My toilet won't flush

[Matt Piercy]

My toilet won't flush with enough force to even flush a cigarrette butt down. So far I've replaced the flushing mechanisim twice, and taken the whole toilet off. I've also checked out the line to the sewer. Everything is fine. What could be causing this? I have another toilet in the house and it flushes just fine.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by Matt Piercy

My toilet won't flush with enough force to even flush a cigarrette butt down. So far I've replaced the flushing mechanisim twice, and taken the whole toilet off. I've also checked out the line to the sewer. Everything is fine. What could be causing this? I have another toilet in the house and it flushes just fine.

Perhaps you have a hard water build up or obstuction in the jet(s) that fill the bowl during a flush. Try pouring a bucket of water in the bowl to see if it flushes normally them.

[Matt Piercy]

I didn't mention it, but I did chip out the hard water deposits when I took the toilet off. I just dumped a bucket of water in the toilet. It was the same results as when I normally flush it. It just sloshes around and slowly drains. It doesn't make much of a "whirlpool".

[Michael Larson]

The toilet contains a passage way the is S shaped.
It's unlikely you were able to clean it for it's entire length.
If this is the highest use toilet in the house it may be time for a new one. Good luck.

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by Matt Piercy

My toilet won't flush with enough force to even flush a cigarrette butt down. So far I've replaced the flushing mechanisim twice, and taken the whole toilet off. I've also checked out the line to the sewer. Everything is fine. What could be causing this? I have another toilet in the house and it flushes just fine.

Call a plumber

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

Call a plumber

Or call Brian when he's in a better mood.

[Brian E. Kelly]

My mood is fine than you very much. If one has plumbing problems, one would be prudent to call a plumber.

[Charley L. Bottger]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

Call a plumber

Be nice BK

[Matt Piercy]

The toilet is in the old part of the house. So it's likely it's about 30 yrs old. It's probably time to replace it. It would be cheaper for me to do that first. Besides it's win/win. We want to change the bathroom anyway.

As far as the "Call a plumber" post. I wasn't offended. It's what I was about ready to do before I posted here. This was my last attempt to figure it out. But It makes sense about the build up in the S shaped drain. I'm going to replace the toilet.

[Charley L. Bottger]

Originally Posted by Matt Piercy

The toilet is in the old part of the house. So it's likely it's about 30 yrs old. It's probably time to replace it. It would be cheaper for me to do that first. Besides it's win/win. We want to change the bathroom anyway.

As far as the "Call a plumber" post. I wasn't offended. It's what I was about ready to do before I posted here. This was my last attempt to figure it out. But It makes sense about the build up in the S shaped drain. I'm going to replace the toilet.

Come back and visit often we generally try very hard to be helpfull.

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by cbottger

Be nice BK

If it is a 30 year old house Charley, it could be more than a blocked toilet.

[relliott]

What you are describing tells me someone dropped a hard object down the toilet.
I bet If you snake the thing with a toilet auger it corrects the problem.
Have you got kids?
It could be something as simple as a tooth brush.Go by one at the hard ware store as they are cheap.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by relliott

What you are describing tells me someone dropped a hard object down the toilet.
I bet If you snake the thing with a toilet auger it corrects the problem.
Have you got kids?
It could be something as simple as a tooth brush.Go by one at the hard ware store as they are cheap.

Exactly ,Same thing twice one was a tooth brush , the other was a little kids plastic cup .
I use a metal coat hanger both times and good as new .
........ Cookie

[bjones1]

One other thing to consider, since that part of the house is 30 years old, would be to take a close look at the venting or lack of thereof.

[ldapkus]

My toilet won't flush with enough force to even flush a cigarrette butt down.

May I suggest that you quit eating cigarette butts. The proper way to dispose of cigarette butts is to snuff them out in an ashtray.