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Recently moved to new apartment and find the water in the toilet bowl is inconveniently high,is there any way to adjust the level or is this a set design of the toilet bowl, i suppose plan-b would be to install a higher seat ..
It's in the design. Sort of.
Take the back off the toilet and flush it. See that little rubber hose that sprays water down the tube? That hose supplies water to the bowl; the rest of the water goes to the tank.
Too much water in the bowl? I have never seen that, but I know what I would do. I would try to decrease the amount of water coming out of the rubber hose by partially pinching it off with maybe a paper clip, or something like that.
You adjust the water level by adjusting the floating thing in toilet. Old ones had a floating bulb type thing new ones have a round thing that is around the overflow. See home depot link, scroll down.
I also limit water by putting in a water bottle half filled with gravel, for weight, and rest with water. Just place in tank where it won't interfere with anything.
OP, please google this, the disinformation on this thread is mind-boggling. And keep in mind, you need to determine what method of refill your specific toilet uses, all my advice has been based on the most common style, which may not necessarily be the same as yours.
Good luck, Rg
Last edited by raggedjim; 10-06-2017 at 09:37 AM..
Yes, you can limit the amount of water that flows into the bowl, but the toilet won't flush until a specific volume of water is in the bowl. There has to be enough water for the weight of the water to push around the bends of the drain. If there isn't enough water, then the toilet won't flush.
You limit the water in the tank and down it goes and it might not be enough water to actually cause the flushing action.
OP's toilet is not well designed and replacement is the best option. A decent toilet is fairly cheap, $100, or you can get quite a nice one for $200. But there is the install cost and the very big nuisance of getting rid of the old toilet. OP is in a rented dwelling and there is no motivation for the landlord to change out a toilet that works just fine.
(think in the extreme. You can turn the water off and then there will be no water in the tank. When you push the lever, the toilet won't flush. You can gradually increase the amount of water in the tank and it still won't flush until you reach the critical level of water in the holding tank. Then, if ever there is too much water in the bowl, the toilet will flush itself. That toilet is mechanically choosing what level of water it wants in the bowl)
I filled a liter wine bottle full of water and placed it in the reservoir,after a few flushes there was no difference in the level of water in the bowl. i guess i'll leave the bottle in the reservoir and save a liter of water with every flush.
the innards of the reservoir look like this one =https://inspectapedia.com/plumbing/S..._0256_DJFs.jpg
OP, please google this, the disinformation on this thread is mind-boggling. And keep in mind, you need to determine what method of refill your specific toilet uses, all my advice has been based on the must common style, which may not necessarily be the same as yours.
Good luck, Rg
Right. Everyone knows the PROPER way to regulate the water level in a toilet bowl is to get the appropriately sized dog. If there is only a tiny amount of excess water, a Chihuahua and a step stool will work. For a medium amount of water, a Spaniel is about the right size. If you have way too much water, get a Labrador (just don't teach it to retrieve).
Right. Everyone knows the PROPER way to regulate the water level in a toilet bowl is to get the appropriately sized dog. If there is only a tiny amount of excess water, a Chihuahua and a step stool will work. For a medium amount of water, a Spaniel is about the right size. If you have way too much water, get a Labrador (just don't teach it to retrieve).
Ha! Once when our toilet stopped up I found a dog toy in the trap. I blamed my wife, but the dog looked pretty sheepish...
The level of the water in the toilet bowl is the height of the toilet bowl trap that feeds into the waste drain pipe. On most toilets, that trap is cast into the porcelain in the toilet base and you can't change it.
It would be hard to find a high water level bowl in California as they have not been sold in for years and many areas require replacement upon sale to ultra low flow.
People suggesting limiting the amount of water in the tank (filling a bottle, etc.) are adjusting how much water flows through the bowl. The trap design determines how much water STAYS in the bowl.
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Everyone knows the PROPER way to regulate the water level in a toilet bowl is to get the appropriately sized dog. If there is only a tiny amount of excess water, a Chihuahua and a step stool will work. For a medium amount of water, a Spaniel is about the right size. If you have way too much water, get a Labrador (just don't teach it to retrieve).
