Slow Flushing Toilet? Quick and Inexpensive Cure With Delimer
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Save and repair your slow flushing toilet with delimer that dissolves calcium in the rim jets and trap to fix. Calcium deposits restrict water flow from the rim causing your old toilet to flush slower than normal.
Some people think an old toilet from the 1950’s has seen its last days. Sometimes the water will spin around and almost overflow before it flushes. I tried to clean the jets around the bowl with a coat hanger but without any better results.
Do this test on a slow toilet to see if delimer may fix to dissolve calcium in the jets and trap.
Whenever diagnosing a questionable toilet problem, give it the bucket test. The bucket test uses several gallons of water poured into the toilet bowl. Pour it as fast as the toilet can take it. Did the water go down lickety-split? If it did, the toilet is not clogged internally, nor is the drain line. Do it again, and now listen to the shower and sink drains. Did either of them gurgle? If they did not make a sound, it indicates the vent to the roof is not plugged.
Why is the toilet not flushing correctly? My guess it is probably calcium buildup in the jets in the upper rim of the toilet bowl. This is very common if it is about 30 to 40 years old. In the old days, my father sold muriatic acid to clean the jets. He had you pour a quart of it into the overflow tube in the toilet tank, wait 20 minutes and then flush. Sometimes this procedure could take several doses to completely clean the jets in the rim.
Today we have a toilet delimer by ROOTO that does the job better and quicker. We add a step by having customers remove about one half of the water in the bowl, not the tank, before pouring the delimer in the overflow tube. This enables the product to remove some of the buildup in the trap downstream of the bowl, (a place most of you will never see). It has also been known to clean stains at the same time.
The real beauty of this operation is that you don’t have to shut off the water or have much more skill than be able to pour the product into a one-inch overflow tube.
Delimer is an acid and not to be used carelessly.
Always follow the safety precautions on the products label.
For your slow toilet repair, try delimer to dissolve calcium in the jets and trap to fix the problem.
A person can bring new life to a toilet that they were about to replace. Do not flush away those dollars on a new toilet when cleaning the old will do.
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Why do you have to put it in the overflow pipe, can't you just dump it in the tank?
@@bramblebop1904 the overflow tube gets the ‘delimer’ to flow through the jets up in the rim of the bowl. Pretty hard to get delimer in the jets from the bowl.
But during a regular flush, doesn't water go there anyway? Some water goes into the bottom "nozzle", some into the under-rim jets. Do I get it wrong? Bottom nozzle could use some acid as well, even tho its bigger... It would seem like the best would be to plug the toilet and fill it with acid to the brim, almost. Lol. 😂
Prolly undoable, but if...it'd do the job, no?
@@bramblebop1904 I miss read your question, yes if you port in a tank it will go to the Jets but it will also probably ruin the flapper mechanism and can loosen up too much crud that’s coating the inside of the tank and then really clog the Jets more. When you pour it in the overflow tube the acid goes right to the Jets and the lower port.
My worst toilet took 3 quarts of acid to get it working well. No sense in trying to fill up the bowl LOL
How can you not appreciate and respect someone this honest and enthusiastic about their work. Great job all around.
Right on. And how nice is to see an unpretentious professional who knows what he's doing and isn't above cleaning a toilet, which is a "dirty" work but far more honorable if you ask me that all those overly made up liars trying to brainwash you on TV.
I was thinking the same thing. ⭐️
You got that right!!!!
Here here. The Plumb King
And thank him for sharing.
First I thought you said “F it test first” and saw your face and was immediately invested, then I replayed it and heard you say “bucket test” but the face still kept me invested.
Thank you! The plumber couldn't fix my toilet but after seeing this I am VERY happy to say I fixed it myself. I did substitute a quart of CLR, and it did the trick!
Thank you SO much! I spent $3,600 to a plumbing company, who'd said it was my drains (now in small claims court) - Since the drains were "cleared" with an access point in my yard, which was dug up) it did nothing to solve the problem with my toilet! I had discovered before I knew of the "bucket test", that my toilet would flush if I added a large bowl full of water every time, which was a sink companion for over a month. I used1/2 bottle of CLR 4 hours the 1st day, (half the bottle) - and overnight the 2nd day (the rest of the bottle). It did more than to repair the flush. My toilet (which had ugly stains on the bottom) - looked like new, worked like new! It's now been 3 weeks, and I'm wallowing in the wonderment of having a perfectly working toilet! I can't thank you enough for this great video!
Hope you won in small claims court. Nice that you fixed your toilet 🚽 issue.
@@dennistyler9852 Thanks.. He returned $1000 during the process (a 3 way call with the claims court mediating), so I settled for that , as I'd likely need a plumbing expert to testify in a courtroom, I suspect. That and a very bad review to the Better Business Bureau" !
You're like the dad I dont have anymore to call and help out with ANY issue I have.
