sometimes i hear water running in my toilet, what does that mean? is my toilet broke?

Question

this happens many times a day. it stops on its own, then it starts up again.

Answer 1

It's probably the flapper seal. Take the top of the tank off and flush the toilet. See the thing at the bottom that your lever pulled up? It's pulling up the "flapper" and after you flush, it falls back down onto the hole that all the tank water went into. It's quite easy to replace. Ask for a flapper kit at your local hardware store.

If you can't get there soon, sometimes just cleaning the flapper and the rubber seat it fits into prevents leaks for a while.

(The water you hear running is the infill which tops off the water in the tank so you get a "good" flush. If you didn't have enough water in the tank, the toilet bowl wouldn't empty properly, so the sensor automatically keeps the tank filled with the appropriate amount of water. That's what the big "ball" is for. If you push it down, the infill starts to run...if you lift it up, it will shut off. If you have the type of toilet that doesn't have a floating ball, you might have a small plastic floater device that rises when the water level does, and performs the same function.

No, I'm not a plumber, just a lady that has owned an old house for years, and has learned how to do many things without having to pay a professional's rates. I never made enough money to support all the professionals that this house needs, so I HAD to learn how to do it myself!

Good luck!

Answer 2

I can answer this! I just fixed mine last night. It is common this time of year because the bowl water is cooler and leaks occur more frequently. Check two places for leaks. Remove the lid off the back of the toilet. You will see a rubber flapper almost in the center under the water. Observe this for a while and see if this is the source of your leak. Lift it slightly and listen and then let it drop and see if you still hear some leaking. You can buy this at Lowes or Home Depot and replace it because it gets hard and brittle and wont seal as well. Next in the corner you'll see a pipe with the float connected to it. This pipe goes down and out of the toilet tank and connects to the water line behind the toilet. Check this for visible drips and signs of leaking. If so, tighten and see if that fixes it. If tightening does not work, you will need to buy this pipe as a kit and it comes with all new seals which are likely bad. In my case, both of these items I mentioned were bad and leaking and I bought a kit for $20 that includes everything plus instructions. It took about 30 minutes to replace the seals and flapper and success! It works fine now! Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The toilet is not broke just the level bulb needs to be replaced just did it in both of our bath rooms cost about 30 bucks the bulb arms wear out after so many years just go to the hard wear store and tell them but if you can turn of the water to the bowel which is at the floor level of the toilet then flush it so that the water drains out the tank lift the hood up and look at the bulb then when you go to the store you can tell the person what it looks like and the will show you the hows and whats to hooking it up.

Answer 4

Water could be leaking from the tank into the bowl.

What happens is, water drains from the tank, and after a certain level is reached, a valve opens up to refill the tank. The process repeats.

If you're in an apartment, call a manager. If you're in your own house, you'll have to troubleshoot yourself. Start with replacing the "flapper", which is what the problem sounds like to me.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Generally when you hear water running in the toilet it is the "flapper" inside the tank.
Take the lid off the tank and look for a black rubber flapper in the bottom. It's the thing the chain attaches too. This is a very inexpensive part. About $1.50 at your local hardware store.
Easy to replace.

Answer 6

That's water draining from the tank into the bowl. Make sure that the round flap at the base of the tank is covering the hole through water goes out during a flush. It's probably a little loose.

Answer 7

Typically, this means your flapper valve is leaking (it may be warped or have a crack in it). Water from the tank is leaking into the bowl, and when the tank level gets low enough, the float activates the ballcock valve to refill the tank. The flapper is inexpensive and easy to replace.

Answer 8

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