DIY

How can I increase the suction in my toilet?

Both in my current house and at my mom’s house, the basement toilet has a much harder time flushing. I have a feeling it’s a mechanical issue (gravity and whatnot), not just cleaning the grime out, and I was looking for a relatively cheap, simple, DIY fix.

There isn’t an ‘adjustment’ anywhere. How well a toilet flushes is a matter of design. In the early ’90s the government mandated that all toilets are 6-liter flush. This appears to have caught the manufacturers off-guard, and some of the early 6-liter flush jobs were garbage. You may as well sell someone a plunger with the toilet – they were awful, and some of them are still around. The date of manufacture is usually stamped into the inside of the tank.

Another possibility is that the toilets are obstructed. You can get a toilet auger (snake made for toilets) and try to clear the bowl.

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