New toilet flush issue (backwash)

[berty3000]

Hi all,

I had an ensuite built in my house recently. New toilet and wash basin.

I christened the toilet this morning and found that the flush did a good job of clearing the load. However, once the main load had disappeared and the tank started filling, some very small fragments slowly drifted back to the pan. Repeated flushes were not successful in making these go away, they'd drift back again after being flushed away.

They have eventually gone but it is a bit annoying. Anybody know why this is happening?

No issue with the neighbouring toilet in the adjoining bathroom. No obvious issues in terms of blockages. It is as though there isn't quite enough power from what is a small toilet, but having said that, it completely cleared the main load no problem and the little tiny bits seem to elude subsequent flushes.

 

[Wayners]

You have what's called floaters. Sinkers go easier but floaters can take more paper over the top or several flushes. Ask anyone that cleans swimming pools. Floaters are easier to deal with than sinkers.

How old are you. Most 5 year olds know about this. Where you been? Ha.. All for fun.

 

[berty3000]

These aren't floaters, they are very small sediments that sit on the bottom and drift back after the flush has taken the rest. Sometimes a while after.

 

[Wayners]

Grit or debris as its new toilet. That tends to hang about.
A few jobbies will take that through.

 

[berty3000]

No, it is sediment from the **** that somehow evade the main flow of the flush.

I have noticed some brown sediment in the bottom of the tank mind, possibly from the recently extended water pipe... they seem to remain at the bottom of the tank even with a full flush but perhaps some specks end up in the flush waters...?

 

[Mottie]

However, once the main load had disappeared and the tank started filling, some very small fragments slowly drifted back to the pan. Repeated flushes were not successful in making these go away, they'd drift back again after being flushed away

Not really of help to you but it reminded me of a similar situation I encountered. I ran a training centre for a company once and we dealt with some right 'erberts, the sort that had been chucked out of school etc. They didn’t like being told what to do but feck 'em, I wasn’t there to be their friend so they did as they were told or they were out. Anyway, we had two toilets, one for them, one for the staff. One day, I had a wee in the staff bog, flushed the chain, washed my hands and I noticed there was some poo in the pan. Strange. I flushed again and more poo! I lifted the lid and found that some dirty ******* had been in there, lifted the lid and actually had a shît in the cistern! It took numerous fills with hot water, bleach, soap etc. before it had all gone. Worse thing was (and I always think of this when I have it) is that whoever did it, had had sweetcorn for their tea the previous night.

I checked their toilet cistern and in there I found sweet wrappers, crisp packets, fag packets, a knife and even a cheese roll! It was a wonder it held enough water for a flush. Animals some of 'em!

 

[berty3000]

Thank you for the anecdote.

Actually laughed out loud whilst reading, more at the way you told it than the deed itself.

It may hold some clues in light of the sediment in the tank. The plumber has said he will suck it all out with his wet vac.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Possible backfall on the soil pipe leading away from the WC?

 

[berty3000]

Possible backfall on the soil pipe leading away from the WC?

Back fall?

 

[Mottie]

Back fall?

The soil pipe is slightly falling back towards the wc meaning it’s trying to flow uphill so that once the main load has been flushed, some of what has been flushed runs back into the toilet.

 

[berty3000]

From what I can see, there is a fall away from the toilet after the soil pipe turns the corner...

 

[Mottie]

As long as it doesn’t go uphill after that you should be okay.