| When things go wrong with your toilet, it can affect | | | | of catalysts. But, 9 times out of 10, the float arm is |
| everyone in your house. The toilet is used several | | | | the culprit. Typically, a running toilet is caused by a |
| times each day. If it's not working properly, it needs | | | | float arm that isn't rising properly. This can cause |
| to be fixed quickly. The key to resolving most of the | | | | water to escape slowly through the stopper. Try to |
| problems in your toilet begins with understanding how | | | | bend the arm slightly downward to fix the problem. |
| it works. Most people push the handle, watch the | | | | If you tweak the float arm and discover that your |
| water circle and figure everything is working. But, to | | | | toilet still runs, open the tank again and take a closer |
| get to the root of your toilet problem, you should | | | | look at the stopper. It's possible that water is trickling |
| have a grasp of the underlying plumbing. | | | | out of the flush-valve system because the stopper |
| Understanding How Your Toilet Works | | | | isn't fitting the opening properly. Often, stoppers can |
| There are only a few major components of your | | | | weaken or deteriorate over time. If you don't see |
| toilet. The plumbing behind it isn't complicated. Every | | | | any signs of deterioration on the stopper, look at the |
| toilet has a bowl, handle, stopper, trip lever, tank and | | | | seat of the flush-valve to check for corrosion. If |
| flush-valve system. When you press the handle, the | | | | bending the float arm doesn't work, replacing the |
| trip lever pulls the chain inside the tank. The chain is | | | | stopper or the seat of the flush-valve should fix your |
| attached to the stopper. Once the stopper is raised, | | | | running toilet. |
| the water within the tank is evacuated through the | | | | Remember, most of the plumbing problems |
| flush-valve system. At the same time, the water in | | | | throughout your home (including your toilets) are |
| the toilet bowl is vacuumed out into the drainpipes. | | | | simple. They may not always be easy to fix, but |
| The tank's water empties, the stopper drops and the | | | | they're rarely complicated to understand. If you can |
| tank refills. | | | | get a grasp for how the plumbing behind the |
| Finding The Cause Of The Running Toilet | | | | problems works, you can often fix the issue by |
| Most of the problems that people have with their | | | | yourself, avoiding the need to hire a professional. At |
| toilet is that it continues to run after having been | | | | least, you can stop your toilet from running. |
| flushed. The problem could actually be from a variety | | | | |