Toilet slow to fill

Swampy

Hi all,

I have a downstairs toilet extremely slow to fill. The pressure is fine in the toilet sink taps. Water just trickles out of where the ball cock stick meets the vertical stick from the bottom of the cistern. Water should generally come out quickly I assume.
Any ideas on if this is something I can fix myself?

Thanks.

sullzz

Probably a blocked orifice or out of shape ballvalve washer , put up a pic of it and we will be able to guide you through it .

TPM

has it always been like that or has it only started recently?
could be a high pressure filler, may need a restrictor removed if it has always been like that.
as sullzz said get some photos up

macbrada

Had same issue recently..solution in my case was to flush toilet and then loosen plastic threaded nut at valve end of float.

Loosen slowly and the flow rate should increase. Flush again and find ideal position for good flow. Note position. Loosen nut and put Ptf (white plumbers tape) around threads where nut will be. Tighten plastic nut and finish!

Swampy

Thanks guys. I'll get some pics up tomorrow.

Swampy

TPM wrote: »

has it always been like that or has it only started recently?
could be a high pressure filler, may need a restrictor removed if it has always been like that.
as sullzz said get some photos up

It was not always like that but has been for a long time now.

Joey the lips

Just replace the inlet valve with a torbeck or aqua save ball vale and it will work fine.

sullzz

Joey the lips wrote: »

Just replace the inlet valve with a torbeck or aqua save ball vale and it will work fine.

Torbeck have terrible pressure even with the restricter removed , I'd go for the fluidmaster brand as they come suitable for low pressure now , I wouldn't advise the op to replace the complete unit when it might be as simple as clearing a blocked orifice or replacing a washer , replacing a ballvalve is not always a simple job for a DIYer , especially if its a bottom entry .

Swampy

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay in my getting back to you all with a pic of my jacks. Here it is. Essentially the toilet is not even a quarter full and no water is coming out from the green thing.



Any further suggestions on what to replace would be welcome.

allycavs

The white piece to the far right can get clogged up. see if you can unscrew that and clean out any dirt in there.

TPM

allycavs wrote: »

The white piece to the far right can get clogged up. see if you can unscrew that and clean out any dirt in there.

Make sure to turn off the water first.
the two ends of the green part screw off, this will reveal the diaphragm (which could be gone hard) and the flow restrictor (could be green, red, white) this has a small hole in it which often blocks, if it is clear it and put it back together making sure you fit all parts and seals the right way.

Swampy

Ok. Thanks lads. I'll gI've that a try.

Swampy

Swampy wrote: »

Hi all,




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Hi all. Just an update. Problem is solved. I unscrewed the green thing and behind it was the stick thing that pushes a black cover of sorts over a red tube thing that the water comes through. In the end I only had to pull the black thing back a little and not screw on the green cover too tight. The tighter I screwed the green thing closed, the more it restricted the flow. Thanks for all the help.

sullzz

The correct solution would have been to replace the black diaphram washer which you mentioned , the green nut could work its way off if left loose , these diaphram washer go hard over time and stay in the almost closed position which restricts the water flow .

agusta

Yes Sullzz is correct,you can pick these diaphrams up in a plumbers shop for 2 euro.You will notice how soft the new diaphram is compared to your oil one.If it was me i would put a new one in your other bathrooms as well.