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without knowing your particular brand The most common problem is flapper. go purchase a fluid mater Model # 400CRP14 about $13.00 . replace fill valve while your at it it. If you only want to change flapper purchase fluid master Model # 504 instructions are included, videos are available on YouTube
change the rubber flapper in the bottom of the tank. This is the way water stays or leaves the tank. You can find the flapper by taking the top off the tank. Flush the stool and you will see the flapper come up . it is at the center bottom of the tank. turn the water off to replace it, and flush the tank after you have turned the water off to get as much water out of the tank as possible to replace the flapper. you can get a new flapper at any hardware store for just a few dollars
The toilet tank valve needs adjusting for a lower water level in the tank; or the valve is faulty and needs replacing. I can't tell you how to adjust it without knowing what type you have. Many of them have a screw in the very top which when turned will change the tank water level at which the valve shuts off the water.
if no leaks in tank. push down on flapper when it fills up. if water stops draining then it is the seal under flapper that is bad. you can lift up flapper and put patrolium jelly on bottom of flapper. this may just seal it. or it needs a certain type of flapper.
Check your over flow pipe in the tank to see if you need to lower the water level amount in the tank. If thats not it, it could be the seal thats under your flapper between the tank and base. Simple fix just alittle time consuming
Turn of the feed line for the water. Flush the toilet. Then reach in tank and pick up the flapper valve. Clean around the seat of the flapper valve real well. Check for damage on the flapper valve and clean it as well. Put the flapper valve back in its seat and turn the water on to fill the tank. Then bend the rod for the float down a touch. This will put more pressure on the water valve at the top of the pipe in the tank. If this doesn't work, you may need to change your float valve. They wear out. The ones you buy in the DIY stores generally have diagrams and good instructions for installation.
These models need to have a flush valve flapper that has a styrofoam float on the lift chaninof the flapper. Go to hardware store or home improvement store and get a 'Korky brand toilet tank flapper with float 'ball". Cut the rubber ring piece away from the flapper and you don't need it (see cut here marks on flapper). Install flapper and adjust the float fairly close to the flapper.
When the water level drops in the tank and reaches the level of the float on the opne flapper, the flapper quickly closes causing the toilet to have a "surge" of siphon action which forces the water in the bowl to be drawn out.
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