How To Flush The Toilet When The Water Is Off?

 No one wants to be the person that pulls on the flush handle and be greeted by the sound of silence, rather than a whirlpool of water pushing down that filth away. If you’re in a messy situation like that, here are a few things you should know so you can come out clean.



Emergency Flush

Whenever you flush, the tank refills up each time so you might have some luck. In case you run out of water in your house, rest assured that you have at least one extra flush remaining in the toilet. If you’re out of luck, there’s a chance someone might have used that last flush as well. Don’t worry, the solution is simple.

Filling Up the Tank

If the emergency flush water has been used up, don’t panic. All you need to do is to fill it back up. If your plumbing isn’t filling up your tank, manually add in some water to it. You could borrow water from a neighbor or get it from any stream. The quality of the water doesn’t need to be pristine because you’re flushing it down anyways.

Flushing It Down

After filling up the water, use the flush and it’ll work as normal. This is an effective method of manually flushing down contents in the toilet in the off chance you run out of water. Do keep in mind that the average flush takes up a lot of water. You can directly pour the water into the toilet itself rather than fill the flush. While that process takes up less water, it isn’t as effective as flushing. The pressure a flush produce helps get the contents of the water out much more easily.



Calling in a Plumber

The above-mentioned solutions resolve only half the problem. Unless there’s a drought, you shouldn’t be having this lack of water in your toilet. This where you need to call in your plumber. It could be a leak in your toilet, a broken pipe or even your toilet that needs to be repaired or restored.  Plumbing repair experts can get to the bottom (literally) of the situation and fix any and every underlying problem that may go undetected.

Pro Serve Plumbing is a family-owned business, providing experienced plumbers for the residents of Fort Worth, TX. We’re willing to get our hands dirty for you, and solve that issue you wouldn’t want to touch with a ten-foot pole. Reach out to us today.

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