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Have you ever flushed the toilet and the water level in the bowl starts to rise? Instead of flushing the contents down, the level in the bowl starts to rise. What to do?
There are a couple of quick things you can do to prevent the water from going over the edge of the bowl. First things first, stop the water from running. You can turn the water supply valve clockwise to shut the water off. However, these sometimes will leak themselves, although they will generally shut the water off to the toilet.
In the event you have a manibloc system and don’t have a water shut off valve at the wall behind the toilet, you can lift off the lid of the toilet tank, and lift up on the fill valve. This will also stop the water from entering the bowl. Realize though, that the water will only stop running for as long as you lift the fill valve. Generally, the water will slowly recede to the point where you can lower the fill valve so the tank refills.
The root of the cause is that the toilet is clogged. There are a variety of ways to unclog a toilet. Here is an article on how to unclog a toilet.
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