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...
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 ...
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 ...
If you're wondering, "Why does my toilet keep running?" we can help. Here's how a toilet works and methods to fix a running toilet.
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 ...
1. Check that the tank fills just to the FILL LINE marked inside the tank cistern/reservoir. 2. With water into the toilet shut off, flush it and lift the flapper valve and look into the bowl passage for blockage 3. Try replacing the flapper valve and check that the pull chain is pro...
toilet syndrome. The fill valve is the one that is offset to one side of the tank and positioned above the water supply line, and the flush valve is the large orifice in the bottom center of the tank covered by a flapper or canister that is connected to the flush handle by a chain....
Running Toilet:Thetoilet keeps runningseveral times a day. Patty learns it’s an easy and inexpensive fix to replace the fill and flush valves inside the toilet tank. Bathroom Grout:Rust from the screws is seeping through the bathroom tile grout. Bill should remove it andreplace i...