2007-11-06 01:58:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Valid suggestions, and I'll add my two cents.
THE FIRST thing I'd be checking is the FLAPPER and how it seats.
The only other issue that would keep the mechanism running would be the water level seeping up and over the fill tube. That's a relatively easy fix, but I'd still check the "Flapper" first.
Steven Wolf
2007-11-06 02:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open the tank top and look at the water level. There is an overflow tube which will let water drain into the bowl if the tank overfills. Sometimes, over time, this level will creep higher and higher as ball-float valve wears (it takes more upward force on the valve arm to cause it to completely shut off) until it eventually starts to overflow. If the level is not too high, put a few drops of food coloring into the tank. If the flapper valve is leaking, you will see the color appear in the bowl. Shut the water off at the valve below the tank and open the flapper and drain the tank. Replace the flapper which is the most likely cause of water running out of the tank, and besides, it is cheap and easy to do. If the water level is the problem, you can try to adjust the arm which controls the valve to set the level lower, but that is only temporary until you can get a replacement. Float-valves come in several different types, but all install in the same manner. Instructions will be on the package. It is a little more complicated to replace the valve than the flapper, but not so much an average person can't do it. One or the other is the problem.
2007-11-06 10:58:56 · answer #2 · answered by rowlfe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clean limescale from the ball co ck or replace it - 10 minute job and you should be fine.
Most loos have an isolation service valve on the inlet so if you need to change the whole unit it shoudl be no problem.
That assumes the cistern valve s leakign, filling up the cistern and overflowing into the pan.
If not, it could be the syphon seal at the bottom of the inside of the cistern. They sometimes perish. Its a simple job that requires removeal onf the ball co ck valve, disconnecting the cistern from the pan ( if its close coupled ) and replacing the seal. Take the old one to a decent plumbers and they will have a replacement for you.
2007-11-06 11:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question is a bit vague...... do you have a drop valve? ie a cistern with a hole in in the top with a button push? If so you may find that a bit of grit has come between the seals.
These cisterns do not have floats/ballcocks
If you live in a hard water area ie south east of England it is fairly common for lime scale grit to prevent the main plunger from closing completely ....... the bit of grit is enough to let a trickle of water to enter the pan.
Lift the cistern lid off and put your hand to the bottom you should feel a part that moves up and down run your finger round the rubber seal and clear any grit.
2007-11-07 09:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Marxsparx 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like your internal overflow (your cistern is over filling and the excess water is let out into the pan (pan is the correct name for the 'bowl)..
you need to adjust the the float valve / replace the washer (depends on the type).
(plumber)
2007-11-06 16:37:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some modern toilets have the overflow from the water tank running into the bowl, check the level of the water in the tank and then adjust as required.
2007-11-07 08:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not be able to adjust the ballcock but it sounds more like the washer inside; the bit where the arm of the ball **** joins the water filler unscrews and there is a washer or rubber diaphragm that probably needs replacing. Very cheap from a plumbers merchant.
2007-11-07 04:09:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try ballcock as one word.
Does it have an internal or external overflow?
You will need to adjust the float on an internal one.
If it has an external overflow and is dripping/running into the bowl it's a little more involved, but not that expensive. If you do it yourself.
2007-11-06 10:09:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
change the internals if nothing will adjust the height of the water in the cistern
2007-11-06 10:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by jaeck76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
open the cistern and there will be a ball c%ck adjuster (Stupid that i cant say ball **** on here)
Screw the little screw in or out and it should stop(makes the ballcock float shut the valve tighter)
2007-11-06 10:04:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