Fixing a Toilet That Water Keeps Running inside the Tank

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Dealing with a #toilet at home that seems to continue to run can be annoying, more so not knowing which of the tank parts are the cause of the water running constantly; a good way to find out how to repair your toilet is understanding it’s operation inside the tank.

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The toilet tank consist of 3 operational parts, one is the fill valve which is the part that allows the flow of water inside the tank from the water line, and the other is the tank flapper which is what stops the water from scaping into the toilet bowl; where then lastly you have the handle giving you the control of the flush function.

To help you understand which of these 3 parts are causing the toilet to keep running is to first look at the ones stopping the water and also the one pumping the water inside the tank, considering that the water keeps running is an indication that it’s not stopping after the tank has filled with water; that let me to identify the problem right away which was the toilet tank needed a new flapper because the old one was no longer stopping the water from scaping and keeping it inside the tank after it filled.

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Considering that the toilet was flushing fine, and so it was the valve pumping water inside the tank; it lead to the flapper which is what keeps the water from running and so replacing it with a new one is all it needed to stop the toilet water from running.