{"id":315,"date":"2022-05-21T09:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T09:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralresidence.com\/?p=315"},"modified":"2022-05-21T09:30:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T09:30:24","slug":"why-does-my-toilet-flush-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sprucetoilets.com\/why-does-my-toilet-flush-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does My Toilet Flush Twice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If your toilet has been flushing twice recently, you may be wondering what is going on. Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re not alone! This is a common problem that many people experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you think, why does your toilet flush twice? There are two primary causes of double flushes in the toilet. Firstly, a faulty flapper valve that stays open for too long or doesn\u2019t seal the valve properly.  Secondly, an improperly set refill valve floods the tank and forces it to flush again.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further in this article, we will discuss these causes in detail, and how you can fix the issue in each case. But to understand why double flush occurs, you need to understand the role of the flapper valve and refill tube in the functioning of a simple toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s understand that first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does a Simple Toilet Function?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The commonly used toilets in our bathrooms are gravity-flush toilets; their history is as old as 200 years. A gravity-flush toilet primarily has two parts: a bowl and a tank. The tank holds the clean water from the main supply line. When you flush the tank, this water goes into the bowl due to gravity and stays there until the next flush. In addition, there is an opening in the middle of the bowl that links the toilet to the home’s plumbing system through a siphon.<\/p>\n\n\n

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