dooleysm
Platinum Member
The wife and I have both noticed within the past day or two that the water in our toilet bowls is lower. I actually noticed it once, forgot about it, and then the wife mentioned it to me this morning, asking if I had done something to the toilets to make them use less water (they are the now standard 'low flow' models). I have not noticed the toilets running abnormally long, which is something I am sure I would have heard. Nor have I noticed any other symptoms. They, and all other household plumbing seem to work just fine.
There are 2 things I am thinking may have started this. Last Friday we had some plumbing work done in the basement, roughing in some lines in anticipation of finishing the basement some day. And then Monday evening we had the nasty ice/winter storm blow through. I noticed yesterday when I was outside that it appeared that the vent stack I can see from the ground (there is another higher up that I can't see from ground level) appeared to be covered in ice.
So I'm thinking either the plumber did something that caused this (which I'm doubting, as he's a reputable guy that we've used and known for years) or more likely, the ice covering the vent stack is causing this.
Any ideas on the cause? Should I be concerned? Should I look for other problems elsewhere?
Like I said, other than a lower water level in the toilet bowl, no other symptoms have been observed. I checked the toilet tank this morning and it appeared to function normally and fill to the normal level.
There are 2 things I am thinking may have started this. Last Friday we had some plumbing work done in the basement, roughing in some lines in anticipation of finishing the basement some day. And then Monday evening we had the nasty ice/winter storm blow through. I noticed yesterday when I was outside that it appeared that the vent stack I can see from the ground (there is another higher up that I can't see from ground level) appeared to be covered in ice.
So I'm thinking either the plumber did something that caused this (which I'm doubting, as he's a reputable guy that we've used and known for years) or more likely, the ice covering the vent stack is causing this.
Any ideas on the cause? Should I be concerned? Should I look for other problems elsewhere?
Like I said, other than a lower water level in the toilet bowl, no other symptoms have been observed. I checked the toilet tank this morning and it appeared to function normally and fill to the normal level.