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 and works essentially like a faucet, but it needs a mechanism to turn it on and shut...
When your toilet keeps running water or is constantly running, we must first find out if you have a fill valve issue or a flapper/flush valve issue. Step 1– If you have shut off the water supply line, then turn on water and look inside the tank. Determine if the water level is ris...
Every toilet has two valves, not just one. The fill valve controls water coming into the tank from the home's water supply, and the flush valve controls water leaving the tank and entering the bowl. Both of these valves can malfunction, and most problems can easily be resolved by homeowner...
1. Remove the lid of your toilet tank and take a look inside. If everything looks as it should, you just need to clean the outside as mentioned above. 2. If you spot rust or reddish stains, then it could use a deep clean. Turn off the water supply valve which should be directly...
Step 2:Turn off the toilet’s water supply Assuming the mess is from a blockage, you can nip it in the bud right quick by turning off your toilet’s water supply. Most toilets have a supply line near the bottom side of the bowl. Find it and you’ll notice it has a valve. Turn ...
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.
Turn off water supply and flush the tank. Reach inside the tank with your right hand under the float cup and lift it up. With your right hand hold onto the gray shaft keeping the float cup all the way up. Do not allow the float cup to drop or valve shaft to turn. ...
efore you roll up your sleeves and put all of your muscle into turning the valve, note that brute force can actually damage the valve; it's better to practice patience when fixing this particular plumbing fixture. Before you start, it's a good idea to tu
De-water.Turn your toilet’s water supply valve off at the base of the tank. Then hold down the flusher to drain the bowl as much as possible. You might still have an inch or less of residual water, which is perfectly fine.
The worst snafu would be a toilet water supply valve that won't shut off. So before undertaking this repair I would turn off water to the toilet, then flush it, and observe that no new water is entering the tank or cistern. If no water's re-filling the tank then hurrah, the shut...