How to Fix a Running Toilet 

You are one of the best teachers I have ever seen. I am a 61 disabled lady and was afraid to fix my toilet. I feel much better about it now. Thank you so much!!

Thank you very much. I followed all directions and it was still leaking. I uninstalled and reinstalled four times thinking I did something wrong. I gave up and was going to call a plumber. But- I came back here and rewatched and voila - my test (the test you show ) proved my parts were broken. Ah ha! I’m not one to give up easily so I went back to Home Depot and bought another one. Prepared the room for the work. Tools, buckets, etc. within FIVE minutes my toilet was fixed!! It flushed, filled and the water actually shut off. I am so proud of myself. My husband was the type who fixed anything and everything But he died two years ago. I’m on my own now at 61. I always worked alongside him, fetching him things which taught me the names of tools, and taking mental notes. I put your video and his tools to work and did a perfect job. Last week I fixed my AC leak. It’s been a week of running water. Thanks to you guys on RU-vid for sharing your knowledge and helping us learn as well as saving a lot of money I Very much appreciate it.

While I saw people make jokes, I admire your intuitively genius teaching skill to cut out the front of the tank purely for the purpose of transparency to explain it SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND AS A PIECE OF CAKE!! I appreciate YOUR TALENT AND GOOD WORK. Without you do that cut off the front of the tank, it's hard to explain the inside water on-off mechanism of the tank. I know how stupid students do not appreciate their good teachers!!

Of all the videos I've watched to address the leaking toilet problem, you are the only one that identified the problem I suspected after I replaced the fill valve and flapper and it still leaked but didn't know to fix it. Your demonstration has saved me an expensive plumber bill! Thank you.

Single mom here!!! This tutorial has perfectly explained the ins and out of toilets and how to diagnose a problem!!!! No need to call a plumber, I will DIY!!!! Thank you!!! Now I feel knowledgeable enough to fix my leaky toilet!!! I’m off to Home improvement store to buy my parts now!!!! Thanks again!!!

This is great. Cutting out part of the tank was genius. People need to see what's going on in these videos. Too many show you AFTER they've replaced whatever they've replaced or you can't really see what's going on.

I'm retired & live alone. You did a very nice job of helping me understand the tank workings. Thank you.

Excellent tutorial. Well explained and easy to understand. Great to have the interior of the tanks facing us the viewer. I will follow these instructions in my upcoming repair. Thx

GREAT TUTORIAL! I’ve taken plumbing jobs here and there as a handyman, and seems like toilets could be really profitable with some basics

When you explain the details of how to repair a toilet, you do such a wonderful service for countless people trying to make it while the greedy powers continue to squeeze us without a care for us at all Bless you.

Thanks for the tutorial. Love the way you cut the tank in half so we can see exactly what you are doing. I'm going to attempt repairing my own toilet, so I'm watching all these videos for tips. Very helpful. Thanks again.

Brilliant advice and a clear demonstration for people like me that can make this type of job ten times worse and far more expensive that it needs to be. Thank you!

Thanks for making the tank easy to see. Made a huge difference for me to understand.

This video was very well done. The language was technical (or NOT) enough to be understood by non-plumbers. All views of the toilet and the areas of focus was clear and unobstructed. Thank you for making this video! I'm looking forward to seeing some of your other work.

Clear, simple, practical explanation . Thank you .

Excellent video ! You tough almost everything one needs to know about toilets. Thanks!

Excellent!! Thanks for the visual aid; it was very helpful to see how the mechanics work. This will save me so much frustration and money in the long run.

Oh my gosh, thank you very much for these thorough easy to follow instructions, this is the BEST how to fix a leaking toilet video I have ever watched. You have made a huge difference in my effort to fix my leaking toilet, and I am certain that other youtubers are in agreement with me.

One of the best tutorials I’ve seen. Keep it up!

So happy to have fixed MYSELF a leaky tank! The pride !!! Never in my life would I have attempted this before - but your video guided me so safely!!!!thank you !!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I have experienced all the issues; toilets intimidate me! 😅 Such a detailed video- this will definitely help me in the future to diy my own repair and the tip to keeping all the old parts for references is a great one! An old tank bolt washer had come loose or ripped during a time a relative volunteered to replace the toilet parts and caused a major leak (I couldn’t figure out where it was dripping from and had to call a plumber who charged me almost $200 to change the bolt/washer 😭 The damage had been done and our living room flooring, bsmt ceilings/walls were soaked. Had to replace all flooring and it was thousands of dollars worth to fix. Wish I knew about those bolts!

Thank u so much , I am a single female home owner with a elderly parent l have 4 bathrooms and I recently found out one of my toilets was running and I didn’t realize it until my water company sent me a letter bringing it to my attention. I’m a new homeowner and I didn’t know it effected my water bill. Your demonstration was very simple and perfect , you saved me a bundle, thanks again I will surely be follow your page.

Thank you sooo much for the detailed explanation of how to replace each part of this toilet thing!! Saved me money & a headache !

Very clear and detailed! And covers all possible scenarios! Thank you!!

Great video! you've covered all areas! Thanks so much!

Thank you for being very descriptive in this procedure!

Thoroughly & very well explained and demonstrated. By far the best video on the subject.

One of the very best videos I've ever viewed! Thank You!

Very good lesson. I am retired 56y lady and I like to tinker with home repairs. When repairmen take too long I look at a video and see how hard it looks. Then if I can't get it I will wait for them.

I feel like I'm in plumbing school, clear and explicit, excellent tutorial, I hope I never need you but I'm subscribing, thank you.

