Bathroom toilet was not flushing like it used to do. I have been through this before. This toilet was replaced maybe ten or so years ago. When you have one that the flushing power starts to decrease on, put on a rubber glove and stick you hand down in it and you will feel the hole is smaller than it used to be.
I decided to try to ream it out. I turned off the water to it and emptied the bowl. Then, I poured a a whole bottle of CLR into it and let it sit over night. The next morning I started to work on it. The only tools I found effective are what you see below They are a brake adjusting tool and an auto interior removing tool. These are the only things that will fit in there to try to bust up the build up.
I should add here that I am on well water and I suppose it has lots of minerals in it. I started digging at it and was busting out stuff that was like a quarter inch thick. I finally got it to flush all right like it used to but I'm asking here if anyone knows of a stiff wire brush that will get into that hole. I'd rather use that once in a while than have to try busting out that build up again.
I guess what I'm looking for is something like a flexible saxophone swab but with wire bristles.
I decided to try to ream it out. I turned off the water to it and emptied the bowl. Then, I poured a a whole bottle of CLR into it and let it sit over night. The next morning I started to work on it. The only tools I found effective are what you see below They are a brake adjusting tool and an auto interior removing tool. These are the only things that will fit in there to try to bust up the build up.
I should add here that I am on well water and I suppose it has lots of minerals in it. I started digging at it and was busting out stuff that was like a quarter inch thick. I finally got it to flush all right like it used to but I'm asking here if anyone knows of a stiff wire brush that will get into that hole. I'd rather use that once in a while than have to try busting out that build up again.
I guess what I'm looking for is something like a flexible saxophone swab but with wire bristles.