Take it from us, a blocked or leaking toilet can be a very unpleasant experience – especially if you only have one toilet in your home or office.  

Toilet problems can be many and varied, from a toilet that won’t stop running to a total blockage of the toilet where not only water but unsightly human waste can spill out onto the floor. 

Any of these issues require specialised plumbing from a licensed plumber – don’t try and DIY a toilet repair as this will lead to further expenditure in time and money. 

We often are called out to homes where a dodgy fix has been applied to temporarily solve the problem but as the toilet has not been repaired properly – or replaced if needed – what should have been a simple toilet repair job becomes a messy and costly issue. 

A toilet can leak from around the toilet base, from the toilet tank, from the pipe at the back of the toilet, from the cistern valve so that the toilet is constantly running and even from the bowl itself – which often means you are up for a toilet replacement.

It is essential that you deal with a blocked toilet at the first sign:

• Water rising in the bowl when you flush
• Toilet paper not flushing
• No or slow drainage
• Gurgling or other noises when flushing
• Water overflowing from the bowl when you flush – so water on the floor
• Unpleasant odour

Adrian Marshall