If you own your home, or even if you rent, chances are high that you’ll need to perform some basic toilet repair at some ...

In that case, you have to detach the tank from the bowl and replace the whole flush valve. Since the overflow tube is rarely the cause of a running toilet, we won’t cover that repair here.

Mostly likely, you’ll be dealing with a gravity-fed toilet—and luckily, nearly all of your problems can be traced to three parts: the fill valve, the flapper, and the tank lever.

In the worst case, when you lift the toilet tank lid, you may find an out-dated flush valve consisting of rusty and water-logged metal parts. Replace this with a modern Fluidmaster.

“During National Toilet Tank Repair Month, we recognize the importance of pressure-assist systems when it comes to ease of maintenance,” said Bernard Peters, President, Flushmate. “A ...

When it comes to the replacement biz, there are three great things about toilet lids. “They’re heavy,” Tjader says, “and they’re slippery and they’re fragile.” Which means they break.