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The reason for toilets running is one of 2 problems. 1)The flush valve (or flapper) is not closing/sealing properly. 2)The fill valve is not closing properly.
Regarding the flush valve; usually it's the chain connecting the handle to the valve hanging up on something. When the valve is closed, the chain should have a little bit of slack in it. Sometimes these valves actually get cracks in them from age and that doesn't allow a good seal. So you could try a new flapper or whole new flush valve.
Regarding the fill valve; most of these have a floatation device. Make sure the float is able to rise all the way to shut off the valve. Watch the water come into the tank; there is an overflow tube in the middle of the tank. If the water goes into the over flow tube that means the float is not rising high enough to shut of the valve. Where I live there is a lot of lime in the water and this accumulates and can causes problems with float movement. Or it could be out of adjustment. The old floats had an arm you could bend to adjust and the newer ones twist up or down on the valve pedestal.
In closing, both valves are fairly cheap and anyone with some basic tools and a little know how can change them out. I hope this helps.
SOURCE: my toto toilet keeps running
if its a metal arm connecting the ballcock shut off valve to the float flush it and bend the metal so the float is lower. if u can adjust the ball **** lower then do so. the shut off is not shutting off cause the float isnt going high enough. and the excess is going down the overflow.
SOURCE: Toto Drake with Gmax that oesn't completely shut off.
When you look in the bowl of the toilet, do you see the water trickling? If so then the flapper needs to be replaced.
Also, does the water run intermitentedly? As in every 2 to 5 minutes does the water kick back on to refil the tank? If yes then the answer is yet again the flapper.
Now if the water is constantly running then you can try bending the float arm (the ron that is connected to the big floating ball) down and see if that helps. If not then the next step is to replace the fill valve assembly.
Both of these together will run you about $20-$30.
SOURCE: Once my tank has filled (toto toilet) the fill
The fill valve isn't adjusted correctly. Does it have a ballcock or a newer fill valve? If it's the ballcock, there's a screw in the middle of the fill valve that you can loosen to lower the ballcock. If it's newer, you'll see a float that surrounds the fill valve. It has a small metal clip toward the bottom that you need to pinch to raise or lower the float. It also has a large plastic screw with a phillips head at the top for fine tuning.
SOURCE: Toto fill valve continual problem, new toilet
There are cheep fill valves and ther better built fill valves, so make sure you buy aa quality fill valve. Also buy a pressuer gauge at ahard ware store and check water pressure level at a faucet outlet. Screw gauge onto water fauct leave a little room for air to escape when water is drippng out tighten the hose bib on the gage turn on the faucet and read the pressure. If it's more than 50 PSI you need to lower the water pressuer. I need to know if your on a, on site underground well,or are on city water to tell you what you need to do to to fix this problem. If there is one. thanks for using Fix-ya if you want more info post here.
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SOURCE: loose Toto toilet seat
Lift up plastic caps located on ends of hindge behind seat. use flat screw driver and hold the nut under the outside toilet rim with your fingers or a pair of pliers. Do not over tighten or might crack the bowl.
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