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- Toilet Keeps Running: How to Fix & Maintain Valve Seat
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Introduction
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Step 1
Toilet Keeps Running: How to Fix & Maintain Valve Seat
- Remove the lid from the toilet tank.
Remove the lid from the toilet tank.
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Step 2
- Flush the toilet, and hold down the flush lever until the tank is completely empty.
Flush the toilet, and hold down the flush lever until the tank is completely empty.
Step 3
- Gently lift the float up, ending the flow of water. This will prevent the toilet tank from refilling.
Gently lift the float up, ending the flow of water. This will prevent the toilet tank from refilling.
Step 4
- Pull up the valve seat. If possible, keep it raised without releasing the float.
- If you do not have assistance, you may need to hold these in place with one hand. This will keep your other hand free for the next step.
- Some toilets may use a float ball to control overflow.
Pull up the valve seat. If possible, keep it raised without releasing the float.
If you do not have assistance, you may need to hold these in place with one hand. This will keep your other hand free for the next step.
Some toilets may use a float ball to control overflow.
Step 5
- Wipe the valve seat with a rag or towel to remove the calcium deposits. Don’t forget to wipe the bottom of the valve seat, as deposits can form there as well.
Wipe the valve seat with a rag or towel to remove the calcium deposits. Don’t forget to wipe the bottom of the valve seat, as deposits can form there as well.
Step 6
- Release the float and the valve seat, and allow them to fall back into place. The flow of water will resume.
Release the float and the valve seat, and allow them to fall back into place. The flow of water will resume.
Step 7
- Place the lid back on the tank.
Place the lid back on the tank.
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P Schmied - Mar 12, 2021
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Cutting off the water supply, draining the tank and spraying the seat with vinegar or CLR does the same thing -dissolving the calcium carbonate. You can prevent calcium carbonate buildup by putting a piece of magnesium in the tank.
Matt Heckel - Mar 14, 2021
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Thanks for Step #7. Always forget that one!
lim anna - Nov 14, 2022
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You may use a calcium remover for toilets. If you have patience and willingness, you can make a DIY toilet cleaner composed of vinegar, lemon, other acidic liquids, and baking soda. Thick calcium deposits in the toilet require muriatic acid and deep scrubbing with scour paper.