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Toilet Fixes
Written by Shawna Currie
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
IN ORDER TO FIX COMMON PROBLEMS ON A TOILET, YOU FIRST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKS. YOU'VE GOT TWO SECTIONS TO THE TOILET. YOU'VE GOT A BOWL DOWN HERE THAT HOLDS WATER, AND YOU'VE GOT THE TANK ON TOP THAT ALSO HOLDS WATER. SIMPLY, WHEN YOU FLUSH THE TOILET, YOU'RE FLIPPING THIS LEVER AND YOU'RE LETTING ALL THE WATER OUT OF THE TANK DOWN INTO THE BOWL. IT SWIRLS AROUND AND GOES OUT INTO THE DRAIN. THEN IT'S THE TANK'S JOB TO REFILL ITSELF SO IT'S READY FOR THE NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO FLUSH.
MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH TOILETS HAVE TO DO WITH THE TANK ITSELF BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL THE WORKING MECHANISMS ARE. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE RUN INTO IS IF YOU FLUSH THE TOILET AND IT CONTINUES TO RUN. NOW SOMETIMES THAT CAN JUST BE THAT THE FLAPPER VALVE DID NOT FALL DOWN AND SEAT PROPERLY TO STOP THE WATER FROM RUNNING OUT. YOU CAN JIGGLE THE HANDLE AND MAYBE FIX THAT. BUT IF IT RUNS ALL THE TIME, CHANCES ARE YOU'VE GOT THE FLOAT LEVEL SET TOO HIGH, AND THE WATER'S ACTUALLY GOING OVER THE OVERFLOW. THAT'S A REAL SIMPLE FIX. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADJUST THE FLOAT LOWER SO IT STOPS AT THE WATER LINE.
THE OTHER COMMON PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE FLAPPER VALVE. IF IT DETERIORATES OVER TIME, IT WILL SLOWLY LET WATER OUT OF THIS TANK AND OUT INTO THE BOWL. NOW THAT CAN BE A LITTLE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP AND BE A NUISANCE, BUT IF IT LETS ENOUGH WATER OUT OF THIS TANK, THE FILLER VALVE WILL DECIDE IT'S LOW, TRY TO FILL IT BACK UP AGAIN, AND YOU'LL SWEAR SOMEONE IS FLUSHING THE TOILET, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE. VERY EASY FIX, FOLKS. GO TO THE DO-IT-YOURSELF CENTER, PICK UP ANOTHER FLAPPER VALVE, AND REPLACE IT.
DON SAYS TO SHUT THE WATER OFF TO THE TANK AND THEN FLUSH THE TOILET TO DRAIN THE TANK BEFORE YOU TRY TO REPLACE THE FLAPPER VALVE.
