| The toilet... ah, that noble steed we
ride when our need is great, yet quickly forget when we needest not! As a
faithful servant, the porcelain beast awaits us. Yet the beast hath a dark
side, an evil persona that driveth men to cry, women to howl... sometimes,
the darn thing just doesn't work!!
Toilets are deceptively simple devices. Toilet repair can be a
frustrating endeavor! If you don't 
understand how a toilet is put together, how the different parts function,
and how it integrates into your home's plumbing system, problems can be
impossible to troubleshoot. So simply listing the parts and their
functions is not enough. Or, maybe you sort of know what is wrong, and
just want my take on the specific repair.
Before you go to our troubleshooting area, you might enjoy this short
article from American Standard...
The
Truth About Toilets! (It will open in a new window so you don't lose
this page.)
Click HERE
to display a page of helpful toilet graphics in a separate browser window
for printing!
How does a toilet
work?
My toilet makes a noise now and then
like water was running into it. Does the flapper need replacement? What is
happening and how do I fix it?
When I press on the handle to flush
the toilet, nothing happens!!
When I push on the flush handle, the
toilet flushes, but I can hear water rushing loudly into the tank without
filling it.
After the flapper closes, the toilet
tank fills very slowly. Do I need to replace the inlet valve?
Sometimes when I flush the toilet,
everything doesn't go down. Why?
When I flush the toilet, I noticed
that water seems to leak on the floor from between the tank and the bowl.
How can I repair this?
The toilet seems to move now when I
sit on it. It never did before. Why?
The tiles around the base of the
toilet seem to be coming loose. What causes that?
I can't seem to get the toilet seat
off. What is an easy way to replace it? Are there any tricks in installing
or choosing a new one?
The flapper in my toilet seems to
need replacement more than once a year? Is there something that can be
done to prolong its life?
Show the typical toilet water line
connections. And how do I install a new intake line to my toilet?
I would like to install a toilet in
my basement, but the drain pipes are half way up the wall? What are my
options?
There is a lot of condensation on
my toilet tank, and its drips on the floor. Can I prevent this, and will
it cause any damage to the toilet or floor?
We just added a new tile floor in
our bathroom. The floor is about an inch higher than it was before. Is
there anything special I need to do to reattach the toilet?
My toilet is terribly stained.
What products can I use to clean it?
My toilet is
blocked. When I flush it the water rises to the top of the bowl or
overflows! What can I do to unblock it?
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