There's a rubber gasket that sits between a ... the toilet base and turn the water supply valve clockwise to stop the water ...

The flapper (aka “flush valve seal”) is the plug that falls against the drain hole (flush valve drain seat) on the bottom of the tank and holds water in until the next time you flush.

3. A loose or damaged fill valve gasket. Water comes through the fill valve into the tank. 4. A loose or damaged flush valve gasket. 5. A cracked tank (heaven forbid). I touched the mounting ...

Next, remove the spongy-looking spud gasket by pulling it off, and then use either water pump pliers or a spud wrench to remove the locknut (this holds the flush valve in place). If you pull the ...

This will open the flush valve at the bottom of the tank, emptying the water into the bowl and pushing your waste into the sewer. But that’s not the most elegant or sustainable solution.

allows water in so the tank is filled back up for the next flush. If the fill valve, float, or flapper (the seal that moves when you operate the handle, letting water out and into the bowl ...

Here’s what’s happening inside the tank: When you press down on a toilet’s flush lever ... or the flapper seal or fill valve needs to be replaced. In rare cases, a running toilet may ...