When the toilet lever is resting, the flapper is held against the flush valve opening by the water in the tank, effectively sealing any water from entering the bowl. When you flush the toilet and push down on the lever, the flapper, typically connected to the lever by a chain, is lifted...
Check refill tube first: If refill tube is inserted too far into the overflow pipe, pull it out and reattach to outside of overflow pipe. This should keep the tube from entering the overflow pipe and often stop an internal leak from the tank to bowl and prevent “ghost flushing”. Inspec...
2011 – This “tech tip” by Taitem Engineering provides valuable insight on the amount of water wasted by leaking shower diverters in residences. Data was obtained by performance testing a variety of common diverter models in a laboratory. This study (along with others) provided information for...
Check refill tube first: If refill tube is inserted or shoved into the overflow pipe, remove it and reattach clipping the tube to the overflow pipe. This will keep the tube from entering the overflow pipe and stop the leak. Clean bottom of the tank and flapper area and replace flapper. ...
That will prevent more than one tank of water from leaking down the drain and can avoid a frozen drain pipe. If you let the toilet run and it's very cold out a shallow outdoor sewer or drain line could freeze and even break, causing costly sewer line repairs and even a worse sewer...
Plumber came out to service two toilets leaking from bottom when flushed and sewage coming up in bathtub. After using camera to check line said detected crack in pipe related to back bathroom, turned off water in back toilet and said don't use at all until crack repaired. Said to not put...
A leaking toilet can be a sign of a cracked toilet bowl and the cause of a slow draining toilet. Usually, if there’s a crack, it forms within the lower bowl of the toilet, so make sure to examine this area thoroughly. While a cracked toilet bowl is less common than tank problems,...
However, if the crack is small, you may be able to patch it yourself with a PVC pipe repair kit. If your shower head is leaking, chances are that the washer inside the head needs to be replaced. You can buy replacement washers at most hardware stores. To replace the washer, simply ...
leaking leading-in opening; a flow guide baffle for preventing discharged water from flowing back into the waist surrounding liquid-leaking leading-in opening is arranged at the position above the waist surrounding liquid-leaking leading-in opening of the inner wall of the stand pipe connection ...
The Saniflo Sanicompact is easily secured to the floor. A rubber hose is provided so that you can connect the toilet to the sink. The toilet also needs to be connected to a 1″ pipe at the back of the unit to allow waste to be removed. This unit can discharge waste up to 9 ft ...