This is amazing. I live in an old building with a lot of older folks who can’t afford to put new toilets in (what plumbers are telling them they need to do). If this works for them it will literally save them the money they need to buy food with this month. I’m ordering a case of this stuff asap and I’m gonna try it on their toilets. I can’t afford to buy them all new toilets but I can afford 6 bottles of this stuff. Wish me luck.
Good Luck! Muriatic acid works also, and cheaper by the gallon.
@@MrHardware1 thank you that will be much cheaper as there are 4 residents with 7 toilets between them I'll be treating.
Oh and I should add that I tried the delimer on one woman's toilet (a woman in her 90s that watches my dog for me) and it returned her 70 year old toilet to pretty much new functioning. Best 16 dollars I've spent in a long time.
@@michaelcook2636 You are a kind soul to help out your neighbors! Blessings.
Blair, this was so informative. First time in my life I have ever tried to fix calcium deposits in rim jets of a toilet, but you made it easy. Also saved us the $300 a plumber wanted to charge for running a snake. We have a good quality low-flush, but after 2 years it began to falter. I did the bucket test and it worked, so I looked at rim jets, and indeed one was not sending out enough water due to calcium deposits. Used CLR and after an hour and some pushing with a coat hanger it worked just fine. Thank you from AZ!!!
Great video! Straight to the point. no wasted time. no bs. Excellent explanation of what's going on and why this fix works. Thank you 😃
I'll second that. 👍😕
Just bought this product and poured it in my old slow flushing toilet which has been a problem for over 10 years. Let it sit for an hour and gave it a flush. Wow!!, it's like 10 times more powerful. It really does feel like it's a brand new toilet again. Thank you Mr. Hardware!!
I purchased this product on ebay. Came in a box of 6. Just did it to my slow flushing toilet. It works. Ty
What was the name of that product that you purchased off eBay?
This was more helpful than any cleaning article Ive read so far. Thanks for your hard work and putting this up!
Nice to see an honest and helpful hardware business that actually is helpful instead of trying to get peoples hard earned and maybe limited resources from them.
Being a good person like this will build your business with faithful, appreciative customers. :)
Thank YOU! You spared us the expense of having to get a new toilet plus installation costs! Really appreciate your making and posting this video!
This fixed my slow flushing toilet. It has been in this house since 1968! I am so grateful. Thank you for demonstrating and explaining!
This video resolved our issue! Thank you Mr. Hardware!
I watched a few videos before this one so I checked blockage in the exhaust pipe and plunging it repeatedly but nothing would work. The toilet water would get a decent twirl but our “business” wasn’t flushing down all the way. After doing all the things you did in this video we now have a tornado of a flush taking all the bowl contents down the drain!
I live in Metro Detroit and was able to pick up a few of these Rooto 1090 toilet cleaner at a local Hardware store for $5. Online prices were extremely high. I did notice that my bottle’s solvent was thicker and darker. My experience was similar to the video where even if you pour it fast, it still only came out the back siphon jet holes. Regardless, I let it sit and then used a thicker/sturdier pipe cleaning brush to insert and scrub around each of the jet holes. Once the time was up, I flushed and also cleaned the large jet hole at the bottom of the bowl. A few flushes later it works!
Thank you so much!!! I had intuitively done what you called the “bucket test,” and had concluded that must be a buildup of hard water deposits inside the rim that was causing my toilet to flush so slowly. I tried the clothes hanger method you mentioned at the end of this video, but as you already know I saw limited success. I was about to disassemble my toilet to perform metaphorical surgery on the sucker when I figured I’d check UA-cam first to make sure I understood how. I watched a “how to” about how to take it apart and was about to proceed when I saw your video as related out of the corner of my eye. After watching it, I am pleased to know that I was correct in my diagnosis of the problem, and in my original solution, I just hadn’t left the acid in long enough to get the job done! Thank you for this vid, it has saved my evening!!! Now, instead of first dismantling and then remantling my toilet, I can spend it snuggling my pups instead. They thank you just as much as I do!!!
This video pointed me in the right direction. I like to keep it simple and actually just poured standard muriatic acid, about a cup, in the overflow tube let it sit for a couple of hours and saw immediate results and slow flush was gone. I did it again just to get any remaining deposit using the same method and now works great. No digging, scraping, expensive plumber, etc.
i have been searching for MONTHS and finally came across your video - after trying vinegar, baking soda, coke, numerous cleaners etc finally.... THANK YOU. i put the stuff down the tube NOBODY in all the videos ever did this but YOU!!!!! and let it sit - i did it twice like you suggested for the tough jobs. MY very old barely working UGLY toilet is beautiful and i can drink out of it again. many blessings!!!!
OH YEAH - you need to sell this stuff in your store!!!!!! :)
WOW! Blair, you really got me going on this project. I was just battling this issue today and decide YT has to have someone that can advise me on what needs to be done, and you absolutely knocked it out of the park with your show & tell how to do it. Especially the part about the overflow tube to supply cleaning acid to the rim jets and the lower port. Blair, you are a gem. Thank you kindly for your generous willingness to share your knowledge and experience with us all. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Exact situation here and your comment is spot on
Just did this for the very first time..using the same product as well.
