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Toilets bring you a variety of repair difficulties, ranging from simple mechanical malfunctions to toys flushed into the drain.
When you see the bowl getting ready to overflow, you’re too late to stop it. Just roll up. the rugs. In most mobile homes, to shut off the water to the toilet tank, you must close the main valve outside. Before you turn it off, however, fill at least one bucket with water. You may need that during repairs.
Do not pour a drain cleaner into the bowl at this stage. Clearing a stoppage requires tools and work in the bowl. Caustics could get splashed onto your skin or eyes, if the water suddenly surged down the drain.
Try a plunger first to release the blockage. If the overfill has slowly seeped down the drain, pour just enough water into the bowl to cover the plunger and produce suction. Set the plunger over the toilet drain and pump it. After several good sloshing, release the plunger. If the water drains fast and freely, you’ve dislodged the block. If water still drains sluggishly, and without its natural sucking sound, pump the plunger some more.
If the plunger can’t free the stoppage, try a short auger or plumber’s snake. If that fails, call a plumber.

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