Toilet Tank Water Is Fresh Water

Toilet Tank Water Is Fresh Water

Cleaning the inside of your toilet tank is really quite simple

According to you plumbing of Clearwater technicians, all you need to do is remove the lid, pour in your cleaning solution, and scrub the sides with a sponge or a toilet brush, taking care not to detach any tubes or chains. Flush a couple of times to make sure that all of the cleaning solutions has been rinsed out.

When a toilet is clogged, sewage may back up and flow onto the floor.  Wear heavy-duty rubber gloves when cleaning.  You may need to insert a plunger into sewage to clear a clog.  After doing so clean the plunger thoroughly – inside and out- – with hot water and detergent.

Many people are understandably reluctant to touch the water in a toilet.  With a few precautions, however, contact with unsanitary water can be avoided. Your local Clearwater plumber assures homeowners that water from the toilet bowl cannot back up into the tank; water in the tank is just as clean as water from a faucet.  If you clean the bowl and flush it several times, even the water in the bowl will be clean.

Plumber Pro Tips To Share

Tip #1  If water starts welling up when you flush the toilet rather than swirling down into the bowl, you may be able to keep water from spilling onto the floor if you act quickly.

Tip #2  Remove the tank lid, reach into the tank (remember, this water is clean), and push down on the flapper or stopper until it settles on the flush valve seat.  Water will stop flowing.

Tip #3  Take steps to clear the clog before flushing the toilet again.

PLUMBING TRADE SECRET:  When a toilet is clogged, sewage may back up and flow onto the floor.  Wear heavy-duty rubber gloves when cleaning.  You may need to insert a plunger into sewage to clear a clog.  After doing so clean the plunger thoroughly – inside and out- – with hot water and detergent.