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Plumbing 101: Toilets - Page 4


© Wendy Waid
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Oct 22, 2000


Problem: The Shower Gets Hot/Cold When Someone Flushes

This is not really a problem and it cannot be easily fixed. In fact, the entire piping system would need work to correct it.

References:
Troubleshooting Guide:
http://www.danco.com/html/Toilets_Frames...
http://members.home.com/doug.graham/toil...
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/0...
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_...
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/HOWTO/LIBRARY...
General Guide:
http://www.guidetoplumbing.com
http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml
Misc:
http://www.taunton.com/fh/features/mater...
Cleaning:
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/mod02/0...

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3.   May 6, 2006 6:59 AM
My toilet does not have the ball cock mechanism. It has the plastic tube, the tower and some sort of flush mechanism (white plastic) at the bottom of the tank. I have replaced the handle and arm, the ...

-- posted by malcolmx
2.   Nov 17, 2000 9:16 AM
Hmmm...I wasn't sure what you meant by "flipping the handle"? If you mean jiggling it, you might have a loose chain. Check your chain inside the tank. It might need to be shortened. Otherwise, che ...

-- posted by bluvw
1.   Nov 9, 2000 6:46 PM
The problem with my toilet is I have to flip the handle up after flushing to get the toilet to stop running water. A maintenance man has been in twice to fix it, but once the result was I couldn't get ...

-- posted by ahunter



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