self-draining toilet
#1
02-28-02, 03:50 PM
self-draining toilet
We have a toilet that, after normal flushing and refilling, drains itself of almost ALL water in an hour or so. We had the problem about a year ago and when I decided to take it up to examine it the next day it was suddenly okay. What can cause this? Several expert plumbers have just scratched their heads so far.
#2
02-28-02, 08:28 PM
If there is something in the trap of the toilet that obsorbs water it can siphon the toilet trap out . Do you put anything other than toilet paper in the Toilet? Toilet paper dissolves in water but other th9ings, such as paper towels do not. If there is a crck in the toilet trap this can also happen but it wouldn't suddenly dissapear and reappear. Sounds like something is caught in the trap.
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03-01-02, 04:34 PM
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Hi, How about a wild guess? The weather. Maybe the wind blows in a certian direction across the roof and creates a vacuum across the vent stack and pulls the water from the trap.
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