Just moved into a new place. My toilet had way much worse deposits.
Love the product and thank you sincerely for the tutorial.
I can't be the only one who heard something different than the "Bucket Test" lol
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Our home was built in the 70s, and we've replaced one john due to the calcium build-up. We were preparing to replace two more when I saw this video, and your method and product worked! We will be sure to check out your other pointers! Thanks, again!
Thank you for the tip! Rooto is pretty much unaffordable at this point but some Bowl cleaner and a paper clip opened up a bunch of the drain holes that were clogged up. I had no idea that was the cause of my slow flush issue. I know its been 5 years since you posted this but the information is timeless!!
Try muriatic acid, it’s not expensive but must be purchased locally.
Home Depot carries a 2-pk of Muriatic Acid for about $12. They keep it outside with the pool supplies, which is what I usually get it for.
Thanks for posting this. My 40-year old Michigan hard water toilet was definitely slow. I used a different product ( also made in Michigan and mostly HCL as my local store didn't have your featured one) . Same idea. It cleaned the jets and it flushed as it 40 years ago. Thanks again.
Great tips. I'm going to try it in my new rental. Love Mr. Hardware's accent and the sincere, friendly delivery. Bookmarking this channel!
This worked great! I could not find the Rooto toilet delimer near me, but I had a bottle of the Lysol lime and rust on hand, used the whole bottle, waited an hour, my old, old toilet flushes again and is spotless. This is so easy...thank you!
Did you follow all the steps? Or just poured the lysol in the drain, waited, then flushed?
Thanks Blair, for your simple and honest solution to calcium build up in a toilet
I am "bowled over" by your great explanation, thanks so much!
Excellent demonstration Mr. Gilbert! You remind me of someone's friendly all around Mr. Fixit Uncle or something! I love how simple your explanation was, and how thorough you were all at the same time. Where have repairmen like you gone? Thankfully my Dad and my Uncle Don passed on tons of their handyman knowledge for me to use, and to pass on to my nephews (I don't have a son). No one fixes anything anymore, they just throw it away and waste money and fill up the landfills. It's terrible. Anyway, just wanted to say how much I enjoyed and thank you for the tip! You were by far the best in the 3-4 that I watched!
Thanks Disco, guys like you keep us doing these.
What? This guy doesn't know what he's doing.. he doesn't have a clue!
@@rexeverything4578 kid go ask mommy for another juicebox and p,b&j will ya
First I learned how to convert my fluorescent lights into led from your videos and now I'm learning how to finally clean the hard water deposit out of my toilet's jets. I wonder what else you'll teach me. You truly are a blessing to many people!!
I purchased a case since we have four bathrooms and followed the video to the tee. The bucket test is real important and can save you a visit by a Plummer since it shows that you don't have a blocked pipe. The Rooto is pine scented and worked great. 12 bottles should last a few years Thanks for this Video
You can commonly see calcium / lime scale build-up at the jet hole at the bottom of the bowl and it will look brownish yellow but never flushes out. It’s not just the rim holes, but also mainly the large jet hole at the bottom of the bowl because it always sits in water. This can easily be dissolved with Muriatic Acid (available at HD, Lowes, etc). The steps to carefully follow are;
#1 Buy a gallon for around $10-$15. Note that online recommendations say 1 part to 5 parts water but I think that is way too thin of a mix after using it several times with different toilets.
#2 Buy a good NIOSH mask, googles and gloves. You DO NOT want to breathe the fumes of this stuff! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
#3 I use a 1:1 mix and my standard rule of thumb is 1 hour for every 1/8" of lime scale build-up. So in general, around 1 hour is a good soak time. If really bad, you may need 2 hours.
#4 First, before starting. empty your toilet bowl. Shut off the water supply valve near the floor, then using a large pitcher or a 5 gallon bucket with a few gallons of water quickly pour the water down the bowl (not tank) very fast right in the center to help empty the bowl (the key here is use good aim and a very fast pour so that most of the water flows through the P trap in the toilet into the drain.. speed and physics at work here!
#5 Now mix up the acid water mix OUTSIDE of your house. Then pour in the acid / water mix you've made in another container (again, you should do the mixing OUTSIDE) and pour the mix in from the TANK (not bowl this time) and while doing so hold the lever down as if you were already flushing to keep the tank flapper open. This allows the mix to circulate around the inner ring top first and then it filters into the bowl but leaves some in the ring. This is very important because we want to clean both..ring and bowl.
#6 Fill it up with the mix so that the bowl is as full as it can be. Then cover the bowl firmly with plastic and turn on your bathroom vent fan to exhaust fumes.
#7 Set a timer for 1 to 3 hours depending on how bad your deposits are. Use 3 hours for very bad deposits (like really bad slow flush issues).
#8 When ready, turn the water back on and flush the toilet three times. If cleaned properly it should flush like new (providing your tank components work properly too).
#9 Now, you can fast pour a pitcher again (step 4) to empty the bowl, then reach down in the toilet and put your middle finger in the jet hole to feel inside it.
If the jet hole feels rough and closed up, you may need another treatment. Using a small round makeup mirror set down in the bowl bottom will also help you visually see the internal build up of lime scale. Angle the mirror at 45 degrees so you can see into the hole as far as possible.
#10 Providing your tank components are working and adjusted properly, I can assure you that this clean out method will get your old toilet flushing like NEW.
Last year I got a 5 year old $500 Kohler toilet for free off Craigslist because it had slow flush and they couldn't figure it out. They even replaced the tank components first and of course, it still didn't work. I solved it with 2 hours cleaning time, a new rubber base ring, and a $10 gallon of Muriatic acid. For only being 5 years old it had a ton of calcium/lime scale. I now have a top of the line 5 year old toilet with new internal tank components that flushes like new. .. all for $10!
Oldowl, thank you for the well written and thought out approach to this problem. You obviously spent a good deal of time writing this out and I know the little woman is really going to appreciate it when I send her your method on her next birthday.
White vinegar works good too
Umm, CLR and white vinegar works too...
This may be the best comment I have ever read. It depends on whether it works or not. I have two Mansfield 160 toilets. Depress the handle once for 1.6 gallons and keep it pressed for an additional flow for a total of about 3 gallons. I have hard water and am in the process of removing lime buildup in both. The biggest problem so far is a black/brownish flaky like substance that floats around at the bottom of one toilet. I have cleaned away at the holes and the toilet and left vinegar with baking soda in the bowl but it has not cured the problem. The floats reappear but not as much. I believe you have described the problem. Everything has been removed from the toilet and I was thinking about unfastening it and using a power washer inside. I have to borrow the washer. I presumed the problem was in the trap itself and this comment reaffirms my thoughts. So far I have spent $27 on proprietary parts. The black rubber parts deteriorate and leave a greasy black residue. Even after fixing these issues the toilet still will not work well. It is a poor design. Thanks for the comment.
My toilet is so old I don’t have a jet hole. House was built in the 60’s
I know this sounds rlly dumb, but I just moved into my own apartment for the first time and I’ve never lived alone and the apartment is in a house built in the 1910s. The sink oven toilet heating and cooling look like they haven’t been replaced in 50+ years. My dad passed 3 yrs ago and he’s who I would usually call for help on this kinda stuff. Thank u so much for making this video I was freaking out Bc I didn’t know how to fix this!!!
Your dad would be proud of you.
Thank you for keeping the vintage toilet instead of the absolute garbage on the market today. That late 80's American Standard Cadet is an amazing toilet.
It worked! The plumber was going to replace the toilet but I fixed it instead. I tas so bad it took a full four quarts of Zep and I had to stick a wire hanger in the front holes but your method is sound. Thanks for the savings!
I'm so glad you were able to fix your own issue instead of paying some plumber a lot of money to replace the whole toilet. Good for you!! 🙂 and boo on the guy that was trying to rip you off
I just fix my toilet I used one gallon of vinegar it works perfectly. I do live in TX. I am not able to buy the rooto1090 I looked at Amazon they do not carry it. So I tried vinegar and works.
Thank You so much this is a very helpful video. Please keep bringing helpful videos we really need.
Thank You happy holidays.
Thank you for this video instructional! It saved our toilet. We were having to flush just the water and it wouldn't budge much. It wasn't even that old, but we figured we'd have to replace it. Until I ran into your video. I couldn't find that specific product in my city. But I did find something similar to it that was for tile, I believe. After following this video of yours, and waiting about 45 minutes, it flushed on the first try! I will keep a bottle of that in storage now that I know it works. Thanks again for posting this video!
Can you tell me the name of the product you used? I'm always trying to learn new products. Thanks, Blair
I don't remember the name on the bottle. But it was a de-scaler from a plumbing supply place here named Ferguson. They only had this one product and they didn't even know if it could be used for toilets, since it was mainly for tile and things like that. So I decided to try it. It worked. The only thing was the next morning the toilet was slow and barely flushing again. I figured some of the build up from the clean up was clogging the trap or something. So I did the bucket test again and it didn't go down. So I used the plunger and after a few tries tried the bucket test again and it is now back to flushing nicely. Hopefully that will be it and it is now fixed and I don't have to do anything else. I can always buy another bottle of that stuff and do a second treatment if needed. Thanks again for sharing the video!
I love rooto bowl, have used it for 20 yrs but Ace quit carrying it, so I buy it by the case on ebay from a place called sim supply, its 33.00 a case of 12 shipping included.
I think you are confusing Lye with muriatic acid, the lye is a great drain cleaner, but I won't use it in a toilet. Blair
No it definitely was not muriatic acid. I saw videos on that too when people use it for the toilet. I asked the guy at the plumbing store for the same type of cleaner you used. It was for tile and it was the same. So far so good!
On "The Carey Brothers" radio show on KSFO in San Francisco several years ago the brothers recommended thoroughly drying the area under the rim of the bowl, then securely putting masking tape over the holes to completely seal the water channel in the rim. Add the deliming acid - they recommended white vinegar - to the overflow standpipe, or if the toilet tank was empty and dry, via the flush valve to fill up the water channel in the rim. Let the vinegar work for 12-24 hours to dissolve the scale and break it down into particles small enough to pass through the weep holes in the rim. Remove the masking tape, flush the toilet as normal and you're done. Muriatic acid will get the job done quicker than vinegar, but can be hazardous to use. Other commercial acidic deliming preparations such as CLR and Lime-A-Way can also be used, with strengths somewhere between vinegar and muriatic acid.
Great tip. Kick it up a notch by closing the cistern faucet, setting a fish tank motor into the toilet bowl with a tube running from the motor to the overflow in the tank. This way you continuously flush the tank with the acid solution instead of just once. Let it run for an hour or two. Or use vinegar or CLR. All will work.
Whats "clr" ?
Would the acid not destroy the motor?
@@bramblebop1904 It may but these things cost $5 on Amazon. The motor is sealed and uses magnets to move the impeller.
@@bramblebop1904 Calcium, lime and rust remover. You can find it in the big box stores
fantastic tip on a great video. I just set up a little 12v harbor freight pump that I had and it was good I watched it- foam was right at the top of the bowl, used a green dollar store CLR type. I figure the foam will get all over the inside circuit of the water.
I have been trying to fix my toilet for about a year now and your telling me this is all I had to do?? I didn't have the cleaner so I just used white vinegar but it still worked like a charm. Thank you dude!
Thanks. Before I saw this video, I used vinegar, a gallon in the bowl (after clearing the water), and a pump to continuously pump it into the stand pipe, running for an hour. Clearly a stronger acid, as you mention here, has the advantage.
After spending €100 on other useless products, I followed your instructions with muriatic acid. My toilet is flushing as new again!! So thankful for your advice.
If you seal the holes with tape or plastic wrap you can leave the delimer, acid or vinegar in there to have more time to react with the lime deposits.
I love you. Just changed the tank to bowl hardware and stopped the leak, now will follor your suggestions and fix the flush problem as this is a 1970 wall mount toilet and I want to keep the retro unit. Thank you.
Years ago, I knew a fella, that had calcium build up in all his home's plumbing. The taps were slow, the shower was slow, flushing was slow, everything was slow. Reason being was, his home was fed with well water, and brought up from the well by an electrical pump to a 20 gal. reservoir tank, then fed by pipe, from the well's pump house, to his home's feed line. Pressure was good where it came into the house, but the house plumbing was older than the pump system he was using to feed water to the house. He decided to use some calcium acid cleaner to clean out the whole house system. He was only supposed to use a small amount of cleaner to clean out the system, but instead, he shut off the pump, drained the tank out, and poured 3 gal. of this calcium cleaner into the empty pump's reservoir tank. He opened "all the taps" that spouted water in the house, went back outside, and flipped on the pump switch. That tank began filling up again, and was feeding both chemical acid cleaner, and water throughout his home. In a very short time, his wife began yelling her head off, to stop what ever he was doing. He ran into the house, and all the taps were pushing out a cream coloured foam at very high pressure ( and I do mean very, very, high pressure). The kitchen sink' tap was blowing this foam out like a rocket on "High test fuel". Even the garden hose was blowing it out like crazy (like I said, he had opened all the taps through out the house. This foam was spraying all over his backyard, when we arrived to see what was happening. He near emptied his well that day of all water, just flushing his home's plumbing out. He couldn't shut the system's water flow off, or there would be too much foam pressure built up in the pipes within the house. It took at least an hour to have his home's system flushed enough where clear water began to flow through the taps again. He succeeded in getting the water pressure up, and flowing properly within his house, but it took hours cleaning the house afterwards of foam on walls, floor, doors, and such. The three of us that arrived after he began pumping this acid cleaner throughout his house, were rolling in laughter, watching him hold onto his garden hose, (while his wife yelled at him), that was spewing creamy foam all over the backyard. That foam was coming out of the hose, like there was a pressure washer firing out all that foam. The foam was all over the place, and all over the fella as well. It did fix the problem of low water pressure in his house, but I doubt he will ever do that again.
Well his execution evidently needed some tuning, but it is good to know that the fundamental principle of cleaning the pipes with acid worked for him. My wife would never dare yelling at me while I'm working on something, I am sure he was extremely upset it went like that, but disrespect from the wife is something that he should not tolerate.
@Janice Place Janice, please do not believe what this Alessio is saying. He is very likely a Russian troll being paid by that government to provoke anger among us. Bet you that picture he uses is computer generated. Please be aware that not everything you see on the internet is true. Hell, the fact that Trumpo isn't in jail despite all the damage he's done/continues to do is proof of the power of the internet and how it can be used to misinform. Or in the case of the comment above, provoke anger. Please do not engage the trolls. You're just making Putin happy.
Thank you! This worked. I was going to call a plumber and get a new toilet. You saved me about $700!
On my toilet I found that the siphon jet was about 2/3s clogged up with calcium. I flushed the toilet with a bucket of water then took a mirror and looked into the siphon jet......it was badly clogged. I used a small pick to remove the calcium block, it was very difficult to remove and took me about 20 minutes to clean out. After removing the clogged I used vinegar (didn't have access to your product) in the way you suggest. Now the toilet works like new. Thanks for your video.
At first I thought I had a clog in the toilet. I used a toilet snake and even took one of the toilets off and ran the snake throught the bottom. Then I used a 5 gallon bucket and found out the wasn't a clog. Then I cleaned the jets and still had a problem with toilet flushing. I feel so stupid because I just replaced toilet fill valve on both toilets and forgot to adjust the valve. The whole time and after doing all that work it was just an adjustment on the toilet fill valves!!!!!! OH Fudge!
@@p.g.8138 Thanks for the tip!
I have a toilet in my house that was installed in 1972 when the house was built.
From time to time it has given me problems. I must add that I have well water, so we know that can lead to issues.
I just put a bottle of Lime Away in the overflow tube and scrubbed the bowl.
MUCH BETTER! And, not as harsh of chemicals
Thank you so much. I too, couldn’t find that exact thing, I used your directions and used Zep acidic toilet bowl cleaner. Worked first treatment. I was considering replacing the toilet but it would also have damaged my tile floor removing the toilet. Two plumbers told me to replace it. Thank you so much.
Thank you. I was about to use that acid till saw your comment, had the CLR and tried it. After about three hours of work it flushes and no more bucket or plunger. One thing I will add is after pouring the CLR into overflow and cleaning out jets with wire coat hanger. I used an empty plastic deli meat container to pull out CLR from bowl and put back into over flow. Then keep repeating till working.
Brother, this is not only an informative video. You also make it enjoyable. Great job. I'm glad I found you.
The top holes are for cleaning the bowl. The bottom hole opposite of the drain hole is the jet hole that makes the toilet flush. It needs to be cleaned of deposits.
Great video. I use the same technique but with gel-type toilet cleaner, it clings in the jets longer to dissolve the calcium deposits.
Thank you SO much for the tutorial. It saved having to have a new toilet installed.
Amazing. Thank you for this. 22 year-old toilet, main one for the house, started slow flushing a month ago and assumed it was some kind of outlet issue. Tried your bucket test with skepticism but ok, that worked better than flushing. So two rounds of VINEGAR for 30 minutes, taped the holes on the second round, then amazing how all the holes/spigots ran like new!
Jason, where did you pour the vinegar? In the overflow tube? I prefer using all natural ingredients , if I can. Thanks!
Great video, but just run duct tape around the underside of the rim to block the rim jets, before pouring the acid. Cheap Dollar Store cleaning vinegar will also work, but it takes longer, so just leave it to work overnight.
We have and old toilet, and I believe hard water, and this works every time. Thank you for putting this info out!
Good video. 3 in 1stuff not available where I live. I used muriatic acid (nasty stuff but pretty cheap) following the exact application shown here. I had some mineral deposits about 1/4 in thick and impossible to scape off. Let it sit for about an hour and clean as a whistle, I was surprised but it got it all. I also covered over the toilet bowl and the water intake inside the tank with saran wrap to reduce the fumes (you will notice the fumes). I let it sit for about an hour, probably could have been done in 45 minutes.
The bucket trick was not one that I was aware of and completely helped me diagnose the problem. I was able to buy a better plunger to seal the opening and boom, clog removed. Thank you!
The bucket trick literally demonstrates why they call it a gravity toilet. The principle is that the downward force of the incoming water is what overcomes the equilibrium in the bowl and the S-trap. The S-trap is there to keep harmful sewer gases from coming back up the drain. So it is not so much a trick as how the toilet works without impediment between the tank and jets.
The bucket trick!!! I love figuring things out for myself! You are the absolute best. Thank you.
Four years later and this video is still helping people out. Was finally able to get Rooto 3-in-1 from Amazon. The price fluctuated wildly, but I got it "on sale" for $20.00 a quart. I suppose I could have tried something similar, but I really wanted to use this specific brand with your instructions first. I let it sit for an hour before flushing. So far, so good! Even after 12 or more flushes, I can still see a few bits of calcium gunk coming out of the jets. For others: Don't forget to open a window if you can - the fumes can be quite something! Thank you so much for your video, Mr. Hardware!
Thanks.
Don’t be afraid of using muriatic acid, much cheaper and very close to the same thing if you need another dose.
Thanks for the window tip.
Excellent advice about being prepared for the fumes! Not all bathrooms have windows...
Thank you for this video! I didn't use the product you had, but instead used Zep Acidic Toilet Bowl Cleaner. I followed your instructions and worked like a charm.
Sam, did you use the gel, and if so, did you pour it into the overflow tube?
Thank you for your excellent instructional video. I found the Rooto 3 in 1 chemical cleaner at my local hardware store and followed your instructions. My toilet now flushes as it should.
