …