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 ...

Last week Mike Wilson from Any Hour Services showed us one of the main reasons a toilet won't stop running — the flapper. He showed us how to fix it even without any tools. This week, he's showing us ...

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 ...

The way a toilet works is a mystery to most people. But like many mysteries, a closer examination may reveal that the toilet isn’t really very mysterious at all. In fact, this device is ingeniously ...

Q: Our toilet has a noise like water running, but it doesn’t flush. It just kind of seeps, and my water bill has gone up. Our plumber thought a new flapper valve was needed, so we installed one. It ...

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Q: My toilet is causing me fits. The water from the tank is slowly leaking into the bowl, and I can’t figure out why. I have replaced the flapper, but the problem persists. What else should I do? A: ...

Hunter Plumbing Products of San Marcos, Calif., has come out with the Hunter 528 Toilet Fill Valve. It can be installed in minutes and is fully adjustable to ...

Question: After we flush the toilet, when the tank is almost full, there is a noise. It appears to be the wire and bulb vibrating. Can this be fixed or do we need to get a new valve with parts? Answer ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...