How to Fix A TOILET That KEEPS RUNNING | DIY Plumbing
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- How to Fix A TOILET That KEEPS RUNNING | DIY Plumbing - How to fix a running toilet
This video has been highly requested after our "How to Fix a Running Toilet GUARANTEED" video. In that video, we gave some simple tips to fix a running toilet, but in this video, we're doing a full rebuild. This is what you'll do if all else fails. Fortunately for you, fixing a running toilet this way isn't really hard and with a little effort, you can completely fix your running toilet FOR GOOD!
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Hey roger have you ever had to take poo when you were in the middle of rebuilding your own toilet, if so please explain in detail of what happened
@we are all Equal I have experienced this today with just the plastic water intake nut... I'm left trying to hacksaw it off. I think I will have to take the tank off with the metal hose disconnected on the other end so I can hacksaw the very thin plastic nut on the porcelain... it has em on both sides. What a frustrating design. Urgh.
Thank you sooo much, I already turned off my mom's tank, before I watched any vids.. Its been costing her so much $$$$ in water bills for probably over 10 yrs. She used to underestimate me til I fixed her hot water heater, while my brother said call someone! My dad died @ 54 & I'm single & fix almost everything in my dog grooming shop.
Til I fix her toilet, I have a question that she is worried abt...Will any pipes freeze cuz I shut off her water to the toilet? I don't think so. Yr in Texas, we are in Chicago.
I wish I found you 5 yrs ago when she told me abt her 1st floor running toilet!
Thank you for taking time out of your life to make vids that any woman or any dumbass can understand. Its like you wrote out steps w/ cryons. You Rock!!!
I watched abt 5 guys & you inherently were the best! Subscribed & I txtd yr vids to my cell.
I will let you know how this 48 y/o blond did, when it's done.
Edit..Her house was built in 1890 & the bathroom was remodeled in the 90's, I know I have to change the bottom part where the flapper is, I hope I can find all these parts!!!
Thanks for the minor rebuild. But my problem is that my float doesn’t reach to the point to shut off. How do I adjust the float so it shuts the water off after each flush.
Yes it works well. I replaced the seal and the hissing continued, so I replaced the whole part. Finally no noise from the toilet.
I got tired of waiting for my husband to fix the constant running toilet, and I thought about calling a plumber but decided to do a Google search first and try myself. I came across your first "How to Fix a Running Toilet GUARANTEED" video and this one. After watching both videos, I removed the fill valve out of my toilet and brought it with me to the hardware store. I found a replacement and replaced the old fill valve ALL BY MYSELF with zero plumbing experience. Amazing. The cost was $8 and the time it took was only about 30 minutes but the experience and pride I feel is worth so much more. Thank you, Roger!
Nice work Melissa!
Nice job! I wish my wife have same motivation to it herself too. 😂
I can relate!! I’m definitely not handy at all. The only thing I’ve done to a toilet was change the handle/lever thingy when it randomly broke one night. I did some research, went to the store. Fixed it all by myself, and I was/am super proud 😁 But now, a few months later, it’s been running, so I checked out these videos. He does a wonderful job of explaining everything, but I’m still kinda like “uhhhhh I have no idea what I’m doing” 🤣 But I guess there’s hope for me yet! You go girl!!!!! 💪
Find a replacement for hubby !!. Lol
@@jamiehalifax4954 Why does her "hubby" have to do it? Maybe mans didn't know how to fix it? Maybe he was too afraid to try it and accidentally ruin everyone's day/week. And then hire someone. Such a stupid reason to find a new spouse.
Idk how I can thank you. Our master bathrooms toilet was running and ever plumbing company was charging 80 to 90 bucks to just come look, not including the part/labor. If I could like a million times I would.
Lucky you, the plumber my landlord hired charges $190 and they usually have to come back a couple of weeks later to fix their work :/
15 bucks and an hour later I got a working toilet, thanks man.
Best production values I have seen on a youtube video. Really professional and well done. This is how videos should be done. Plus the information was excellent. Thanks!!
I love how informative your videos are. I'm tackling a complete change out of the toilet guts this weekend. This video and your others involving the change out of guts are extremely helpful. Thank you.
Excellent video. Should have watched it in its entirety before replacing my fill valve. Busted off the plastic tube at the base of the flush valve. No worries as your video covered that as well.
Despite having to make an extra trip to the hardware store to replace the piece I broke...I believe this video saved me $$. The video simplifies an easy fix and is well worth the time.
Nothing like a how to video done by a pro who knows how to explain things!