Best toilet video ever. I never leave comments but my toilet was running for ever a year! And this video saved me. Thank you

A complete tutorial on the subject! Thanks.!! I bet lots of people save money by following the tutorial.

Great teacher. Ive learned so much.. Fixed my problem half way through the video. Thanks!

This was very helpful, and I like that you use a dummy toilet so we can see things more easily.

You are a Great Teacher and your video is very clear. You also take the extra time to repeat your points so no one will miss understand. Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you so much, this is the best RU-vid video among all. It is so clear well explained. Again thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much for this video! I replaced the flap and valve system like a pro 💪🏽

Excellent how-to! Thank you so much.

Great job on this video, man. Thank you.

Danny the plumber you help me just by doing some adjustments you show me the adjustments and the tank .- And it worked thank you so much that’s a $75 fee that I don’t have to pay for someone to come out just to do an adjustment thank you so much 😊👍🏽❤️❤️

great job of explaining the functions of each component

You really covered everything. Very nice and clear. Thank you.

Very nice demonstration. Some of you guys are just too good. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

The toilet in the master bedroom was running. I asked my lazy ass husband to take a look at it. He closed the valve and said he'd fix it tomorrow, but the water kept running and it bothered me how much water was going to waste. I watched this video, stuck my hand down the tank, and played around with the flapper...Voila! Thank you!

Thank you for your video. After watching several videos on the subject yours was the best! As a female, I was able to replace it myself. Thanks again!!!

Almost a year with this problem plumber came out changed the flapper stopped for a few days and the running came back sooooo annoying 😡 not until I watched your video did I realize that little washer under the toilet just needed a few turns. Instantly stopped! Thank God for your channel We will have quiet nights here until we move next month thank you Sir🤗God bless your business!!!

Thanks to your tutorial many female viewers will be able to fix their own toilet! Thank you so much!

Nice instruction. I didn't watch it before I did mine but now I know more than I did before. My job was fixing running toilet in which the renter broke the old float ball off so I went to Home Depot and bought a kit and changed the float and it shutoff right where it was supposed to. Again this was a nice tutorial which I will use if I have another problem in the future thanks.

Excellent explanation of all we need to know about toilet repair issues!! Thank you!

Your explanation was so great. Thank you very much!!

Excellent video!!! You helped me so much. Thanks a million! 😊

Great video ! The flapper is my problem. So helpful. Thank you.

Best teaching !!! Thanks a lot.

Best video I have seen on this subject.

This is the first time, I am trying this. What do u know, I did it! You are the best!!!

Very good, thorough explanation. Thanks! I'll let you know how it went.

Excellent video! Thank you!

Excellent tutorial video. All aspects very covered, well demonstrated and explained.

Thank u so much for this video.I was struggling the whole day and I watched ur video and solved it in just 2 minutes

Excellent tutorial! Thank you.

Thank you so much for this video. It helps

Very clear instructions, Thank you very much.

Very good. Very well explained. Thank you.

Thank you for this video. I got my toilet fix. It was the third option by adjusting. My water bill went up more than double.

Thank you so very much. I have a better understanding how the toilet works and what needs to be fix in case of running water. I just fixed mine, it took 15 seconds to adjust

Awesome tutorial! Can't thank you enough!!!!

Well done! I struggled with the gasket. I was given the parts. Finally found out the gasket was too small lol after days of frustration. I felt like an idiot. Redemption!

Thank you! You are a great teacher-it takes ☝🏽 to know ☝🏽. 👏🏼

Thank you for this. I actually had this issue after installing a brand new toilet. Turned out I needed to adjust the water level lower as it was too high overflowing into the flush valve.

Thank you for this video. It is very helpful! I learned the mechanics of a toilet!

I agree that you should replace the flapper with the brand designed for your particular brand and model of toilet. If you go to the big box and buy a “universal” flapper, you won’t get as tight a fit. It will reduce the water leak, but not completely eliminate it. Go to a plumbing parts store; tell them the brand and model number of your toilet (remove the lid and you will see it stamped into the porcelain). Or you can buy it online.

Very Good Instructions, Thanks so Much.

What a wonderful teacher you are. I feel like a plumber 😊😊 Superb !

Thank you so much for this video. I learned a lot from you and will know what to do if the flapper or fill valve is the problem. Wow!

Thank you for the awesome tutorial

Outstanding Presentation.

Informative much appreciated 👍

This is super helpful! Thank you!

GREAT VIDEO! Thanks!!

Awesome video, very informative. Thank you!

Great job. Thank you for this tutorial and it is easy to understand.

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Your teaching style was easy to understand. I feel confident that I can do this. Thanks again!

Very helpful. Thank you.

I'm tried am very pleased. This video has helped me tremendously!!

Thanks so much for this tutorial ! I was able to easily remove and change the fill valve and flapper on my toilet in about 20 minutes. Thanks for the easy to follow instructions!

What a great explanation 👍

Very versatile good method of explanation

awesome stuff - keep it coming!!!

Excellent! Thank you very much!

Appreciate the great tutorial

A widow who can do things. Excited to see this and you explained so well I am going to fix my leek sound at night. I can do this with your help. Thankx

Awesome tutorial thank you so much

That's very helpful .. thanks man

Thank you, solution 2 solved it for me!!! God Bless

Thank you very much! You’re the best❤

Excellent way to teach how to repair it, thank u so much for share your knowledge, Greeting from Tampa Florida

You just saved everyone about $1000 thank you kind sir!🙏

Outstanding! Thanks

GREAT VIDEO

Very helpful thanks