Q: My toilet will start running and then suddenly stop for no reason. It is keeping me up at night. What can I do? A: It sounds as if you either have a ghost inhabiting your bathroom, or you need to ...

John Henry/Journal-World Photo Go! Fix-It Chick Linda Cottin describes how to replace a leaking toilet stopper. Step 1: To replace your worn toilet tank flapper, begin by shutting off the water supply ...

A toilet flapper, which seals the opening between the tank and the toilet bowl, can leak if it's worn out. If you want to fix a leaky toilet flapper, follow this guide from Home Depot. 1. Turn off ...

Q: My toilet will start running and then suddenly stop for no reason. It is keeping me up at night. What can I do? A: It sounds as if you either have a ghost inhabiting your bathroom, or you need to ...

First you need to know how your toilet works. It consists of two parts: the tank and the bowl. Your house has a supply line that brings water into the tank, where a float stops it from filling past a ...

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 ...

Toilet flappers (the valve seal in the toilet tank) can become old and worn-out. When this happens, water can seep through from the toilet tank into the toilet bowl.