Signs: A leaking toilet bowl or a toilet that sounds like it’s constantly “running.” Solution: A flooding toilet might be the result of a broken handle. A toilet overflowing from the tank is usually caused by a faulty float or fill valve. Broken fixtures can generate a constant water...
2. The water drains to the bottom of the tank – This happens when the gasket that seals the flush valve into the tank is deteriorated and worn. Recommended Solution: Change flush valve. If a leak occurs at a flush valve gasket in new installation, the lock nut securing the flush valve...
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 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...
Toilet tank leaking? Check to make sure, and then fix itS.J. Peters
The phenomenon is referred to as ghost flushing. It iswhen your toilet flushes all by itself, but it isn't caused by any paranormal activity. Ghost flushing happens because water is slowly leaking out of the tank and into the bowl. If it goes on long enough, it will trigger the toilet...
Once the toilet tank and bowl have filled after a flush, turn off the water supply valve to the toilet. 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 outdo...
Leaking Toilet Tank Discovering a small leak to the right side of the toilet tank, I replaced the bolts on both sides. But it is still leaking. So as far as I can tell (and I have never done this before) there are two possibilities. One -- it could be something to do with that...
The Toilet Is Leaking The Problem: The toilet leaks water from the tank or bowl. Toilet leaks are most commonly caused by a cracked bowl or tank, a failing tank to bowl gasket, or loose nuts and bolts on the toilet. The Fix: Check out these resources for patching or replacing a cracke...
If water is leaking from the tank to bowl gasket it will tend to leak more often when the toilet is flushed. If the water is leaking past the bolts and washers, the leak can often appear to be closer to the sides of the toilet bowl, nearer the edge and farther from the center, ...