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The Clogged
Toilet
Toilets are a fairly simple and
innocuous bathroom appliance, except for the occasional time when you flush
and the water actually rises in the bowl, versus descends. In such an
instant find the shut off valve to the toilet and turn it off quickly. The
valve should be located just under the toilet tank. Then grab your plunger
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Sweating
Toilet
Toilet tanks also have a tendency
to sweat during the summer months due to hot, humid air coming in contact
with a toilet tank filled with cold water. To eliminate a sweating
toilet you
can install insulating rubber or foam material inside the tank to prevent
this problem.
Failed Toilet
Wax Ring
Occasionally the toilet wax ring
underneath the toilet can fail, causing water to pool around the toilet, or
even cause a drain leak that potentially shows up on a lower level ceiling.
If this occurs, the toilet needs to be removed and a new toilet wax ring
installed. See my “Changing
a Toilet Wax Ring Ebook” to learn how to make this repair.
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Continuously
Running Toilet
This situation occurs when the
float arm does not raise high enough to turn off the inlet valve inside the
toilet. Sometimes this happens due to the float ball filling with water, or
the inlet valve stopper no longer shutting off properly. When this situation
occurs, check the float ball and the inlet valve assembly. Both can easily
be replaced and parts can be found at any home improvement store.
The Noisy
Sounding Toilet
When the toilet tank is filling
with water and you hear a high pitch noise, it is probably due to a blockage
in the supply line. Shut the toilet supply valve off and disconnect the
supply line hose.
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Check it, and the valve area for blockages that could be constricting the
flow of water. You may also want to replace the supply line hose if it is
crimped in any way.
Toilet Doesn’t
Flush Well
This could be caused by the
toilet flapper not rising up far enough, or staying up long enough, when you
push on the toilet handle. Remove the toilet tank cover and check the toilet
lever arm to see that it operates correctly. Make sure it pulls up the
toilet flapper high enough and long enough to allow a sufficient amount of
the toilet tank water to enter into the toilet bowl.
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