The toilet fill valve is one of two mechanisms inside a toilet tank, the other being the flush valve, which is the one you activate when you flush the toilet. After the flush completes, the fill valve swings into action to refill the tank. It's connected directly to the water supply an...
How to Adjust a Toilet Float In order to do any work on your toilet float, you will first need to remove the cover to the tank. Tank covers can be heavy and have sharp edges. In addition, moisture may have built up under the tank lid. It's best to place the lid on a towel or...
When you press down on a toilet handle, you pull on a chain connected to a flapper. When the flapper raises, the water from the tank is released into the bowl, flushing it. Unfortunately, a few things in this system can cause problems. ...
Is your toilet’s water level lower than usual? Is your toilet bowl not filling with water after flushing? This common occurrence has a few potential culprits, and luckily, most are easy to adjust with a little plumbing know-how and a few minutes of your time. 6 Reasons Your Toilet Wat...
Adjust the flapper Your toilet’s flapper is the plastic cup at the bottom of the tank. When you flush your toilet, the flapper lifts and allows water from the tank to pour down into the bowl. If the flapper isn’t flush with the bottom of the tank to seal the opening, then water ...
Consider these expert toilet cleaning tips, hacks and cleaning products to prevent germs from building up and keep your bathroom looking its best.
You install a two-piece toilet in three phases: First, you secure the toilet base to the floor, then you fasten the tank to the base, and finally, you connect the water supply to fill the toilet with water. A one-piece toilet is installed in the same way as a two-piece unit except...
This extra water helps assure a proper level of water in the toilet bowl to prepare it for its next use. Details are at TOILET DIVERTER & OVERFLOW TUBE Following our description (below) of how the flush valve works and how the fill-valve re-fills the toilet tank or cistern we describe ...
The way water is used to remove waste from the bowl has a lot to do with how much water is needed to get the job done. Standard toilets use siphoning action, a method that employs a siphoning tube, to evacuate waste. A high volume of water entering the toilet bowl when the toilet's...
Take the lid off of the toilet tank. Check the flapper that covers the hole that sends the water into the bowl. You may visibly see that it’s stuck open due to a kink in the chain. Adjust the chain so that the flapper shuts fully. If the flapper chain was not the problem, push...