Q-Regularly during the day and night we hear the water to our first-floor toilet turn on and run briefly, then shut off again. The sound comes from the tank. What is the problem? A-The toilet probably ...

A plumber posted a simple, do-it-yourself trick on TikTok to identify a common issue in noisy toilets — and all you need is simple dye or food coloring. “For it to make that sound, it has to be having ...

Question: After we flush the toilet, when the tank is almost full, there is a noise. It appears to be the wire and bulb vibrating. Can this be fixed or do we need to get a new valve with parts? Answer ...

If you own your home, or even if you rent, chances are high that you’ll need to perform some basic toilet repair at some ...

Q. When my toilet on the first floor is flushed and the water refills in the bowl, there is a loud bang at the end of the water coming in. The toilet is a "small, water-efficient" type. Copper piping ...

In case you haven't heard, October is National Toilet Repair Month. Did you know that toilet flushing accounts for 38 percent of household water use and that a leaking toilet can be one of the ...

Your toilet has started to become noisy and you want to know why. The truth is there are a variety of reasons why this could be occurring, so we’ve broken it down into categories to help determine ...

After flushing the toilet, when the tank is almost filled up there is a noise. It appears to be the wire and bulb vibrating. Can this be fixed or do we need to get a new valve with parts? A toilet has ...

Reader Rita Grimes says she got excellent results when she used Fantastik All Purpose Cleaner With Bleach to clean the grout in the mosaic-tile floor in her bathroom. Grimes said she opened the ...

Q: We purchased our home about 14 years ago. Since that time, we've made many improvements without building permits. All of the work was done by licensed contractors, but without documentation or ...