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My toilet won't flush :/
The back part of my toilet only has about an inch of water in it and it won't flush. It worked last time I used it and I live alone so no one else did anything to it. I sometimes have an issue where the thing attached to the flusher falls off and i just have to put it back on, but it is on right now and it still won't flush. I don't really want to ask anyone to help me in person because the toilet has stuff in it which is awkward. Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks for the help!
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Hi there,
I think everyone has had this experience, so don't feel too weird about it.
First things first:
Get a bucket or some such water toting device, and fill it in the tub/shower, then pour it into your toilet tank. Once you have the normal amount of water in there, flush it.
Now you have a toilet without "stuff" in it. :-)
There is a float device that turns off the valve when the tank is full. This is either a round-ish globe on a long rod sticking off the valve, or a round slider kinda thing that floats up and down the little tower dealie that is sticking up in the tank.
Usually, these stick in the down position, which means the water runs forever. Sometimes they can stick in the up position, which means that when you flush, no new water comes to fill the tank.
Whichever kind of float device you have, just give it a gentle wiggle through its normal range of motion, and it may come back to life and work just fine.
If it does, then YAY! Now you know what to do next time.
If not, then you get to call someone to come help you... AND your toilet no longer has "stuff" in it. Either way, you won by asking this question here! ;-)
I hope it is an easy fix for you.
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