Whether your toilet problem occurs when Flushing, Refilling or Not in Use, choose a tab below to help find the solution: FLUSHING REFILLING NOT IN USE Hearing hissing, rumbling or thumping when flushing? Need more than one flush to clear the bowl? Yourfill valve,flapperorflush valvecould be...
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The fill valve in the toilet tank is responsible for refilling the tank’s water level to the correct height after flushing. It consists of a float that triggers the fill valve's opening, allowing water to flow into the tank. As the water level rises, the float also rises, causing the ...
Every toilet needs a valve to fill the tank and another one to let water out of the tank and into the bowl, and either of these valves can cause running 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...
Shut off water supply to toilet tank.How to Fix a Running Toilet Water Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Sponge out the water lingering in the bottom of the tank. Pliers will help you disconnect the water supply line. Unscrew the locknut under the tank that holds the fill valve. ...
I have a leak where the water supply connects to the tank. There is another hole in the bottom of the toilet tank for the toilet fill valve. The toilet fill valve regulates the amount of water that is stored inside of the toilet tank. It needs to be connected to the homes water suppl...
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...
A toilet that flushes on its own, also known as phantom or ghost flushing, is a common problem. Addressing this problem may require replacing the flapper, flush valve, or flush valve gasket. In this article, I show you how.
Check the fill tube The fill tube is a small plastic tube that connects the main fill valve to the overflow pipe (which is what your flapper is connected to). It should look like a small, flexible, curving plastic tube. While the fill valve refills the tank of the toilet, the fill tu...
How to Detect & Diagnose the Cause of a Running Toilet A plumbing leak that causes a toilet to run, the only clues might be noticing that the toilet fill valve is sometimes re-filling the tank even though no one has used the toilet, or one might hear water running in the building drai...