Be very careful scrubbing the bowl. I’ve accidentally flicked regular toilet cleaner into an eye.
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Safety glasses, PPE, always! Was reminded of that last week scraping 1/4 - 1/8" areas of ancient lead paint from the glass of glazed exterior sash windows - very dangerous! Every micro flake seemed to make a B line straight to my eyes!
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Should have had your Fearless Fly glasses on😂😂
Did u lose an eye
You are a genius. Ive been using a pitcher in order to flush my toilet for months. Ive also been utilizing the coat hanger trick. I wish i could back flow the acid into the pipes. We do not have cold water coming into the kitchen or bathroom sink ( 1942 pipes). Can't afford to replace them and they are blocked with well water debris. We only have cold water in the tub faucet. The tap to the washing machine is also corroded it won't turn (it's in the off position)Im afraid to wrap it with an acid cleaner because if it lets loose the valve to shut off the water main doesn't move either and there would be no way to stop the water. 😫 we've run a water hose from outside to the washing machine in order to wash the clothes. Love the old farm houses but issues can be costly. 😢😢 Thank you for the info. 🤗
The rim ports on many toilets are for bowl wash down. It's the siphon jet, sometimes it's concealed, that gets mineral clog. If you can see it reem it out with a stiff wire then treat with chemical.
@GOD OVER MONEY Where is the siphon jet?
Thank you for helping me with my problem. Figured it was some kind of internal scale but had no idea how to fix it. Was going to replace the toilet.
This is the most useful informative video I've seen about helping toilets. We don't have the product here. Will have to find an alternative.
CLR is not bad, but I like muriatic acid when I can't get delimer.
Mr. Hardware oh my. I use that to clean the grout in tiles it's real potent. I didn't know u can use in toilets as well. Good to know!
Did you ever get burned from the chemical? Blair, did you find it dangerous?
@@MrHardware1 Do you mean to use the CLR and the muratic acid mixed together?
@@deborahelaine9985 No, no no. I offer CLR as an alternative because Delimer or Muriatic acid may be too difficult to purchase in some areas of the country. Never mix Muriatic or Delimer with anything, they do well all by themselves. Blair
Thanks for the info. I was cleaning my toilet and noticed a bunch of black crud coming out the more I drove the bristled brush up the under side of the rim and the more I worked it the more I noticed water flowing down the front of the bowl where I hadn’t noticed any flow before. Which led me to your channel. Because I figured there were journals inside I couldn’t see. You referred to them as raceways Anyway liked and subscribed and heading to the hardware store to pick up a bottle of the referenced product and clean all three toilets that way. Thanks for the information!
Love it , thanks
Thank you, a great video. Clear and totally useful. You are really easy to understand!
What an amazing guy. His delivery is awesome..im about to order this straight from him....right now!
Thank you! Spent $5 on acidic bowl cleaner to fix a very expensive toilet.
Now that toilets have surpassed $500 per, this HARD WATER problem especially city water, should be a part of the realtor sales report. Waving the problem off with the advice of adding a water softener is something potential buyers should walkaway from.
This is great info! I did not see anyone else talk about the overflow valve and the Jets being clogged or narrowed. Thank you!
I don't even have a toilet but here I am down the UA-cam hole 😂😂
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Wow ...... This method worked Great ...!!! But , I did make one improvement ....
I have a Kohler Class 5 toilet . It has a 3" drop with the canister inside... But we have hard water and little by little I noticed the flush wasn't as vigorous as it was when new....
The alteration I made was . 1. I went around the rim before I started with a small Allen wrench and pushed it through the holes wiggling it around.
2. Using Gorilla tape, I taped all the holes closed to hold the solution in the rim longer.
3. Using a the bulb end of an old antifreeze tester , I blocked the siphon jet at the bottom, again to trap the solution inside...
The rest was the same to the end, except I pulled off all the tape and bulb . Then used hot water to bring the level up to get the solution up to the trap ....
Wow .... water shot out of all the jets and there was force like it was new ....!
Good Procedure ... Maybe once a year, keep it clean ! 😊
This video was very informative and I'll be getting the materials mentioned. I have a different question: How do I keep the SMALL HOLE in the bottom of the toilet clean? It seems to flush okay, but the small hole is always black. Why? And, what do you suggest I do to prevent it from happening in the first place? THANK YOU! : /
The delimer should clean it up, use small amounts to occasionally clean the toilet
Good thing I know about the bucket test. It would have been an embarrassment if I had company with my toilet not flushing properly!
Thank you this was extremely helpful & my son made a great improvement in my stool using this method...Sure appreciate you and that you shared this to help people like me that are clueless to how such things work...Warm Regards Dianna
Good attention to detail. Detroit area makes the best people & products!
The people... send some of what your smoking bub. I'm not saying there's not good folks there but Detroit definitely isn't know for its hospitable population
thank you for this video! It will help me fix my toilet issue.
