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3N640 N. 17th Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
phone: 630-377-3608
fax: 630-377-2833
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Toilets
A clogged trap in a toilet is a ticklish problem, so be careful with whatever method you use for cleaning the drain. Most toilets are made of vitreous china, which might crack if exposed to extremely hot water. A plunger will normally handle simple toilet clogs. Another method of cleaning a toilet trap or toilet is the use of an auger with an adjustable, crank-type handle. Known to plumbers as a "snake," the spring-steel coil is easily worked past the trap and down the pipe. A three-foot auger is inexpensive and will quickly drill through most clogs. Use the auger carefully. Careless handling may crack the toilet. If the rubber-cupped plunger or the auger does not clear the toilet, call your plumber.
Toilet tanks and bowls are made of vitreous china and are impervious to ordinary household acids. If something more than hot water and soap is needed to clean them, apply a non-abrasive powder or cleaner recommended by the manufacturer or your plumber. Many good bowl cleaners are on the market today. Most plumbers, however, have found that the chemicals in "blue water" continuous bowl cleaners tend to accelerate the deterioration of the rubber and neoprene parts in the tank.
Seat bumpers (found under the toilet seat) should be replaced if worn. Defective bumpers may cause breakage of the seat or hinges. Stains or moisture at the base of the toilet bowl indicate that the joint or seal between the toilet and its outlet have failed and should be reset immediately to prevent rotting of the floor, damage to the plaster of the ceiling below, and possible leakage of sewer gas into the home.
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