aargh toilet blocked!

sydneybean

hi,
just been in bathroom and noticed that my toilet is blocked! have flushed it a couple of times, water is clear but quite high although dropping.

any suggestions?? should i just keep flushing it and hope it gets rid of blockage?? i have already had my arm in there and cant feel anything!

not the start to the day i have envisioned lol!

ariba10

Have a look outside for an inspection chamber cover.

Lift the cover up and have a look.

sydneybean

thanks, will ask my dad to help when he comes round. not sure which would be the right cover, have 2 in back garden and one in front! lucky girl that i am my front garden one has lots of visits from the water board as i believe it is the main sewer one.

real1314

sydneybean wrote: »

hi,
just been in bathroom and noticed that my toilet is blocked! have flushed it a couple of times, water is clear but quite high although dropping.

any suggestions?? should i just keep flushing it and hope it gets rid of blockage?? i have already had my arm in there and cant feel anything!

not the start to the day i have envisioned lol!

The water is clear because that's fresh water from the cistern/supply.

The blockage will be somewhere past the toilet, possibly in the soil pipe, but possibly further down.
Have any of your neighbours got the same problem? :cool:

sillygoose

As its slowing draining down to normal level its a good start, you could try some buckets of hot water maybe with a bottle of bleach in it. Hot water is far more effective at dissolving things than cold (including poo, fats, soaps etc). Its obviously draining past the blockage a little so hot water and bleach may widen that opening and the blockages 'grip' on the pipe. If you can get some decent flow going the the flow may erode the rest of the blockage pretty quickly.

daveyjp

Never keep flushing! Use a bucket of water and pour it is slowly. It may not be a soil pipe blockage. Ours started draining slowly and it was due to calcium build up in the U bend. Get your hand into it and see if it feels rough. I cleared it with a dose of one shot drain clear, £10 from B&Q.

You can clear all water from a toilet using a car washing sponge.

vax2002

boil the kettle and pour it down, usually this does the trick.

securityman

Use a mob with a plastic bag over the head like a big plunger.

keystone

Slow draining implies a buildup of toilet paper.

Have you noticed that one of these might have gone missing recently?



If so its in the U bend of the pan.

Cheers

ormus

do you have ladies in the house? they tend to put things in the toilet that they havent eaten.
kids like to hide toys down there too.

panchenlama

you can buy a set of rods from ebay dirt cheap and every house should have one in my view as they can easily save a call out (which costs a fortune)

e.g....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12PC-DRAIN-RODS-9METER-PLUNGER-WORM-SCREW-UNBLOCKER-/380363870666?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item588f7411ca