The seat disk predates the Korky flapper, so your toilet must be really old if it has a flush valve that uses one. It’s a flat rubber disk that fits over the valve opening, held in place by water ...

Toilets should be seen and not heard, which is why learning how to fix a running toilet is a skill most homeowners would be wise to pick up. (And you only thought that you just needed to know how to ...

Look under the lid of a toilet tank and you will most likely see a chain that is attached to a rubber flapper. When you flush, the chain lifts the flapper up and the water in the tank runs down into ...

Q: My toilet is causing me fits. The water from the tank is slowly leaking into the bowl, and I can’t figure out why. I have replaced the flapper, but the problem persists. What else should I do? A: ...

For a low power flush, the first thing to check is your fill tube. There’s a tube that protrudes from the base of the tank upwards and drains into the bowl and keeps the toilet tank from overflowing.

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One company wants you to think about what your leaky toilet has to do with poor nutrition around the globe. About 10 percent of American homes have water leaks that waste more than 90 gallons every ...