Dump water form a bucket into the bowl and see if the flushing action is normal. If is is normal, check the outlets under the bowl rim for clogging. If it does not flush normally you may indeed have a vent or drain line problem.

Okay. Thank you for your information. I was able to get the toilet to flush while I was cleaning the kitchen that night. Somehow when I used the garbage disposal my brother said he heard the toilet making noises and he tried flushing it and it was back to normal. Currently, both toilets now make a gargling noise whenever someone uses either shower. The plumbing of this house has me concerned, but hopefully it's nothing to major. We will contact the management company see that this issue is resolved. Thank you again for all of your information.

I have bad news about retrieving hard objects with an auger,it only works one time in about three dozen. I maintained apartments and childcare buildings so I consider myself a double barrel expert on toothpaste tubes,make-up containers, toys,leggos and such in toilets. As many times as you have augered the toilet,I doupt a few more are likly to solve this. I'm not convinced the problem is an object hung in toilet so let's double back and look at it again. Are you saying water is still stained or does solid body waste and t-paper remain after flushing? I ask because the big wad of toilet paper test duplicates #2 and should have failed if an object is hung in trap. Here's something else that can give you fitts with cheap barly adiquate toilets ( the early versions of water saver toilets were all junk,even name brands that were expensive). I suggest anyone with early water savers replace them if slugish toilets are a problem. Either after #2 or with large amount of paper in bowl,remove lid from tank and flush. Pay close attention to flapper "AND" water in bowl as it flushes. The flapper should remain standing open until water level in bowl starts rapidly falling. As water rushes out and only 10% to 20% normal amount of water is in bowl flapper fall's and stops flow from tank to bowl. If flapper closes early tank valve needs adjusted to fill tank higher. If water rushes out to about 20% then rises a liitle then rushes out again ,level in tank needs adjusted lower. Here's the process I use after strongly suspecting or confirming hard object in toilet. Totally empty bowl and towel dry it (I use a wet vac but you can dip 80% of water with a small cup or laddle then soak remainder with towel). If the object is something like a small bottle that floats it will fall to bottom of trap when water is removed. A tiny hand held inspection mirror on a swivling handle ( I bought mine at an auto parts store,mechanics use one most every day). Place mirror at bottom of trap and move around to inspect upper bend in trap while shinning flashlight in mirror. 9 times out of ten you can see the object. I now have a flexiable tool with claws on tip but used bent cloths hangers for several years to hook object while looking in the mirror. If the object can't be seen,it's possible but highly unliky to be hung out of sight because trap is smallest at top of bend. One object make's it around bend it usually make's it completly out of toilet. Misalighnment at floor flange can sometimes create a snag for things. There you are,Klem's mini course on slow potties.

Hi, Did the old toilet ever flush? You just got the house so maybe it didn't. Remove the toilet and with a 5 gallon pail pour about 4 gallons into the pipe as fast as you can. If it takes the water ok, then check holes that hold the toilet bolts to the flanges. Are they on a center line with the pipe? Good Luck Woodbutcher