I just pulled the leaky fill valve out of my toilet and cleaned some junk out by tapping and rinsing in the sink. Reinstalled and it's working fine again. Thank you!
Great vid. Going to use this with my students. The only thing I haven't seen (yet) in your vids is a mention of how chlorine weakens these parts. We have enough chlorine in our municipal supply that you can sometimes smell it. It wreaks havoc on all these plastics overtime. The parts are so cheap, we tell folks to just swap it all out since you already went through the trouble of prepping for the task. The rubber parts all harden so might as well and just avoid future leaks.
Really appreciate all of your videos. I didn’t grow up with a father figure in the house so simple maintenance things like these were never talked to me.
Not only did you save me money, you saved me time and effort. I only replaced the flapper to see if that'd be ok and it was. I didn't have to disassemble the whole thing! Thank you!
Thank you!!!! Plumber appointment was a couple weeks later, so decided to do something about the toilet leak myself. You are a really good teacher, kudos to you!
I've seen a lot of DIY videos from various people, this is by far the best. You seldom see step by step instructions, and so well explained, you can do it yourself without going back to view it again, thank you so much.
Note for if your toilet is running every few minutes. I had a toilet that would run for a couple seconds every few minutes. I replaced fill valve and flapper and it still doing it. I had just put the tube down into the overfill tube. Apparently this causes a siphon and pulls water from the tank and thus the fill valve tries to refill. I just cut the rubber hose to length and used the fill hose connector that mounts to the top of the overfill tube. This fixed my issue immediately. So, try this if you have that tube just stuck down the overfill tube
Finding your comment solved my problems. Thank you for taking the time to post it.
As I came across your comment, I decided to give it a try. Well, that solved the mystery. Very frustrating - I had replaced 2 flapper valves and the toilet continued to lose water 💧 . It would never have occurred to me to simply just (raise up) the discharge tube.
Regards,
M. Grubbs
Can you please explain this further. To what length ?
@@ingridlizhernandez9566 On the fill valve (the part with the float that the water supply is connected to) has a rubber hose connected to it that fills the tank after flushing. That should be directed into the flush valve (the ridged tube that the flapper is connected to). If that is down the flush valve and goes below the filled water level in the tank it will cause a siphon. Use a clip that comes with a repair kit rather than shoving the tube down the flush valve and cut the hose to fit
Thanks so much for posting your comment. I replaced 2 flappers and watched more videos than I care to admit.
Thanks, Roger. Really appreciate the video. The cutaway made it great.
Hey thanks! My valve had some built up sedement in it that I had to clear out with a thumb tack. I wouldn't have known how to take it apart and put it back together without this video.
Thanks Roger. Cleaned the flow valve gasket with dish soap, and then a little silicone spray and inner tube with vinegar worked!! Leave it to the pros to get it right!
Roger, your descriptive videos are a priceless treasure. Thank you so much for them. I especially love that you use use the visual cut toilet tank. I must see the parts in order to learn. I’ve always been know as the “handy woman” to my friends & family, this knowledge decreases my need/dependence for any man & for me, that’s priceless.
LOOKS EASY. thing I didn't know was setting shut off level with the top of the float. Good tip!, thanks.
Glad this helped you!
Your video on this was great. You get right to the point, your advice is very clear. You gave me all the confidence I needed to replace the flush valve. The hardest part was scraping away enough of the corrosion to locate and put the screwdriver into the groove on the very corroded bolts holding it in.
I'm so glad! Those bolts can be a pain for sure
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge, totally useful.
I’m confident I can replace my toilet guts now. The bolts are extremely corroded so wish me luck removing them.
Like I just commented on your older version of this video, I just replaced the fill valve on our running toilet. Cost about $20 and took 20-25 mins (I take my time).
Thank you very much, sir.
Circle thank you so much. I love the feedback!
Amigo, well done!!!. nice video, did it myself and really saved $$$...
Hi Roger, another great video that saved me a service call. I love your approach to making plumbing accessible. Teach a man to fish, make a plumber for life!
Economically, with time and cost of parts, is it better to just replace everything in the tank at one time vs driving to the hardware store several times to change the parts each time and spending the time draining the tank and preparation in changing each individual part as it fails?
They sell bundles, honestly what I did was but both just in case. Took me 30mins I think maybe longer lol time was flying because I was mind blown how easy this was.
Great video once again. I will continue watching especially if its DIY stuff where you demonstrate and break everything down like you did in this video.
I'm glad you like them
Love the clear instructions. Thank you!
