ihavezippers
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I have a water running in my toilet that I can't seem to identify the problem. The flush valve/flapper appear to be tight with no leaking (water in the tank keeps at constant level), but water does appear to be leaking from the float/float adjustment mechanism. After a flush, no water flows from the fill tube to the overflow tube which doesn't seem normal. There is no change in behavior by turning the water valve at the base of the toilet at full or nearly off. A couple things which may/may not be relevant clues. The toilet behaves as if it is clogged (although I don't think it is, I plunged it relentlessly)---the water in the bowl stays at a low level unless I refill the tank with a bucket, and flushes result in the water coming pretty high to the top of the bowl, and then taking longer than usual to flush, only to end in the clogged-toilet gurgle and low water level post-flush. Additionally, after letting the toilet sit with a tank I filled by dumping buckets of water in (the only way to get the running water to stop) for several hours, there will be dirt (or something else) residue at the bottom of the bowl---this residue is not there at first obviously.
Thanks---I'm hoping this is something I can fix myself, but I've played with all the screws/valves, and studied my one working toilet, and am not getting it.
Thanks---I'm hoping this is something I can fix myself, but I've played with all the screws/valves, and studied my one working toilet, and am not getting it.