Why is my toilet tank losing water?

I noticed the fill valve in my toilet was making a bubbling sound near the top. Though it had a leak. Also the fill valve was coming on occasionally to add a few inches of water to the tank. I replaced the fill valve and that's working fine. read more

When enough leaks out, the fill valve should kick in and fill the tank back up. In each of these cases, and the cracked tank, you should be able to run your hand around the exterior of the tank and rear of the bowl, and feel some moisture. There may even be a small puddle of water on the floor behind the toilet. read more

The toilet tank fills to its normal level and the bowl fills with water. After about 5-10 minutes, the water in the tank drops making the toilet inoperable unless I take the top off the tank and push down on the lever to fill the tank again. read more

If you have an old full flow toilet. There may be a program to replace it with a new water saver toilet. Check with your water utility. read more

I have a toilet that seems to keep loosing water from the tank - fairly slowly. It looses close to 1/3 of the volume then fill back up on its own or if the pressure in the house changes. I have changed the rubber flapper several times but the problem persists. read more

Most toilet bowls retain water once filled. The inner workings of the tank moderates how much water is sent to the bowl and in some cases it will affect how much water stays in the bowl. There are several other factors that affect the water level in your toilet's bowl. read more

Most toilets have a flapper valve. I would not call it a seal but some who don’t know better might. That flapper valve is cheap and easy to replace. Follow the instructions that come with the new flapper valve. read more