I'm in dispute with a plumber who fitted a new toilet system that keeps blocking or backing up to the rim before the contents are flushed away. Is there a test that every UK toilet should pass to prove whether it's acceptable? For example, should it flush a particular number of toilet paper sheets, or cope with a particular water flow rate without overflowing? Thanks in advance for any ideas you have....
Toilet waste test required - toilet backing up when flushed
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Try a technique I often use on the crapper it's called the double flush method 
Yes there are guidelines manufacturers stick to when designing a toilet including flushing polystyrene balls
Yes there are guidelines manufacturers stick to when designing a toilet including flushing polystyrene balls
If it's filling to the rim then there's something wrong. Usually indicates a blockage in the drain. Does it fill up when flushed after having a Number 1, i.e. liquid only?
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Is there any chance your new toilet is a syphonic type.
Theses will often fill almost to the rim before emptying.
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