The problem of the flow of the toilet bowl is very common. If you have counters installed, this situation spills into unnecessary waste. In order to start repairing the toilet bowl, you need to determine what kind of breakdown you encountered.
Why does the toilet bowl flow?
The most frequent breakdowns are:
- to flow the toilet bowl across the overflow;
- a leak between the tank and the toilet;
- flow of the toilet bowl when draining.
How can I make sure that the toilet bowl does not leak?
Before taking up repairs, you need to find out exactly what to fix. The most common types of leakage are:
- Flowing from the drain tank through the overflow into the toilet. The reasons may be:
- displacement from the lever float (in this case, you need to correct it by opening the lid of the tank);
- in the float can be water (you need to pour the water, dry it, if there are damages, seal the cracks and seal with epoxy glue and attach the float to the fastener);
- Damage to the float valve (it must be replaced with a new one);
- damage to the siphon membrane (it is necessary to select a new membrane of the same shape and size).
- check the condition of the cuff connecting the drain tank and toilet bowl (if it is faulty, it is corrected and tightened with clamps);
- tighten the nuts and bolts that secure the tank to the toilet seat;
- check the rubber gaskets that are on the tank and, if necessary, replace them;
- if there are cracks in the toilet bowl, disconnect it from the water supply, dry it, seal the cracks with a special sealant for sanitary ware.
- the drain valve (if it is loose, then the gasket in the valve is changed);
- the drain button (if it is displaced, it is necessary to correct the knob height adjustment in the initial position);
- a nut of fastening of a tank to a toilet bowl (to tighten it in case of a loose fit).
Thus, you can independently figure out what to do when the toilet bowl flows.