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 ...

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

Cleaning your toilet tank often helps to prevent mold, rust, and mildew from developing that can discolor your tank's interior and lead to metal corrosion overtime from some of the tank's parts.

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 ...

Most of us know to how to scrub a toilet, but did you know the tank — i.e., the back part, where the flushing mechanism is — also needs to be cleaned occasionally? It’s true and doing so can save you ...

Q-Regularly during the day and night we hear the water to our first-floor toilet turn on and run briefly, then shut off again. The sound comes from the tank. What is the problem? A-The toilet probably ...

Question: During the summer months we often find puddles of water on our bathroom floor under the toilet. At first we thought the tank was leaking, but it appears to be water collecting on the outside ...

Q: I live in an older home, 1970s, and I have noticed that the toilet in the master bath is leaning off-center. I tapped on the vinyl flooring next to the toilet and it is kind of soft to the touch.

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 ...