Posted by elvis, From: on December 31, 1999 at 10:04:29:

In Reply to: HELP! Toilet problems! posted by Michael on December 31, 1999 at 08:36:54:

: Okay, I just moved into a new apartment. The first time I used the toilet, when I flushed water leaked out of the base onto the bathroom floor. I got maintenance and they said that the toilet just wasn't screwed into the floor enough (it was wobbly). Would that cause it to leak or is there an underlying problem? Because, I kid you not, every time I use the thing, it doesn't flush properly. The water fills all the way to the top and then takes 5 minutes to go back down. Maintenance tells me that its clogged, but hmmm I have dealt with clogged toilets before and its nothing like this! I can plunge away on that thing for hours and nothing would ever come up. I am tired of dealing with this so if anybody could help, PLEASE! I'd appreciate it! Thanks!

If it is wobbly, it is loose. If it is leaking water, probably need a new wax ring. If your maintenacne is going to replace it, have them snake the toilet line at the same time. Plunging doesn't work because the partial blockage is further down the line than at the toilet. Reason for partial blockage is water does eventually leave toilet, unless the water leaking around the base is equal to the amount leaving the toilet. Then line would be fully blocked.

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