yes, you can have your toilet refinished. Another option is to buy some porcoline patch and do it yourself. Just shut off your angle valve and drain as much water as you can out of the bowl by holding down the trip lever. The water should go down enough for you to repair the scratches and let it dry before turning the water back on. Refinishing the bowl is expensive and unecessary. A little "Soft Scrub" and alot of elbow grease will usually do it.
There are many ways one might sanitize a toilet bowl brush. One good way would be to use a strong cleaning product such as bleach. One might also use full-strength vinegar.
No, the water in a toilet does not spin one way in the northern hemisphere and spin the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere. The spin of the water in a toilet is determined by the shape of the toilet bowl and the flush system, not by the direction of the Earth's rotation. In a toilet, the water is flushed by a flushing mechanism. This flushing mechanism is usually activated by pushing a lever or pushing a button, and it causes water to be released from the tank into the bowl. The shape of the toilet bowl, as well as the type of flushing mechanism, determines how the water will move once it enters the bowl. When the toilet is flushed, the water quickly fills the bowl and then begins to swirl around. The force of the swirling water will cause it to push against the sides of the bowl and create a whirlpool effect. As the water circles around the bowl, the shape of the bowl determines the direction in which the water will spin. The water will usually spin in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and in a counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere. The spin of the water in a toilet is determined by the shape of the toilet bowl and the type of flushing mechanism, not by the direction of the Earth's rotation. The shape of the bowl and the type of flush system will determine the direction in which the water will spin, regardless of which hemisphere the toilet is located in.
No. Either snake the toilet and get it back, force it down or take the toilet up and get it that way.
If the toilet bowl fills lower than the previous waterline, the tank may not be working properly. Check that the float is moving freely and allowing the tank to refill all the way. Also make sure the filler tube is filling the toilet and is not directed elsewhere.
No, it should go about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way down to the bottom of the bowl.
Some toilets have full glazed trap which makes the trap real smooth and allows the siphon action to work best. Some toilet bowl outlets are poorly designed and when you look inside the outlet of the toilet bowl you can see where it can be from 2 7/8" and then narrows down to 2 1/2 " before exiting the bowl and I see the reason for that to allow the trap water to stay so it doesn't siphon all the water out, but it also makes it flush rougher or slower and sometimes not at all. Its a good idea to maybe buy a toilet snake (they aren't much) and try snaking out your bowl if you feel that it could be your problem. If your other fixtures like tub/shower, lav, kitchen sink drain fine then its mostly your toilet. I have unclogged a lot of (just the) toilet problems and they almost seem to be in the toilet trap. In rare cases the toilet drain pipe was back graded and was causing the toilet to flush real slow tho it would still flush but very slow and if a person would keep using it that way then it will eventually plug up.
The easiest way to get rid of a toilet clog is to use a plunger. One can also pour some dish detergent in the toilet bowl, then add boiling water. Be sure to remove some water from the bowl before adding liquid so there is no overflow. If these solutions don't work, it may be necessary to call a plumber.
Scratches can rarely be removed fro plastic. The only way to remove scratches from plastic is to melt the abrasions.
Because the passageways in the toilet that carry the water from the tank to the bowl are, umm, 'full of air' (for lack of a better term). The water rushes from the tank into the bowl to flush, but all the air is in the way, so you see some come out of the siphon. That's as simple as I can make it.
It really depends on a few things, where the clog is(is it in the toilet itself or in the "stack" below the toilet that runs into the sewer system and what is causing the clog. For lack of a better way of saying it, if it is toilet paper or a large #2 then a plunger will usually do the trick. For really stubborn clogs you could use a toilet auger, just pay attention not to damage the finish on the toilet bowl.
Take a deep disposable bowl or deep round baking tin. Make sure it is made out of a material that you can cut. Do not use thick plastic that will crack if you attempt to cut it.The bowl will be the base of the homemade igloo.Take an empty toilet paper roll and cut it lengthwise all the way across so that you have a long semi circle. This will be the door entry area of the homemade cardboard igloo.Take the igloo door and place it along the base of the large bowl. Mark the bowl with a permanent market along where the door meets the bowl. Cut out that section of the bowl.Place the toilet paper roll into the bowl so that it lies flat. Tape the inside of the bowl to the outside of the toilet paper roll.Cut the cardboard into squares. (Use larger squares for small children and smaller squares for older children.) Glue the squares all around the outside of the bowl.Paint the whole igloo with white paint.
A fine grit sandpaper may buff scratches out, or maybe polishing compound. There really is no way to get rid of scratches in plastic, just cover them up.