A flapper's primary function is to drain water from the tank to the bowl when a toilet is flushed. The flapper is a valve inside the toilet tank, usually made of rubber or plastic, connected to the flush valve and toilet lever (the handle you push down to flush). When the toilet lev...
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...
Clean bottom of the tank and flapper area and replace flapper. To determine which size flapper you need, please click here:Determine size of toilet flapper. If you need a 2″ flapper, we recommend the502 flapper; if you need a 3 ” flapper, we recommend either the513A flapperor the5403...
The articles 'Toilet Flapper Leaking' and 'Toilet Flapper Repair' provide information on all of the issues associated with your toilet flapper. This includes instructions on how to fix it. I have a leak at the base of my tank, where it connects to the toilet bowl. This problem only applie...
If the toilet tank fill valve is visibly leaking or if you cannot adjust it to work properly, you may need to replace the toilet tank fill valve. Leaky Toilet Flush Valve Repair Above: some of the basic parts in a toilet flush valve or "flapper valve". The original flush valve or flap...
Now you can let the float drop and let the toilet tank fill. The reason for this step is that that little tube is sending extra water into the toilet bowl even when the main toilet tank flapper valve has shut. You're trying to avoid filling and overflowing the toilet tank. The photo ...
Leaks from the toilet tank spill water onto the floor behind the toilet, so they are easy to find. Leaks from the bowl aren't as easy to detect, and they often go on for years. The problem usually is that the wax ring designed to seal the joint between the toilet and drain opening...
If you don’t spot any leaks this way, but you hear consistent trickling or even intermittent trickling in the back of the tank, odds are your flapper might need replacing. 3 Most Common Toilet Leaks + Repair Resources Here are the three most common toilet leaks, with links to other Green...
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 ...
Running Toilet: The toilet keeps running several 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 and r...