{"id":6340,"date":"2022-08-15T09:38:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T03:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestflushingtoilet.org\/?page_id=6340"},"modified":"2023-05-06T13:12:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T07:12:34","slug":"can-a-bad-flapper-cause-a-toilet-to-overflow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bestflushingtoilet.org\/can-a-bad-flapper-cause-a-toilet-to-overflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a bad flapper cause a toilet to overflow?"},"content":{"rendered":"
You must hear about the flapper<\/a> if you know some details about the toilet part. <\/span>The toilet water tank has a small rubber at the bottom, which is used to stop the water from running away from the tank and seal it. This is the flapper, and it prevents water from the tank from flowing down into the bowl area.<\/strong> When you pull the flush chain<\/a> in your toilet, the flapper lifts, and then water flows freely from the tank to the toilet bowl. Mainly toilet flapper attaches to the toilet flush valve, and this valve is connected with a chain. This chain uses to pull the flapper and act as a lever.<\/span><\/p>\n The overflow issue is just a nightmare for every house owner. There are many issues behind this overflow of the toilet. Like:<\/span><\/p>\n The main reason for the overflow in the toilet is the clogging issue. If you use lots of toilet tissue or use the toilet as a garbage bin, you must face this type of overflow after some time.<\/span><\/p>\n You must know all your waste dumps into the sewerage system with a drainage pipe. After using the sewer system for a long time, it got filled, and there was no place to hold more waste. This time you also face the issue in the washroom. There is no space in there to save.<\/span><\/p>\n If your drainage system attaches to the backyard garden, sometimes the root of the tree causes blockage of the pipeline.<\/strong> If you live in an old home with cast iron or terracotta pipe, you also face this type of issue because this pipe is easily damaged after some time. When it got destroyed, the tree’s roots blocked the area. So when you flush the toilet, the water doesn’t pass the drainage system from the bowl to the septic tank. And you face the overflow issue.<\/span><\/p>\nThe reason why the toilet overflows:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Clogging problem<\/a>:<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Septic issue<\/a>:<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Drainage system<\/a>: <\/b><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n