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Clogs
When a toilet won't flush, water rises in the bowl and begins spilling onto the floor and panic sets in. There is probably an obstruction in the trap or further down the drainpipe if a toilet requires plunging on a regular basis. This may be a symptom of a bigger problem farther down the sewer line.
Running Toilets
Your toilet is leaking if you hear water running in your toilet tank for extended periods after a flush. By allowing this to continue it is dumping water down the overflow tube and wasting up to 200 gallons of water daily. Corroded overflow pipes, worn out flapper valves or flush valves assemblies can be the problem. By calling us, you may save enough money on your next few water bills to cover the cost of the plumbing repair.
When is it time to replace my toilet?
If your toilet was manufactured before 1994, it is probably costing you a lot in water. Older toilets generally use 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf). Low-flow toilets use only 1.6 gallons per flush and the newest low-flow designs provide the same amount of flushing power as the older 3.5 gallon models.
New environmentally-friendly toilet designs go even further to save water by using a dual flushing system which uses only 0.9 gallons to flush liquid waste and all 1.6 gallons to flush solid waste.
When a toilet won't flush, water rises in the bowl and begins spilling onto the floor and panic sets in. There is probably an obstruction in the trap or further down the drainpipe if a toilet requires plunging on a regular basis. This may be a symptom of a bigger problem farther down the sewer line.
Running Toilets
Your toilet is leaking if you hear water running in your toilet tank for extended periods after a flush. By allowing this to continue it is dumping water down the overflow tube and wasting up to 200 gallons of water daily. Corroded overflow pipes, worn out flapper valves or flush valves assemblies can be the problem. By calling us, you may save enough money on your next few water bills to cover the cost of the plumbing repair.
When is it time to replace my toilet?
If your toilet was manufactured before 1994, it is probably costing you a lot in water. Older toilets generally use 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf). Low-flow toilets use only 1.6 gallons per flush and the newest low-flow designs provide the same amount of flushing power as the older 3.5 gallon models.
New environmentally-friendly toilet designs go even further to save water by using a dual flushing system which uses only 0.9 gallons to flush liquid waste and all 1.6 gallons to flush solid waste.
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Toilet Clogs & Running Toilets
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