3 QUICK SOLUTIONS FOR RUNNING TOILET

At the back of your toilet, you will locate its cistern and in there you will find the float. The float of a toilet will dictate its cistern’s water height. When you flush your toilet, the cistern water drops out and cleans your toilet.

It will then be refilled by the water in the pipe. As this happens the float will rise with the water level until they both reach the correct fill level and the water will stop flowing. The fill level should never be higher than the overflow tube and the fill valve of your toilet.

To set your toilet straight, all you have to do is lower the level of the float. Lowering the float below the overflow tube and the fill valve will lower your toilet’s water fill level and stop the water running issue in its leaky tracks.

The flapper is used and abused a lot because its job is to allow water to flow into the toilet bowl after a flush. The other part of its job is to stop water from escaping into the toilet bowl after the cistern has filled back up.

If your flapper has been compromised from a hefty work schedule, over time, its seal won’t be able to stop water from leaking out and into your toilet bowl. To replace the flapper, you will need to drain the cistern and close the water supply off to the toilet.

Once you are certain you have done this, flush your toilet once more to eliminate any leftover water. This will give you an easy (and dry) route to the flapper. To remove the old flapper you will need to detach it from its chain.

The refill valve will be able to suck water out from the fill valve and that is not a good thing. Rectifying this issue isn’t quite as easy a fix as the first two, but it is still very achievable for most people.

To shorten the refill tube and put an end to your toilet’s running water problem, you will need to take it out of the overflow. Once you have removed the tube from the overflow, it is time to trim it.

You will want to trim it back to the point where it is just above the overflow. You should be able to trim it back with a sharp workmen’s knife or a pair of scissors, but a new Stanley knife will work best.

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