Toilet Problems And How To Fix Them

Water is leaking between the cistern / tank and bowl, slowly but constantly

This leak is usually caused by old rubber washers on the bolts that hold the tank to the bowl. Buy new ones. If they come with little metal washers that go on both sides of the rubbers beware! To fix leakage replace the bolts, you will only use one metal washer and two rubber washers to each bolt. This means you will need two brass (important) bolts, two nuts, two metal washers and four rubber washers. The metal washers go on the bottom just before the nuts. This is very important! If you use the metal washers inside the tank you will surely have a leak, if not today, very soon. Check here for an exploded view of a toilet, with a description and location of bolts. When tightening these bolts, go no further than drawing the tank and bowl together by tightening each bolt a little at a time and then switching to the other one. When they are just about tight enough you should be switching back and forth every quarter turn.

Toilet problems and how to fix them.

• Exploded view of a toilet
• Water on floor around the toilet
• Pressing the flush button or handle has no effect
• There's the sound of trickling water in the toilet
• The toilet cistern / tank has a cold feel and is wet on the outside/ swetting
• The toilet cistern / tank takes a long time to refill after flushing
• Shower pressure drops when I'm in the shower / Flushing the toilet makes the water in the shower become too hot
• The toilet leaks after flushing between the tank / cistern and bowl only right after flushing
• There is a groaning sound about a minute after you have flushed
• After flushing the toilet water keeps running until you jiggle the handle or push the button again
• Water is leaking between the cistern / tank and bowl, slowly but constantly
• The toilet starts refilling all by itself
• Toilet blockage or toilet is blocked or plugged, and it takes two flushes to clear

Toilet Repair F.A.Q.S.

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