running toilet?

Question

water is constantly trickling into the bowl. How do i fix it?

Answer 1

Check the "flapper", the rubber or plastic part that's attached to the chain and allows water to flow into the bowl. Might be worn out .

Answer 2

The above replies are right, it's probably just the flapper valve. You can tell if it's the flapper (outlet) valve or the float (inlet) valve by looking at the water level in the tank. If the water level is high enough that it's running over down into the overflow tube, the problem is with the inlet valve. These are all adjustable; those with arms can be carefully bent; those that slide up and down can be slid up and down by pinching the little sheet metal clamp to let it loose.

But then sometimes inlet valves just get old and won't work any more. I wouldn't recommend replacing one of these as a project for a raw beginner.

Replacing the flapper valve is quite safe; there's no way to cause a flood doing that.

Answer 3

Take the top off the back of the toilet and look inside. There should be a rubber plug at the bottom of the tank, attached to a chain. Reach down inside and make sure it's seated correctly and the chain is not hung up (don't worry the water's clean, it just gets scummy in there). If it was loose the tank won't be able to fill up, once you fix it the water will still keep running into the tank but not into the toilet, and when the tank fills up, it will stop. If it doesn't stop trickling into the tank, check the big round float mechanism near the top of the tank. If you lift up the float, the water should stop trickling. It's supposed to lift up by itself when the tank gets completely full and stop the water. Sometimes it will get stuck and won't lift up by itself and turn the water off, then you usually need to just jog it loose and make sure it shuts itself off.

Answer 4

Replace the "flapper" valve,
This is the rubber flap that cover the hole going from the tank to the bowl, that lifts when you push the handle (flush).
Turn off water to toilet (valve under tank), remove flapper, and take with you to match a replacement (Home Depot, Lowes, etc).

Answer 5

Try replacing the rubber flapper in the tank. Simple and cheap fix. Sometimes it's the fill valve or the flush assembly but the flapper is most common.

Answer 6

The valve in the tank is defective/needs adjustment.

Unless you know what you're doing, call a plumber.

Don't put this off -- you could have a flood!!

Answer 7

Replace that suction thingy at the bottom of the tank. you can try just cleaning around it to and that might get it to work again. Chances are that it is worn out and needs to be replaced.

Answer 8

Ring a Plumber

Answer 9

check the flapper. easy to replace.