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How to Identify Toilet Tank Brand for Replacement?
My toilet tank broke after I was trying to perform a repair, and I am not sure how to find a replacement.
From what I can tell, it seems like the SKU is probably "2559" (embedded in the ...
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How concerning is this water in my bathroom?
Water is starting to seep out of the seams of the vinyl in my bathroom floor when stepped on. I also noticed the toilet caulking seems to be separating.
I am not sure exactly where the water is coming ...
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Is there anything that can be done to a toilet to prevent Poseidon's kiss? [closed]
I usually just use a bit extra toilet paper to prevent back splashes. But is there a permanent fix for this?
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Fixing water damage on ceiling below bathroom. What are next steps?
I just noticed what appears to be a water stain with some peeling paint on a first floor hallway ceiling underneath a second floor bathroom. The stain appears to be below the toilet and does not feel ...
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toilet won't flush due to ventilation problem
I am new here and hope to get help.
Some years ago an amateur plumber installed a new toilet in my basement and he did not install a vent. The toilet did not flush, and I installed an air admittance ...
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Plumbing Toilet Jet Rims, One Hole bigger than others?
I am trying to check if my toilet jet rims are working properly or chipped.
Is one jet hole supposed to be bigger than the others? Its releasing more water, when flushing toilet. The bigger hole is at ...
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No cold water in toilet tap or cistern
Please forgive me if I get any terminology wrong here, I know nothing about plumbing…
We have suddenly stopped getting cold water in our downstairs bathroom and cistern. No issues with hot water ...
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How to disconnect this pex toilet water supply hose
I recently installed a new toilet and the old water supply hose doesn't reach. So I bought a new longer one and wanted to swap it out.
The old hose just doesn't want to release. I've pulled it, tried ...
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Water keeps rising into toilet bowl & spilling over
For a while now my hall restroom toilet when flushing will either go down slowly, water will drain but nothing else, or just all together get clogged. I plunge over and over until it finally flushes ...
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Plumbing Adjust toilet water level
Anyone know how to adjust the toilet water fill level, with this valve?
It has no screw, so I cannot tell.
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Could hot water from attic water lines cause deterioration of toilet flush valves?
Both of my toilets started losing water in the tank within about a week of each other. They aren't leaking out of the toilet, so I assume it is the flush valve. I replaced the flapper on one, but it ...
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Can a little cooking oil be added to the surface of toilet water to reduce evaporation?
In a helpful comment on another QA, community member RedSonja wrote:
In [the] future, if you are going to leave the toilets unused for a long time, a spot of cooking oil on the water surface will ...
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When a toilet is flushed, clear water drips in basement
Looking for cause of water dripping. When a toilet is flushed, in our basement below it, clear water drips. It is clear and not waste water. After the toilet refills, this stops. It does not happen ...
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How to drain a toilet bowl?
I want to clean a stained porcelain toilet bowl. It feels like a small crusty coral reef right at the bottom in the water, visible to anyone looking down. I suspect its like calcium/lime but this is ...
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Plumbing toilet fill tube runs into copper pipe picture attached
Any idea about whats going on here with the copper pipe?
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