gurgling in toilet what is leaking - is it flapper?

Answer 1

Could be the flapper or the overflow. Open it up and take a look.

- If there isn't any water coming over the lip of the overflow pipe and the overflow pipe isn't cracked, then it isn't the overflow pipe.

- Look and see if there is a visible gap or something stoping the flapper from making a complete seal. If you don't see anything, reach in and push down on the flapper, to make a more complete seal (you will need to wait for the displaced water to pour down the overflow). If it stops the gurgling, then you need to replace the flapper.

- If you cannot identify the problem, you might just replace the entire take assembly (you might do this even if you see the problem). It is a cheap repair you can do yourself for less than $20.

Answer 2

"Gurgling" is more symptomatic of a problem with either your float (level in the tank being too high and spilling into the overflow tube, or the ballcock valve (can cause the same problem). Take the top off the tank and see if the water level is all the way to the overflow tube. If it is, see if you can lift on the float arm and shut the water off. If this is the problem, you can bend the float down (into the tank) to lower the level. Make small changes to get the level closer to the full mark. You may have a bad ballcock valve and need to replace the whole assembly.

Answer 3

it could be the overflow tube try to adjust the float to bring the water level down a bit