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

Q: Help! My toilet is leaking all over the bathroom floor, and I haven’t yet located the source. How can I find and fix the cause of the leak before any real damage occurs? A. Some of the biggest ...

If you have a heavy leak in your toilet, it's easy to diagnose—the faint sound of the toilet tank constantly replenishing is a dead give away. What about a slow leak? Diagnose it with food coloring.

Question: How do I change a leaking toilet tank? Answer: The first step in repairing a leaking toilet tank is to determine where the leak is located and what is causing it. There are several possible ...

A running toilet can seem like a mild inconvenience at first, but continuous or intermittent water running can lead to bigger problems. In addition to higher water bills, a constantly running toilet ...

What’s that mysterious wet patch on the bathroom floor? At first a little dampness may be easy to dismiss as splashing from your shower or a toddler’s "accident," but sooner or later, you have to ...

Nothing gets under a parent’s skin like lights on in empty rooms, open doors and windows and running or gurgling toilets. Of course, we’ll probably never have children that stop doing the first two, ...