This video was very helpful. I was on the verge of calling a plumber. I couldn't find the 3-1 in stocks. I bought some CLR instead. Mixed it 50/50 with water. Poured it in. Let it set for an hour. Worked great like you described. Like a new. toilet.
another trick... plug up the holes
I've plugged up the holes in a few ways... putty... playdough, tape
My favorite was to put masking tape over all the holes (make sure it's dry) spray down the toilet bowl with wd40 (makes cleanup easier) and spray foam to hold the masking tape in place.
Then, you can use whatever lime treatment you want and it won't leak out.
Then, you remove the foam and tape, and give it a few flushes and you're golden
Great tip, but I would recommend pouring that solution more carefully so that none of it gets into the tank water! That stuff eats away at the flapper valve and seat! also the rubber washers holding the tank down to the bowl! I learned the hard way by pouring vinegar in the tank and flushing with it as another video recommended!
I found this video after I had finally figured out my problem. I used muratic acid. My toilet was plugged due to the lack of pressure to flush the waste through the pipe. Cleared the pipe expecting everything was ok. That’s when I realized I lacked water pressure. Poured acid in the tank and solved my problem. The jets were clean as new.
WOW! Thank you so much! I used a bottle of CLR and a coat hanger as my toilet had passed the bucket test it meant something else was wrong and you the man!
You nailed it on the head! Once I had like an idiot just dropped a piece of toilet paper down the center pipe when cleaning the toilet back and thought nothing of it, and maybe it was not the problem but it sure focused 100% of the light on the top part of the toilet rather then the bottom (drain and trap) and now it flushes amazing! Thanks so much for your video!
I also ordered a bottle of the stuff you recommend to have on hand BTW the prices on it have quadrupled it's not $5 anymore its now about $20 but on EBay you can get it for $10 shipping included and of course Amazon has it for $39 (Who cares :) )
Yes the wire coat hanger and CLR did the trick for me as well. Just take a plastic cup and keep recycling the CLR out of the bottom of the bowl into the overflow to push out the rust and lime and calcium. Then back to wire coat hanger, and repeat till works.
It's $80/case plus shipping now.
Thanks for this. CLR worked for me too. I only had 1/4 of a bottle, so I added some water for a 50-50 solution, put it in overflow valve, let it sit for an hour, used the wire, and it worked like a charm.
And now a YEAR later its NOT on Amazon or Ebay anymore UNLESS you wanna buy a pack of 12 it they are going for $65......I guess just make the invest for a life time of toilet bowl cleaner. LOL
@@EliteOnTheBeat I found a product locally at hardware store called Acid Magic by Certol. ;safer' muriatic acid. Worked great! About $10 a gallon
Thank you Mr hardware you taught my husband something his father didn't get to
Thank you so much for this video! You are awesome and i truly appreciate this information!
We're glad to help, these are common problems that can be easy to remedy. Blair
Dear Mr. Hardware. EXCELLENT vid. Thank you so much for your clear, concise delivery. Very nice.
The only problem is it can eat the wax ring I've done it with vinager .cleans verry well though
Shawn Mad exactly, really should disclose that info. And it can also degrade rubber ring if you have that too
WOW,got what you said,followed your directions,& now it works much better...THANK YOU !
Hello M Hardware. Great video. Do have shop in Pattaya Thailand?? I need some of that cleaning fluid. I guess I'll have to try and find something similar here. Your 100% right about the blocked jets.
All the best from cloudy Thailand.
You may be able to find that good Thailand muriatic acid. It will work as a decent substitute. Blair
It's called bleach.
@@Nautilus1972 Bleach is chlorine. Muriatic acid is HCl, or hydrochloric acid. Not the same thing. I've used muriatic acid to clear my toilet jets and it works great, but you need good ventilation and to hold your breath while pouring so you don't inhale it. Then leave the area for a while until the fumes clear.
Thanks for the knowledge! PS: I love how your Michigan accent is spot on, the same as my Western New York accent.
Thank you! That saved me hundreds and dollars!
What? How?
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Lifesaver. I have fought this toilet for so long!!!!! It works now!
Great video. Thank you.
Bucket truck was Kool couldn't find your product so I used turbo lime away and it worked great! Thanks from Hawaii!
Sweet Video man!!! Did Exactly what you said and BAM!! Good as New shitter!! Thanks
Bam!! Did someone bash brains back into you?
IUn future, don't listen to the first dude that who tells you to do something...
Like, if he told you to jump from the Brooklyn bridge, would you think it's a great idea?? 🤣🤣🤣
@@rexeverything4578 wait, but you just told him to do something, so should he listen to you or not?
Thank you. Nothing worse than wasting $$$ when there's a great simple cure.
Not crazy about that quick edit at 4:20 why did he just show the whole flush
Digroot because it didn’t work with the first bottle he just didn’t want to look like an idiot. Sometimes it takes 3-4 of those “5.99” bottles.
Its Kaliformula Ha ha good to know. I bought the bottle but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. Funny since I got the bottle of the toilets flushing better!