Toliet hard to flush

Woody · 08-17-2005, 11:19 AM

I have the new porcelain toliet with the side handle for flushing. It is very hard to push down for flushing. I sprayed the cable with WD-40 which helped, however, its still hard in my mind. I was wondering if anyone else such as BucknJeff or John Canfield who have similiar units are having the same problem with theirs?

Woody · 08-17-2005, 11:19 AM

I have the new porcelain toliet with the side handle for flushing. It is very hard to push down for flushing. I sprayed the cable with WD-40 which helped, however, its still hard in my mind. I was wondering if anyone else such as BucknJeff or John Canfield who have similiar units are having the same problem with theirs?

warrenh · 08-17-2005, 05:42 PM

We have the same toliet and yes it's not the easiest to flush. I also sprayed some WD-40 on the cable,on the top and also removed the rubber plug down on side of the bowl and sprayed that end of the cable. I also had to put some lock tight on the set screw in the handle, it kept coming loose.

LK23 · 08-17-2005, 07:40 PM

Same thing here. Hard to flush seems to be normal operation. My set screw kept falling out and once I replaced the screw without pushing the handle in firmly. The set screw chiseled the end off the flush arm and I had to get a new assembly. I now have the flush arm installed on the new assembly with lock-tite on the set screw. It will probably fall out again.

Tom N · 08-18-2005, 06:24 AM

WD-40 is a poor lubricant. It is actually a water displacer for electrical cicuits.

Try silicone spray lubricant.

John_Canfield · 08-18-2005, 12:20 PM

Woody,

Our handle is not particulary difficult to operate - it is just different from the stick house toilet. After having many different kinds of marine toilets on our sailboat, I resign myself to the fact that they all have their pecularities.

What does REALLY BUG ME

about ours is the stupid lever must be pushed from its horizontal position to a 90 degree position

. I have gotten pretty good at flushing the thing with my bare foot

so I don't have to do my usual contortions by using my hand.

One of my projects on the to-do list is to devise a handle that attaches to the stupid horizontal flush lever.

--John

gunny · 08-18-2005, 07:51 PM

Like Tom said, WD is not a particularly good lubricant. Try a product developed especially for lubricating cables or a lock lubricant that contains graphite. Shake it well and be careful of spills, graphite does not come out of carpets easily (voice of experience).

Woody · 08-19-2005, 03:51 AM

Thanks for all the replies. I complained about it to my dealer who stated that they have had several issues with them. I was just wondering if mine was worse than others. I will try a graphite lubericant.

Red · 08-28-2005, 05:31 PM

Ours twisted completely off. Try flushing this
thing then the shaft the handle attaches to is
broken off. I was able to get a vise-grip clamped onto the stub and it twisted off again.
This is not a very good design. I was finally able to use a screwdriver to turn the little cam enough to pull the valve open and empty the stool which prevented a difficult situation.
I suppose we needed to lube that cable way before we did.