If you own your home, or even if you rent, chances are high that you’ll need to perform some basic toilet repair at some ...

A running toilet isn’t just a nuisance; it’s a major waste of water. That constant hissing noise you're hearing means that excess water is leaking from the toilet tank into the bowl, and your utility ...

There are three likely culprits that can cause a toilet to run continuously — the float, flapper, or fill valve. Luckily, ...

Inside a standard toilet tank, there are three important parts: the flapper, the fill valve and the flush valve. The flapper is the rubber piece attached to the flush lever chain. It lifts up and down ...

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A toilet flush valve controls the flow of water from the tank into the toilet bowl. It is made of a valve body, a flapper, and a chain. When you flush, the chain lifts the flapper and water flows from ...

Q:I'd like to understand just how water comes into the toilet tank. I have two toilets that overflow, and I cannot figure out how to stop it. I've tried to lift the ball on one; the other is on a ...