When to Replace a Toilet In this installation, the customer wanted to switch to a dual-flush toilet, which is more efficient and conserves water. You may also need a new toilet to prevent damage to your home. Here are some warning signs that it’s time to replace a toilet Leaking. If...
Before you remove the old hose, you need toempty the toilet tank. First, shut off the water valve by turning the handle clockwise as far as it will go, but that's not all you should do. Any water in the tank will pour onto the floor, so flush the tank, then hold down the handl...
Before working on any plumbing project, be sure to turn off the water. The water supply line to your toilet is connected to the wall or floor; simply turn the valve to stem the flow of water (Image 1). Flush your toilet and keep the handle down to empty the toilet of water. You’...
If your toilet has a canister-style flush valve, you seldom have to replace the canister, but you may have to replace the rubber seal on its bottom edge. To remove the canister, you may have to rotate the central post through 90 degrees to disengage it. Pull the canister off after disc...
Step 4– If at any time the toilet keeps running water and you see water on the floor immediately turn off water and look inside the tank to see if the water is coming from the lid or tank lever area. Replace fill valve and replace flush valve. The flush valve is set to the wrong...
and down the overflow tube into the bowl. This refills the bowl slowly. As the water level in the tank rises, so does the float. Eventually the float rises far enough to turn the valve off. What would happen if the float were to become detached, or the filler valve were to jam so ...
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.
If lifting the float arm DOES NOT shut off the water completely, then the fill valve has failed. Go to Step 16 to replace fill valve. To replace flapper, buy a new one from a hardware store. Turn off water to toilet tank with the valve on the supply line. ...