This is an all too common problem. You need to figure out what causes your toilet to run and this post will do just that. To find the source of the problem, carefully remove the toilet tank top and put in a safe place. Next, push the flush lever and check what happens. You need not worry about the water in the toilet tank, it is clean. The main problem with run-on toilets is caused in most cases, by a faulty tankball, the intake valve, ballcock or the floatball.
Another reason could be a sticking flush valve. If after flushing, the water continues to run to the point you need to wiggle the flush handle upwards and down, the problem is most likely with the linkage between the tankball and the flush handle.
A sticky tankball or flapper valve that is not falling in the right way into the drain will also cause the toilet to run. So also will a damaged or misadjusted floatball; this will cause the water to dribble into the tank, run out of the overflow tube and into the bowl, and finally into the drain. In addition, a ballcock that closes incompletely will also cause the problem. Once you know the cause of the problem then it will be time to call in the best Seymour plumbers has to offer to fix you toilet.
Another reason could be a sticking flush valve. If after flushing, the water continues to run to the point you need to wiggle the flush handle upwards and down, the problem is most likely with the linkage between the tankball and the flush handle.
A sticky tankball or flapper valve that is not falling in the right way into the drain will also cause the toilet to run. So also will a damaged or misadjusted floatball; this will cause the water to dribble into the tank, run out of the overflow tube and into the bowl, and finally into the drain. In addition, a ballcock that closes incompletely will also cause the problem. Once you know the cause of the problem then it will be time to call in the best Seymour plumbers has to offer to fix you toilet.
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