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Toilet keeps on running

I have a vortens toilet, and the water just keeps on pouring without stopping. Now the one i have seems to be an old setup there is no floater. can someone help, i can send photos.

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If no float valve lever then its on the water valve itself usually a doughnut shaped that wraps around the valve /flushometer

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 17, 2008

SOURCE: Possible toilet leak or doesn't stop running...

this sounds like the ballvalve needs replacing & the hissing is the sound of water as the valve is not shutting off properly.
The valve at the bottom of the tank is possibly just a half turn valve so try that & see if it stops the water.
The water leaking could be thatthe water level is too high & leaking around the handle assembly & running down, so it kinda looks as though its leaking below?
The handle assembly may of come adrift so thats whay the handle may look loose ?

Solution sounds quite straight forward, a new ballvalve assembly needs to be fitted & the handle assembly sorting.
The leak will be rectified when you replace the old ballvalve, as you will need to turn off the water to the unit to remove the ballvalve, whilst the water is off a service valve should be fitted so as any future probs or servicing needs doing then it can be isolated without the need for turning the whole house off?

This work should be carried out by a registered plumber & is as i said a straight forward job.Price approx £65.00 subject to a survey by the plumber.

I hope this has helped

kindly

Richie

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 05, 2009

SOURCE: Running water in Geberit Starck Toilet

I hate to say it but you may need a pro on this one, if you want I can try to walk you threw it but let me know. [email protected]

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 28, 2009

SOURCE: Water continues to pour into the overflow tube at end of cycle

I am also on a well and had what sounds like the same problem, so I contacted Toto tech support at [email protected].  They responded within 24 hours with information which enabled me to successfully resolve the problem.  
Basically, they provided a set of diagrams and instructions which enabled me to take apart the flush valve, clean it, and reassemble it.  It took less than 15 minutes, and cleared up the problem immediately.
By-the-way, those instructions also mention an annual cleaning of the flush valves, which might well prevent future problems.  A filter to remove debris from the water supply is probably a good idea, too.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 07, 2009

SOURCE: Toilet won't stop running

I have a Kohler toilet and Ingenium fill valve 85297-AA. My toilet kept running, the fill valve black cylinder wouldn't pop up and when I added blue food coloring to the tank, the blue color seeped through to the toilet bowl. First I replaced the flapper and that allowed the fill valve piece on the cylinder to pop up correctly and blue dye no longer seeped through to the bowl. I still heard a hissing sound when the toilet tank had filled and no water was going into the overflow tube. I called the tech support number on the Kohler website 1-800-4KOHLER (1-800-456-4537) . Here's what solved the problem: Turn off the water to the toilet.Take off the white cap of the fill valve by pushing it down and turning it counterclockwise as you would open up a childproof pill container. Then unhook the metal hook. Hold a cup upside down (I used a strong plastic cup) over the part of the fill valve that is left in the tank and turn on the water. (You need the cup because otherwise the water will squirt up to the ceiling.) The water will flush out the fill valve. Replace the cap and the hook and flush.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 13, 2009

SOURCE: running toilet

your float is stuck

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Is there any magic potion to unclog a toilet besides plunger and snake?

From what I have read on this website from people who seem to know, it could be a number of things:
1. A clogged stack or vent.
2. An old flapper valve.
3. An old fill valve.
4. Not enough water going from the tank to the bowl.
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6. Old piping (plumbing).
7. The house and therefore the plumbing is settling.
8. After watching You Tube on how to do it, try a hand snake, and if that doesn't work, try renting an ELECTRIC snake, not a hand snake and "snakeout" the "cleanout place," You may have to take the toilet off - sounds like a job for a plumber.
9. The trap is clogged way down deep.
9. The tank is not a match for the toilet and will not connect or seal well.
10.Toilet is old and worn out.
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You might want to try the following first before you either rent an electric snake or call a plumber who has an electric snake. You have probably already tried the following but here they are because sometimes they work, depending on how far down the clog is:
1. Try 1/4 C of Epsom Salts and let sit for 15 minutes and then flush.
2. Pour 1 C Baking Soda in toilet and wait 5 minutes and then add 2 C white vinegar slowly to toilet, and wait 15 minutes and then flush.
3. Heat 1 gallon of hot water and while the water is heating, add 1 C liquid dish soap first (or you can use shampoo. or liquid washing machine soap like Tide in a pinch) to the toilet and then after the water comes to a boil turn off the heat and wait until it stops boiling, and then pour the hot water slowly down the toilet (you have to pour it SLOWLY as you don't want it to flush - yet) and then, wait 15 minutes and then flush.
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My toilet had same problem:
I thought it was a clog in the drain pipe.
But the problem was clogged holes where water flushes into toilet bowl.

Here's how I fixed problem.
Purchase:
Gallon of CLR calcium-lime-rust remover from Home depot.
Pumice stone from hardware store.

Home supplies:
Cut off bottom of empty clorox bottle to make container for CLR
Old 3" paint brush you don't use for anything else to apply CLR
Small cup to pour CLR into toilet flapper opening

Steps:
Look inside toilet bowl under rim and see holes where water comes out
Use brush and apply CLR to holes where water comes out.
Use pumice stone to scrape ... pumice stone will not hurt toilet surface.
Flush toilet to clear holes so far.
Turn off water to toilet.
Open flapper to drain tank.
Keep flapper open.
Use cup and pour dose of CLR directly into flapper opening.
(You can also pour CLR down overflow tube... but flapper opening puts whole dose directly onto problem)
Pour another cup of CLR into opening.
Notice how CLR starts coming out the holes into bowl.
Pour CLR down flapper hole until it runs easy and fast out of holes.
Close flapper, turn on water, toilet fixed.
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what is material of the seats? maybe this spot is factory embodied blemish? if this is natural material like timber, it maybe natural inclusion into the timber.

without seeing it, it is virtually not possible to provide with "decent" solution, i would suggest use of bleach, pain undiluted on the spot and leave for minute then wash with copious amount of water, do not leave it too long as bleached part maybe damaged, bleach can damage most of the plastics, keep your latex gloves on, protect your eyes and your cloth, they will become white spoted in place where bleach will drop on them.

you can neutralise bleach with bit of vinegar if you spilled it on yourself. prepare about half cup of vinegar in two pints of water (100ml vineagar in 1l of water)

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