When I flush it the toilet fills right up with water then steadliy empties but still leaves quite a bit of water still in the toilet. HELP!!

OJ, February 2009

Plunger may well work... but...

I have this problem every few months. You may have a blocked toilet pan but the issue I get is a blockage of the pipe leading from the inspection pit outside the house. Foul water builds up in the pit and back pressure stops the toilet pan from draining quickly.

I take the lid off the pit and use a piece of plumbers barrier pipe about 2M long both stiff and flexible enough to poke the obstruction away. Then a quick hose down.

It's a ten minute job. If it is your pan that's blocked you can get a drain cleaning spring that will go around the bends in the pipework from a good DIY or hardware store.

Or use a plunger...

Peccavi, February 2009

Go to the hardware shop and get a "plunger". This is a handle with a rubble device on the end. The put the rubber end down the loo and give it a couple of quick pump like strokes. This generates pressure and would normall remove any blockage. Good luck!

bill, February 2009