Replacing your toilet flapper could save you $50 a month, a TikTok video said. That’s likely only if your current flapper is leaking or has another issue.

How to Repair a Running Toilet 1. Adjust the Float The float arm controls the water level in your tank. If it’s set too high, water will keep running into the overflow tube. Locate the float: It ...

Most universal flappers, fill valves, floats are designed to be compatible with standard toilets and come with assembly instructions. It's inexpensive and will quickly fix most running toilet issues.

In many standard toilets, this valve consists of a flapper — a rubber or soft plastic plug located at the very bottom of the toilet tank. This flapper connects to the flush handle arm via a chain.

When you flush a toilet, the flush lever lifts a flapper that allows the tank's water to rapidly drop down into the bowl. The pressure causes the bowl's waste water to go down the drain.

Q: My toilet is causing me fits. The water from the tank is slowly leaking into the bowl, and I can’t figure out why. I have replaced the flapper, but the problem persists. What else should I do ...

Fixing the problem is fairly easy. First, turn the water off below the toilet at the shut-off valve. Then remove the old flapper by disconnecting the chain from the handle, then remove the flapper.