Leaky Toilet
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Leaky Toilet
I am having a small toilet problem. It appears to be leaking but not water. It seems to be leaking air. It makes a constant slight hiss. If I raist up on the ball the his gets much quiter.
Im guessing maybe a gasket has finally went bad and is leaking air? Thus when I raise the ball in height it puts more pressure on the gasket and reduces the noise?
Does this sound logical? If so what is the cost involved with repair and how would I do it myself?
Im guessing maybe a gasket has finally went bad and is leaking air? Thus when I raise the ball in height it puts more pressure on the gasket and reduces the noise?
Does this sound logical? If so what is the cost involved with repair and how would I do it myself?
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The hiss wouldn't be air, unless there is air in your cold water supply lines. If there were air in them, your faucets would be "spitting", so I imagine that it's a very slight water leak.
Sounds like your toilet tank water inlet valve is failing.
Replace it with a Fluidmaster 400A float-cup type (about $6-$8 bucks, depending upon where you buy it).
Just follow the illustrated directions that come with it.
Coincidentally, I just installed a new 400A on my downstairs toilet today. Easy.
Good luck!
Mike
Sounds like your toilet tank water inlet valve is failing.
Replace it with a Fluidmaster 400A float-cup type (about $6-$8 bucks, depending upon where you buy it).
Just follow the illustrated directions that come with it.
Coincidentally, I just installed a new 400A on my downstairs toilet today. Easy.
Good luck!
Mike
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Yes, the Fluidmaster 400A fits most all toilets. It doesn't have a float ball. It has a float cup and an adjustable twist base for raising or lowering the float cup assembly to adjust for the depth of the toilet tank. Everything that you need comes with it.
Just follow the easy installation directions.
Good luck!
Mike
Just follow the easy installation directions.
Good luck!
Mike