| You woke up one day with a nice smile on your face | | | | the entire food coloring are gone. |
| from having a real good sleep. Suddenly it was | | | | 3. Close the water supply to the toilet by shutting |
| marred when you got your water bill. Shocked as to | | | | off the valve which is under the tank and when |
| why it has skyrocketed, you started checking every | | | | facing the toilet is on the left side. Note the water |
| faucet you can hold on to and cannot find anything | | | | level inside the tank by marking it and have a look at |
| that would have caused it. There is, however, one | | | | it in 20 minutes or so. This procedure will help you to |
| more thing that you have not checked - the toilet | | | | check if the flush valve is in good operating condition. |
| tank. Yes, it could be that the toilet tank is leaking | | | | 4. After the 20 minutes or so have passed, mark the |
| and you just didn't notice it. So, here are some ways | | | | water level. It the level of water has gone below the |
| for you to establish if you have a leaking toilet tank. | | | | first mark you have made, then the flush valve is |
| 1. First, remove the lid of the tank. Drop some food | | | | definitely leaking. You need to replace or have it |
| coloring inside but make sure it is full of water, of | | | | repaired. |
| course. Wait for at least 20 minutes then check the | | | | 5. If excess water runs through the overflow pipe |
| toilet bowl. If the water in it becomes colored, you | | | | into the toilet bowl when the tank overfills. This is |
| are sure that there is indeed a leak. If you don't see | | | | telling you that the fill valve is defective and needs to |
| any color, then naturally there is no leak at all. | | | | be replaced or repaired. |
| 2. Next, flush the toilet at least twice making sure | | | | |