So we are both having flooding issues with toilets lol. I was at work yesterday and heard a strange noise coming from the basement. I went down to investigate opened the basement door and water every where. Ok where is it coming from. I checked all over and walked over to the bathroom and the toilet is overflowing the bowl like a fountain. The sewer ejector pump is running but ceased. I unplugged it for a moment then plugged it back in and it starts right up. It ran for about 4 minutes so there was a lot of water backed up in the system. I take the cover off the tank of the toilet and the chain had come off the handle and bar that raises the flapper. The chain went down under the flapper so it could not seal so the water was running continuously. Pulled the chain back up so flapper could seal and the water stopped. Went to reconnect the chain to the handle and much to my amazement the arm that it attaches to was rusted and part of it broke off and went down the drain. I am suspecting this is what got caught in the impeller of the ejector pump and siezed it. Went to the store and for $4.98 replaced the handle and bar with a plastic one. Many shop vacs full of water later it was cleaned up. Turned the heat up in the basement turned the dehumidifier on and a floor fan for the night and all was dry in the morning. Everyone should check their toilets and replace that metal bar with a plastic one especially if they have an ejector sewer system. My plumber is a great guy and real busy but is coming out Sunday morning to take the ejector pump out and clean the bottom of the tank. I don't want that piece of metal moving around and causing this again. Water water everywhere.
Jon
Jon
