FOAK: frogs and toilets

A double whammy chance to show what you know.

I've just moved house, and the new place has a pond.... chock full of
frogspawn and now tadpoles. What percentage of these things will turn
into frogs? I mean... should I expect an army of 100's of frogs to
suddenly appear in a few weeks or do most of them die? I just don't
fancy mowing the lawn and getting splatted with frog, thats all. Can
I/should I put something in there to kill them off?..... And do seagulls
eat frogs, because that might solve the problem then.

Toilets. I have to flush the handle quickly 3 times in a row, else the
water doesn't pick up the momentum to keep the flush going, and it just
stops. Which bit do I need to fix? Also the upstairs one takes 10
minutes to refill, even pushing the cock down (fnarr) doesn't make it
come out any faster, should I just replace the whole gubbins inside?
Google only gives me how to fix one which doesn't work at all, so I
still don't know if I need a 50p washer or a £50 mechanical thing.

I've thought of combining these problems all together, by flushing the
tadpoles down the bog, but thought better of it.

 

Has the metal hook between handle and 'plunger' been replaced?
Ours broke a few years ago and I replaced it with a bit of coat hanger.
If I don't get the length right, I get a problem similar to that which
you describe.

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John

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Black it is
and naked

 

Depends, is there a hotel nearby? That might solve your problem

 

Most of them get eaten - sometimes by their larger brothers and sisters.
Only a few make it to juvenile frog and even fewer make it to adulthood.
LEAVE THEM ALONE! Frogs are somewhat endangered by disappearing habitat and
disease.

Easiest option is probably to replace entire flush mechanism - not
expensive. Less than £20 and 45 mins work. There may be a rubber or
plastic sheet within the flush that acts as a valve and which can be
replaced but sometimes its almost as much hassle as replacing the entire
mechanism.

How good is the water pressure? If the pressure is low then replacing the
valve won't make any difference. Otherwise, a new valve would be less than
a fiver and much less hassle than trying to repair the old one.

Tony

 

IWHT there would be a slight crunch as you stepped on one. But I guess
that's just me.

 

A recording of marching jackboots should see them off in no time.
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Most of them don't make it, through being eaten by other beasties,
birds or miscellaneous fauna. Of the ones that do make it, you needn't
fear ending up like some French work of food-art when you mow the lawn.
Frogs tend to only come out when the grass is wet (i.e. it's raining or
has just rained) when it'll be unsuitable for mowing. They won't go
and sit out in the sun on dry grass.

Leave the lot be and let nature dispose of it for you.

As for the bog, I have no idea.

 

I've just moved house, and the new place has a pond.... chock full of

Leave em be..........they'll **** off soon enough

Go down B & Q and get a new flush.
It's prolly the siphon unit that has a polythene washer style cover over a
plastic frame internally. ( You can cut another from a lump of flat plastic
if needed) they get a little slack (fnarr) and allow leak past. Around £6
for the whole gubbins.
Check yours to see if it's a short one or a normal sized one first. If it's
a close coupled flush unit wot sits on the top directly of the bog then get
a short one.
Ask a man in B & Q if in doubt.

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Saw the header and assumed it was another thread about the inadequacies
of French plumbing.

 

Mash wrote:
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Sir should check that the water level is adequate - about 10mm below the
overflow is good. If the level is too low then your floaty bit can be
adjusted by means of screw and locknut [holy pushrods], or by carefully
bending the arm if it's metal.
If the level is already good then you should replace the whole syphon
(http://www.darlington.gov.uk/NR/rdo...4332-9ED7-6EE4EAC6DED0/5482/Toiletcistern.jpg).
They're cheap and easy to do.

Is the ball-valve outlet clear of scale and gunge? They clog up over the
years and the nozzle bit should be unscrewable to clean it. Again, easy and
cheap to replace. You get two nozzles with a new valve - one for mains water
and one for tank-fed. Use as appropriate, obviarsely, if the old one is
crusty and horrible. If it all looks clean and un-bunged you'll have to find
out where the water is coming from. If it's from a tank then the take-off,
or the pipe itself, could be blocked.

No, frogs are good and I'm amazed how many people run away from them,
squealing. I likes frogs.

Si

 

<g> As I told you last week, you're on form ATM.

 

What he said. Sounds like it's too long.

As for the fil rate, there may be a small control valve somewhere near
ground level which has been turned down. Possibly with the intent of
keeping it quiet at night.
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Dunno about that. When I cut the grass in spring there are always group
of small frogs in my pond making a hop for it back to the pond.

I also find they invade the garage in early spring, just before
spawning. No idea why though.

 

you're *such* a sweetie.

Talking of which, the bag of goodies Linda had assembled for the Sedan
trip has all gone, somehow.
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I wonder how.

What a shame. The oral tradition takes another blow.

 

Sadly we have no frogs this year, last year we had loads of spawn and
also around 15 frogs of various ages. This year nothing :-(

Hopefully the dragonflies will return.

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Or alternatively (if it's a new house or has new plumbing) removing the
clod of pipe-plastic swarf from the inlet pipe might help..

Our main bathroom loo did exactly the same (slow filling, wouldn't
flush) all due to aforementioned swarf wich was mosly blocking the
inlet (and due to low pressure the inlet valve was closing before it
should so the cistern wasn't filling properly).

Remove swarf, toilet now works properly.

Phil

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Beav amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

Piss on the lillies.

 

Get some fish for the pond, and you won't have to feed the fish for a
week or two

Diaphragm probably split, prolly costs a fiver

Could be a number of things - blocked pipe, low water pressure etc

Well you should have gone to uk.d-i-y