Your toilet is one of the last things in your home that you want to malfunction. Aside from being a potentially nasty problem, it is a huge inconvenience to have a toilet not working properly. There are many things that can go wrong with your toilet and your sewer system in general, but the most common problems are considered minor fixes:

Sluggish Flushing

You have probably flushed a toilet many times in your life just to have it perform slowly. You just want to wash your hands and go about your day, but you are left standing there for what seems like an eternity to make sure the toilet will flush. It may take seconds or minutes, but it does eventually flush.

While there could be other problems causing a toilet to flush slowly, a clog is usually to blame. It doesn't have to be a complete clog stopping up your system because a partial clog will cause this annoying problem as well.

You should be able to use a plunger and push the clog on through. If the toilet still isn't flushing normally, you will have to call a plumber to come either remove the clog or diagnose another problem.

Incomplete Flushing

You flush the toilet and everything is going fine until that strong flush weakens to a slow drain. Usually, a flush that starts off normal but ends up weak is because of the flapper valve. The flapper is made to stay up when the toilet is flushed while the water drains from the tank.

If the flapper doesn't stay in position or is too water logged, a flush will start out normal but lose its momentum. You can check your flapper and see what is happening with it. If you are familiar with toilets, you can even replace the flapper yourself. Otherwise, you will need a plumber to come install a new flapper so your toilet gets its flush back.

Noisy Flushing

Noisy flushing probably sounds strange because no flushes are silent. They can even be quite loud. But the normal flushing sound, no matter how quiet or loud it is, is not what "noisy flushing" means. More specifically, noisy flushing is a toilet that gurgles as it flushes.

A gurgling sound typically means that the toilet vent pipe has a clog. It can be completely blocked or just partially, but either way it will cause this sound because it isn't properly venting. Since the clog is in the vent pipe and not the toilet or plumbing pipes, you should have a plumber come find the clog and remove it.

These three examples are the most common toilet problems that most people experience. Luckily, they usually don't require major work and can be resolved fairly easily. To learn more, contact a company like Canessco Edmonton with any questions or concerns you have.