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How Do You Change a Flush Valve Seal? Toilets brands like Mansfield and some models of Kohler and American Standard do not use the usual flapper flush valves. Instead, they use what is called a canister or tower flush valve which uses a flush valve …

Why is My Toilet Handle so Loose? A Toilet handle is attached to the toilet using a locknut from the inside of the toilet tank. A loose/wiggling toilet handle apart from being plainly annoying can also affect how your toilet performs. The main reason your …

How Do I Know the Size of my Toilet Flapper? Toilet flappers do last for a long time but after years of continued usage they tend to warp/bend resulting in a running toilet. To replace your toilet flapper, you must first know its size so …

What Causes Black Stains in a Toilet Bowl? Unlike in the 1900s when toilets used to be colorful, today’s toilets are all white which makes cleaning them rather difficult. It is also very easy to spot any stain on the toilet, especially black stains in …

How can you tell if a Toilet is Leaking? It is a very possible for a toilet to leak to leak without you knowing, especially if it is leaking from the tank to the bowl. A slow leak can go unnoticed for a long unless …

Why is there Water Trickling into my Toilet Bowl? Whenever your toilet tank is leaking, it will either leak from the tank to the bowl or between the tank and the bowl. You should fix a leaking toilet as a matter of urgency as it …

Why Does My Toilet Leak Between the Tank and the Bowl? A toilet tank is installed at the top of the bowl to allow gravity to push the water from the tank to the bowl during flushing. 2 or 3 bolts are used to install …

Why Won’t My Toilet Flush but Isn’t Clogged? Gravity flush toilets depend on gravity to dump a large volume of water in the bowl within a very short time in order to create a strong flush. It is the action of dumping a large volume …

Why is My Toilet Draining Slowly? Toilets depend on gravity in order to produce a suction/siphon effect which pushes waste from the bowl up and down the trap, and out into the drainpipe. For that to happen, both the toilet trap and drainpipe have to …