dixieskydiver 0 #1 October 13, 2004 Ack! So I thought I was smart enough to fix my toilet but apparentally I was wrong. It's doing that thing were it just keeps running all the time. I opened up the back and nothing appears to be broken up or bent or anything, the water just keeps coming up after the bowl is filled. I'm not sure what operation is supposed to happen to stop it and I don't have another toilet for comparison. Can anyone give me some plumbing clues please please please? Dixie HISPA #56 Facil Rodriguez "Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #2 October 13, 2004 Jiggle the handle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #3 October 13, 2004 Does the stopper in the tank have enough chain to close properly, and is the stopper fitting firmly over the hole in the bottom of the tank?Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #4 October 13, 2004 Try adding a small weight to the flapper valve at the bottom of the bowl. Toilets tend to run when it gets stuck in the up position. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #5 October 13, 2004 try loosening or tightening the black football looking thingy that floats on the top of the water. Or bend the bar down a little to put more pressure on it when the water fills up. You can also try taking the link on the chain down a notch or up a notch. Just do one thing at a time though. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor610 0 #6 October 13, 2004 Hmmm, Clemson, can't fix toilet, hmmmm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #7 October 13, 2004 at the bottom of the tank, there is a rubber stopper, if that has gotten old and stiff, it will prevent a seal from forming and sllow water to continue running in to the bowl. I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dixieskydiver 0 #8 October 13, 2004 QuoteHmmm, Clemson, can't fix toilet, hmmmm... Hey! I'm a bloody chemist not a bloody plumber! I could have been a wuss and just called maintenence. But since I didn't go to/have class today I figured I would attempt to be useful in some small way. Thank you everyone for the quick advice, I'm going to go stick my hands back into the toilet water. Dixie HISPA #56 Facil Rodriguez "Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #9 October 13, 2004 Inside the tank you're going to see something that floats. In older style tanks it's a "ball" on a lever arm. On newer tanks it might be a cylinder that rides up a pipe but it's also connected to a lever. These turn the water on and off to the tank. Check for free motion and adjust as required. The flush lever is connected, usually by a chain or other linkage to a flap/valve at the bottom of the tank. This is what makes the water go into the bowl. Check for free motion and adjust as required. Adjustments may just mean bending a rod or something fairly trivial.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustaBill 0 #10 October 13, 2004 The rod with the big ball on the end of it that floats, bend the rod down just a little bit. That's connected to the switch that turns the water off. When the ball floats up x amount it turns the water off. If you bend it down a little it will turn it off sooner. Shouldn't take much.------------------------------------------------ I've done so much, with so little, for so long I'm now expected to do everything with nothing forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #11 October 13, 2004 Fixing that isnt near as hard as you are think it is. Go down to Lowes or Home depot and you can buy a toilet repair kit that will have the Float/Switch mechanism. That is what you will need to replace. Make sure you turn off the water going to the toilet and right where the hose goes into the toilet you will need to unhook that hose. There is a big wide flat nut that holds the Float/Switch mechanism in. Unscrew that and also unhook the flapper from the switch arm. Oh Also Make sure There is NO water in the resevoir, or you will make a big mess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #12 October 13, 2004 QuoteHmmm, Clemson, can't fix toilet, hmmmm... waste of perfectly good tea, dammit Wally I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #13 October 13, 2004 Pm me. pay my expenses an I'll have it fixed in a jiff Gone fishing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dixieskydiver 0 #14 October 13, 2004 Quotetry loosening or tightening the black football looking thingy that floats on the top of the water. Or bend the bar down a little to put more pressure on it when the water fills up. You can also try taking the link on the chain down a notch or up a notch. Just do one thing at a time though. Hmm I think the football thingie is broke broke, it moves freely but when it comes to a stop at the top it doesn't shut off the water. Bending the bar changes nothing. The shut off valve was the first thing I checked and it is fine, has a good seal and everything. Just gonna call maintenence...they can replace the football thinge... Dixie HISPA #56 Facil Rodriguez "Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #15 October 13, 2004 In the mean time, turn off the water going to the toliet, look under the toliet/behind the toliet for the knobs.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #16 October 13, 2004 QuoteOr bend the bar down a little to put more pressure on it when the water fills up. What she said. You're so smart! QuoteJust do one thing at a time though. Oh and I can multitask, watch me read a book, fix my toilet and chew gum sometime.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygivmeabuz74 0 #17 October 13, 2004 call plumber If it doesn't give me a buzz or get me laid, it ain't worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor610 0 #18 October 13, 2004 Hey! I'm a bloody chemist not a bloody plumber! I could have been a wuss and just called maintenence. But since I didn't go to/have class today I figured I would attempt to be useful in some small way. Thank you everyone for the quick advice, I'm going to go stick my hands back into the toilet water. *** You are working in the "tank" portion, aren't you?? You know...the large rectangular part on top...oh, thats right...you go to CLEMSON! Come, all we have to go by is Gene S. What do you want me to think...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #19 October 13, 2004 Quotethey can replace the football thinge... You could also go to Home Depot and buy a little white thingie which replaces this football thingie entirely. The little white thingie works by magic to turn off the water -- the magic of water pressure rather than floatation. -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dixieskydiver 0 #20 October 13, 2004 Quote You are working in the "tank" portion, aren't you?? You know...the large rectangular part on top...oh, thats right...you go to CLEMSON! Come, all we have to go by is Gene S. What do you want me to think...? Hahahahahaha! No wonder I'm getting no respect around here... Dixie HISPA #56 Facil Rodriguez "Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taylor610 0 #21 October 13, 2004 In the mean time, turn off the water going to the toliet, look under the toliet/behind the toliet for the knobs. *** Glad you told him knobs, he goes to Clemson...he would still be looking for a switch... Ok, I quit...no more picking... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chivo 0 #22 October 13, 2004 All you need to know about toilets... you can find here: How Stuff Works - Toilets. ~Chivo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #23 October 13, 2004 QuoteAll you need to know about toilets... you can find here: How Stuff Works - Toilets. ~Chivo Hi Chivo I was going to suggest a trip to the library. Damn I'm old go to the computer. R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #24 October 13, 2004 QuoteQuotethey can replace the football thinge... You could also go to Home Depot and buy a little white thingie which replaces this football thingie entirely. The little white thingie works by magic to turn off the water -- the magic of water pressure rather than floatation. Clemson? Football? er..... nuff said I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
