Q: My toilet will start running and then suddenly stop for no reason. It is keeping me up at night. What can I do? A: It sounds as if you either have a ghost inhabiting your bathroom, or you need to ...

There are three likely culprits that can cause a toilet to run continuously — the float, flapper, or fill valve. Luckily, ...

As of June 21, 2022, nearly a third of the U.S. is facing severe drought conditions or worse. Many state and local governments have responded to the dry conditions over the last couple of years by ...

Look under the lid of a toilet tank and you will most likely see a chain that is attached to a rubber flapper. When you flush, the chain lifts the flapper up and the water in the tank runs down into ...

Thankfully, replacing the flapper in your toilet is a very quick and easy DIY project. Most of the time. Of course, there are always a few toilets with old or unusual guts, and those might not be so ...

Q: My toilet is causing me fits. The water from the tank is slowly leaking into the bowl, and I can’t figure out why. I have replaced the flapper, but the problem persists. What else should I do? A: ...

A well-running toilet is essential to a bathroom that's clean, useful, and odor-free. But toilets aren't invincible. Like other parts of the home, toilets need intermittent repairs, especially to ...

There are many signs that it's time to replace, we've included five. Cracks in the porcelain or water pooling around the base or clogging more than once a month. If you're frequently fixing your ...