I have a brand new toilet that when we flush the flapper doesn’t always reseat properly so it doesn’t seal. Jiggling the handle is the solution. I’ve tried adjusting the chain tighter but that didn’t fix it. What do I do next?
Just now found your channel and just now subscribed. Great information, and an even better mustache! Thanks man! I love learning how to do stuff from UA-cam videos.
That’s amazing. I love that! I really enjoy doing what we do. Thank you!
what great contenet very helpful!
thank you for all the videos you put out its a great source of information. I have replace 2 toilets at my dads house and one at my sisters. And now that I have my own home and renovating a bathroom I find my self watch video upon video. In the pass I have always used the wax ring. Never had any problems with them. But currently I am considering the rubber rings or the high bred of the two. Was wondering what you take on them?
Thank you! Video made simple an easy to follow.
Thank you so much for the clear explanation! I just successfully fixed the leaking toilet in my creaky old house!
Thanks so much! Will let you know if I have been successful in repairing my toilet from running!
Great video, this saved me a lot of time and money.
Bro, you just saved me a ton of money watch your video… you absolutely rock!!!
It’s also something that I can do with my kids and they can learn how to do…
Thank you a whole lot!
Rock on!🤙🏼
Cleanest video and explanation! 5 stars!
You are awesome, great job !
Thank you for the help !!
One of the best videos on this out there. I love this channel.
Also the big channel locks are a must have as a homeowner
I appreciate that!
Just replaced toilet fill valve and flapper. So easy, thank @RogerWakefield! Now I wish I had a couple half bathrooms to fix!!! 😃
Great video! Thank you!
You are a true master plumber 🙏🤑😇 thanks for helping us..godbless
Great video! Thanks!
11:37 AM. Great tips. I am glad I took the time to look at the video.
Thanks for the plumbing edumacation
Learned a lot! Thanks!
Could you add a list of the tools used/needed for these fixes? I need to get some but didn't catch all the names.
The toilet was leaking from the tank into the bowl so that it would need to refill the tank every 30 minutes or so. I rebuilt it just a few days ago by replacing everything including the flash valve with the rubber washer at the bottom and the flapper.
But it is still leaking from the tank into the bowl.
My main mistake is probably not getting the part number from the existing toilet to make sure that the replacement parts were the proper size.
I'm going to try again by getting the part numbers and contacting the manufacturer to see if I can get replacement parts sent to me.
Thank you for that tip! I didn't know that toilet manufacturers warrantee those things or that the specs can vary to such a degree from one unit to the next!
I learned alot thank you so much..
Awesome video, God bless you!
Thank you for the video! Helped me fix it! Easy
Thank you. My problem was a scumlike buildup on the underside of the flapper easily removed with hot water
One can also use a 1/2'' nut driver & a socket wrench of 1/2'' just to snug it but not over tight it.
Really appreciate your videos!
Thank you very much. That is really courteous of you.
It freakin worked for me. I didn't believe it at first but I rinse it anyways and it washed out debris. Its working saved me a trip to HD and $$$. Thx Roger
Hi Rodger how do you determine the right fill valve tube height? I have one that looks like a universal that was never cut down to the right height.
You are a great Teacher
I appreciate that, thank you
learn something different every day.... thank you Roger 🙂
You're most welcome
This was very informational. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Roger, where do I find my toilet's part number?
Great Job...Thank you
my flush valve is 40-50 years old and the fill valve as well do they still make parts that fit?
i followed your instructions and they worked. Thank you. Now the tank will not fill up. could it be the water supply hose is bad?
After replacing the fill valve following one of your other videos, found out it was actually a crack at the base of the overflow tube on the flush valve lol. I'll now be following your other video to replace the flush valve. xD
Liked and Subscribed. Thanks.
This video really helped, saved me a call to the landlord! Had to go through a few other videos that were not as helpful, thank you.
Thank you for your video.
Amazing video Sir
I did my first toilet fix!!
Thanks!
Carlos Roberto what all parts did you have to replace? Thanks for watching, commenting, and hopefully subscribing!
I replace everything just like in the video THANKS!!!
Your videos are great! I have a question about the flapper that I have a problem with sometimes when I install them. I will put the flapper in and then the flapper will go up and go straight back down before the toilet can flush. Do you know how to solve that problem or do I just need a different type of flapper?
15 min and I got a working toilet instead of a running toilet thank you
Great explanation. But the water pipe at the top of overflow mast put water IN or OUT the overflow pipe? If inside is it wasting water or NOT?
Question: My tank has 3 screws to connect to the bowl. I have done all the suggestions here and am wondering if I need to make sure the tank is parallel / level as well. Thoughts?
