| Let me explain how a toilet works. First when you go | | | | some sort or grooves on the flapper itself. Take the |
| to flush the toilet a little arm pulls a rubber flapper up | | | | toilet flapper down to your local home improvement |
| and lets the water drain into the toilet bowl. The | | | | store and buy a new one. Go home and replace the |
| water draining into the toilet bowl forces the old | | | | new toilet flapper and this should solve 90% of your |
| water out along with the number two or number one | | | | leaking toilet problems. |
| waste and extremities. | | | | There is one more thing it could be. With the toilet |
| If the toilet sounds like it is running there is a good | | | | tank lid off, check to see if water is overflowing into |
| chance that the seal between the rubber flapper and | | | | the little round plastic pipe. This plastic pipe should |
| the plastic rain at the bottom of the toilet is broken | | | | have a small hose running from the float valve |
| somehow. The sound you are hearing is water | | | | assembly into it. |
| running around this ring and in to the toilet bowl. | | | | If the water is over flowing from the toilet tank into |
| This leak is actually causing no damage to the toilet | | | | this little plastic pipe you will need to adjust the float. |
| itself but is wasting water. Hence the water bill will be | | | | First thing you will need to do is while the toilet is |
| a little higher if you don't fix the leaking toilet. The | | | | running lift up on the float lever arm. If the water |
| best way to find out if this is actually your problem is | | | | stops you can simply bend the metal arm of the |
| to take the toilet tank lid off. Then stick your hand | | | | float lever. The purpose of bending the arm will force |
| down into the toilet bowl and press gently on the | | | | the float deeper into the water there for stopping |
| rubber flap. | | | | the water from rising over the small tube in the |
| If the water stops leaking or starts running faster | | | | center of your toilet. |
| this is your problem. Turn the water off to the toilet. | | | | There are few parts to a toilet and most parts can |
| There will be a shut off valve on the wall under your | | | | be purchased at your local hardware or home |
| toilet bowl in the bathroom. After you turn the water | | | | improvement centers. Toilet repairs like this can be |
| off removed the plastic flap and examine it. | | | | made simple and the parts used to replace are |
| You will be looking for a warped toilet flap or of | | | | inexpensive. |