A toilet flapper is one of those "out of sight, out of mind" items that you may never think about—unless it starts to fail. This water-controlling device regulates flow from the toilet tank into the toilet bowl, but even more importantly, it keeps water from leaking into the bowl when...
Step 2–With the tank full of water turn off the water to the toilet and mark the current water level inside the tank. Wait a period of time 10-15 minutes and note if the water is draining down from your mark. If it drains down replace the flapper first as this is the most common...
and a rubber paddle (or plastic canister) covers this hole when the tank is full of water. When you press the flush handle, this flapper lifts, allowing all the water from the tank to flow to the bowl. It's a
Toilet Handle Sticks A toilet handle that sticks can create a lot of anxiety. You may worry about the cost of repairs, as plumbers charge you almost $100 just to come out, even if it’s a quick 5 minute fix! Or worse, the shame and humiliation that could be hurled at you by the ...
(the flange) around the cup. The flange is inserted into the toilet drain, sealing in the air and increasing the suction power. In a pinch, you can fold the rubber ring back into the bell of the plunger and use it to unclog a tub or sink drain, but a true cup plunger will be ...
How to Clean a Toilet Tank By: Emilie Sennebogen The tank is often overlooked during cleaning. iStockphoto/Thinkstock Cleaning your toilet usually consists of a quick swipe around the toilet bowl, then flush and you're done. Toilets that get used regularly are a little easier to...
With the toilet tank full, the toilet can be flushed with the lever or flush button, which pulls on a chain to lift the flapper. The water then flows out of the tank at a great enough force to keep the flapper open as the water rushes into the toilet bowl through the holes evenly ...
That means when water flows into the bowl from the cistern, and drains out through that pipe, it has enough momentum to produce a siphon (sucking) effect, which properly empties the bowl.Photo: Lift the cistern on a toilet and this is what you'll find inside. The cistern (upper tank ...
flapper-style flush valves and seals for canister-style flush valves that are common of Kohler toilets. Adjustment of these Korky toilet parts becomes necessary when thetoilet runs, fails to flush completely or experiences any of the problems to which conventional gravity-flush toilets are subject....