Strange toilet with no float keeps running
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Strange toilet with no float keeps running
Hi,
One of our bathrooms has a toilet that often needs adjustment as it runs and overflows constantly. I've no idea how this particularly cistern works (I'm from the UK originally) and it has no visible float. I can usually get it to stop running after much fiddling with the sprung-screw.
Can somebody help me understand what this thing is, how it works and how I can stop it being so volatile and needing constant adjustment (see pictures)? Is this usual for these types of cisterns or might this need replacing?
Thanks in advance!
One of our bathrooms has a toilet that often needs adjustment as it runs and overflows constantly. I've no idea how this particularly cistern works (I'm from the UK originally) and it has no visible float. I can usually get it to stop running after much fiddling with the sprung-screw.
Can somebody help me understand what this thing is, how it works and how I can stop it being so volatile and needing constant adjustment (see pictures)? Is this usual for these types of cisterns or might this need replacing?
Thanks in advance!
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I'm from the UK originally
It works by metering the flow. If it keeps needing adjustment I'd just replace it. Maybe use a different type. Even put in an old fashioned ballcock if that suits you. There are many types of toilet tank fill valves. Many under $15.
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It looks like the white piece at the bottom adjusts by turning it. However, I don't think that's your problem. Why isn't the black hose inside the overflow tube?
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Why isn't the black hose inside the overflow tube?
Last edited by ray2047; 08-15-15 at 04:27 PM.