A$49.95 Any Sewer or Drain » flush http://a4995.com/blogs "If you didn't call us...you paid too much" Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:07:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Water coming out of the base of the toilet! http://a4995.com/blogs/2009/02/10/water-coming-out-of-the-base-of-the-toilet/ http://a4995.com/blogs/2009/02/10/water-coming-out-of-the-base-of-the-toilet/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:13:57 +0000 admin http://a4995.com/blogs/?p=202 After flushing a toilet bowl , if you experience water coming out in the form of bubbles or drops  from the base of the toilet, you need to remove the toilet and replace the wax gasket under your toilet bowl. All toilet bowls sit on top of a wax gasket. The wax gasket prevents the flushed water from leaking out of the toilet bowl. To change the wax gasket all you have to do is

  1. Remove the toilet bowl
  2. Take out the old wax gasket
  3. Place the old gasket under the toilet bowl
  4. Reset the toilet bowl

Replacing your gasket should solve your problem of water leaking from the base of the toiletafter you flush it. keep in mind that even if your toilet (mostly basement toilets backup due to sewer clog) over flows due to a sewer backup, you still should change your wax gasket if the sewer water comes out from the base of the toilet as-well.
wax_gasketOld gaskets can also result in sewer like smell coming into your house. This is important, as many customers call us because they have a sewer smell in the house even though there is no sewer backup. Mostly it is due to open sewer caps, dried out drains or toilet bowls with broken wax gaskets. Wax gaskets do not need to be changed regularly. Change them if needed.

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Recently one of our customers called for a toilet problem that had been an issue for them since they moved into their new house. Here is the problem:

Whenever they flushed the toilet bowl on the 2nd floor, the toilet bowl on the 1st floor backed up. Technician arrived at the job site and diagnosed the problem right away. They had a hanging sewer in there basement. The first floor toilet was lowest spot for the sewer water to back up, so wherever they ran water, it ended up coming out of the first floor toilet.

Whenever this, or something similar to it occurs, you have to get your main sewer checked out immediately. Even if your toilet on the lower floor bubbles for no apparent reason, you should get your main sewer checked out.
When such a situation arises you should promptly stop using any water in the house, as the water you will use on other floors will end up coming out of the toilet or other lower spot in your house.
If you maintain your sewer pipe regularly, it is very less likely that you will have surprise sewer back ups. You can always reach us at 888PAY4995, post your questions and comments here or send us an email.

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