When I first bought my house, I was not impressed with the toilet in the master dining room, and although it looked almost brand new, the toilet took forever to flush, then it required me to hold the handle plus count to twelve before releasing it.
- After about a year or so, the complication worsened.
I then needed to flush numerous times to fully clear everything from the bowl, one night, while I was lying in bed, I heard the toilet running. I kept waiting for it to quit. I finally got up plus flushed it. When this didn’t solve the issue, I removed the lid from the tank. I could see that the metal arm with the ball on the end that determines the water level was bent upwards, then by bending it downward, I was able to stop the toilet from continually running. I decided I should update the whole flushing mechanism in the toilet as soon as possible. I made a trip to the local hardware store plus bought the necessary parts. I found a youtube video explaining how to complete the project, then the first step was to shut off the supply of water to the toilet. It looked harshly self-explanatory. All I needed to do was tighten a valve. However, tightening the valve didn’t work. I researched online plus found that my shut-off valve was broken! Replacing the valve was a larger project than I felt comfortable taking on. At that point, I called a plumber. Although having a professional handle a fairly small task was far more costly than doing it myself, I was willing to pay anything for a properly working toilet.