The toilet was running so I was trying to lift arm up.
2007-03-03 15:08:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Replace the ballcock assembly. Go to any hardware store, and get a Fluidmaster float valve (about $7). (I use only Fluidmaster because of their superior quality.) Shut off the water at the angle stop. Flush the toilet to drain the tank, and remove any remaining water with a sponge. Unfasten the large nut connecting the water supply line to the old float valve. Remove the old float valve and discard it. Install the new one according to directions, re-connect the supply line, turn on the water, and test. This will take about an hour, start to finish.
2007-03-03 15:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just replace the fill valve, with a newer one that doesn't use the arm and ball, but a plastic float that travels up and down on the shaft of the valve itself. Hopefully you have turned the water off, so remove the old fill valve, and install the new one. It should take about 10 minutes to complete.
2007-03-03 15:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by poppyman54 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like the toilet tank innards need to be rebuilt, go to any local hardware store and tell em you need a rebuild kit for a toilet. Its really easy to do takes less than 10 min.
2007-03-03 15:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by landersonjr1958 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did it really snap off? They arm usually just screws right back in. Someone probably unscrewed it as much as they could to accomplish the same thing you were. They just screwed it back in enough so it would stay there.
2007-03-03 15:53:28 · answer #4 · answered by MiKe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try some plumbers tape, but I'm thinking it may not work... looks like you're in for a morning trip to Home Depot!
2007-03-03 15:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