| When your toilet is broken it's always a rush to get it | | | | bottom of the tank. One pipe will have a valve on |
| fixed. A lot of times you can fix it your self with out | | | | the top with the float attached to it. The other pipe |
| the need for an expensive plumber. A toilet has very | | | | will be open on the top. This is the over flow pipe. |
| few parts to wear out or break and most of those | | | | See how far up the water level is on the over flow |
| parts are not very expensive. So basically it just | | | | pipe, if it goes all of the way to the top then your |
| takes a little time, and some know-how, to set things | | | | float is set too high. Just bend the float arm down so |
| right. | | | | that the water shuts off before the level reaches |
| What we are going to do here is to list some of the | | | | the top of the pipe. |
| more common toilet parts and how to fix the | | | | If the water is running and does not reach the top |
| problems that they cause. If the fix for the problem | | | | of the over flow pipe then it is probably a problem |
| is going to require you to take any parts loose then | | | | with the flapper valve. On the back of the flush |
| be sure and turn off the water supply to the toilet | | | | handle there as an arm with a small chain on the end |
| first. | | | | which leads to the flapper valve. If this chain is too |
| The first problem that we will discuss is a running | | | | tight or kinked it may be holding the valve open |
| toilet where you can hear the water running either | | | | enough to allow it to leak. If not you may have to |
| continuously or it will seem to start and stop on its | | | | replace the flapper valve. |
| own. This can be very annoying not to mention | | | | These are only a couple of the problems that may |
| costly with water bills going up all the time. First take | | | | happen with a toilet. Most problems can be diagnosed |
| the lid off of the toilet tank and have a look inside. | | | | with a little observation and some common sense, |
| There should be two pipes coming up from the | | | | and the changing out of a few toilet parts. |