Diagnose Problems for Toilet Repair

Series Summary

Home improvement projects are often some of the most rewarding (and frustrating) tasks homeowners can tackle. Whether it's building a new deck, installing drywall, laying tile, or just fixing a constantly running toilet, home repair and maintenance can be done successfully with the right tools and the right knowledge. The key to making your project relatively hassle-free is a tactic that has worked for ages: divide and conquer. With step-by-step instructions—and a few professional tips—in hand, Saturday afternoons walking around the house with a power tool and a plan can resume.

In these free DIY bathroom plumbing repair videos, learn how to fix a running toilet. Our expert handyman Jon Olson will help you navigate this repair with ease. Get tips on how to diagnose your problem and what tools and materials you may need. Learn how to remove your toilet tank and get a close-up view of the problem components, and then to replace them with new parts. Finally, watch as he puts it all back together, tests it, turns the water back on, and returns the bathroom to good working order. Enjoy watching this series, and then go out and fix that constantly running toilet, whether it’s yours, your parents’, or maybe even the toilet of a good friend. Remember, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Video Transcript

"Hi this is Jon on behalf of Expert Village in this video clip we will be diagnosing our problem. In this set of video series we would be working on this toilet. Now the problem with this toilet is about every 10-15 minutes it would run or the tank will fill back up. Now our biggest problem is that we have this counter located right above it so it is going to be real hard to get to. Now inside the toilet we have these rubber pieces that would open and close when it is flushed. My inital assumption is that one of these rubber pieces has broken down or not be able to form a tight seal so the water is slowly leaking out and when it reaches a low enough level the toilet would run and it would fill back up."