I just want say thank you. It took less than 5 minutes to fix my toilet.....Again, thank you
thank you, i was able to fix my toilet today from your video..wahoooo, i did what you said and i just wanted to let you know..
Thank you
What size were those big channel locks that you used at the 6:10 mark? The channel locks you used to change out the flush valve I believe.
Hi - Your videos are thorough and straight forward - love it! One question. The knob for turning off the water is really tight and super hard to move. I plan to try some WD40, but if that doesn't work, anything else I can try to loosed up the knob? It's hard to turn the water flow off and on. Thanks!
The EZ change faucet style tool with a thick red plastic handle has a metal insert placed into one end that fits over a rectangular shut-off valve handle. The length of the handle gives better torque for turning, particularly with a stuck handle.
Be sure to turn gently so as not to snap off the handle, particularly if the shut-off valve handle is plastic or a composite of plastic and metal.
I do spray first with a WD-40 type product to lubricate the threads, helping to break up the mineral build-up causing the handle to stick in the first place, and breaking down any rust on a metal shut-off valve.
Also, I have read that first very gently wiggling the handle to the left and right may help to break up any build-up gunk on the threads.
Although this specialty tool name indicates it is for faucet use, and it is indeed great for faucet repairs / installs, the mentioned metal insert it comes with is specifically designed for shut-off valve handles.
this is a solid 'how-to' video. thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Big thanks, Roger. I broke one of the bolts holding the tank to the bowl. Talk about a mess.
Thanks for the informative video- I’m watching this before I go ahead and work on my toilet
Perfect! Good luck, hope it works
It would be helpful if you would explain why the fill valve can cause the toilet to run all the time. Why is it that trash in the diaphragm can cause it to run all the time? Understanding how things work helps to diagnose the problem correctly.
I said same thing. But guess I have to try first don’t want to change my 1906 ball system to a flapper.
Alway the best plumbing teacher
Hello. I'd like to ask a question. How to fix the running toilet that's wall-mounted? Is the mechanism need to be replaced completely or is there something that would prevent water from leaking 24/7?
Thank you just did it myself easy Peezy Japanese thanks again
Hey Roger, do you add a thin layer of faucet grease to help seal up any of the rubber gaskets? Thanks
no need to grease the gaskets...
I never have. Did someone teach you that?
thank you.
Okay, watched No. 1 and this one No. 2 - I replaced the entire fill valve, but it is still running water out of the top of the diaphragm area? Any thoughts? Thanks so much. I
Hi @Roger Wakefield I must have missed it. So if the flush valve is the culprit, am I replacing the gasket or the entire flush valve?
Hey Roger, is it true that if the small hose coming off the fill valve is below the level of the water it can make the toilet run?
You saved me 200 dollars! Thank you!
I'm on well water in this house I moved to less than 2 years ago and noticed the toilet continues to run - sometimes. Turns out, my problem is the chain on the flapper is a bit rusted, so sometimes it kinda kinks up and keeps the flapper lifted ever so slightly.
Which way do you turn the plastic screw to adjust the water level ? I have been turning it counter -clockwise and it still seems too high.
Great videos. New subscriber here. Question for you: I've got a toilet where it seems my kids don't flush, but actually, when you push the lever down quickly, only a little flushing happens, then it stops. You have to hold the lever down for a bit before it will flush fully. I've used a lot of toilets that don't have this issue. Is there a way to address that kind of thing? Is there a way my 5 year old can always have success flushing, or is the only solution to teach him to hold it down. There's also guests to my house whom I'd rather not have to instruct about my tricky toilet... thanks so much for all the great instruction.
when changing a fill valve ALWAYS stick your hand over it when turning water back on....i had one that that i thought was clicked in shoot up like a rocket ...even worse is they had that damn blue cleaner that made a mess all over the place..this was 12 years ago and still take caution..
I got squirted in the face lol caught me by surprise
@@ajg.8629 thats what she said
Or barely turn the water back on and see if you have issues before you open the valve fully.
Replaced my fill valve but I forgot to vacuum out the excess water. Luckily I had a towel under the hole so didn't make too much of a mess :)
This video helped me two years after being posted. In my case, the gasket was worn out.
Thanks it took me two tries to get the flush valve snapped back on, I got a little wet. Lol but saved the bucks
The $$ savings aside--replacing that gasket at the bottom seems MUCH easier than replacing a toilet. Just moving 2 of ours out of the way when I tiled the 2 bathroom floors was MORE than enough lifting for me!