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Do you have a Blocked Toilets?
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A blocked toilet is an unpleasant household emergency and one that can be made worse if you do not know what to do.
The first point to note is that a blocked toilet may be blocked before you are fully aware of this. If you see that the water level in the bowl is higher than normal, or that the water takes a considerable time to flow away you should follow the following tips to avoid a major flood.
Do not flush again
Flushing the cistern again is not always the best course of action. You are adding more water to the problem and, if it has nowhere to flow away, you could overflow the toilet bowl and flood your bathroom. This is the most important step and can save you the most pain so ensure that all your family, especially the children are aware.
Find the toilet obstruction
Unfortunately you next have to find what is obstructing the flow of water. Has something fallen into the toilet which you can retrieve? If there is something obvious wrap a bin bag liner around your hand and arm and pull the object out. Take care to keep the toilet water off your skin and cover up any cuts before you start this process.
Try to move the obstruction
If the obstruction cannot be seen then you can try to move it through the drains system. First remove any excess water from the toilet bowl. You do not want this spilling over onto the floor. You can first try a toilet plunger and if this is not successful then try a toilet snake or auger. This works in a circular like manner and can screw its way into any obstruction so that you can carefully pull out the obstruction or dislodge it so that it flows away.
Is the toilet now clear?
To test if the toilet is clear gently pour some water into the toilet bowl from a bucket. If this flows away pour some more water at a faster rate to simulate the toilet cistern flow rate.
If this has cleared the blockage congratulations.
If the toilet is still blocked.
At this point you are beyond the skills of the DIY practitioner and do not have access to the tools that may be required to solve the problem.
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