DIY: Stopping a toilet that runs
Oct 4th, 2007 by Neo
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One of the toilet in my home has been running for the past few weeks. It’s really annoying and wastes water. My water bill has been on the increase, nearly RM50 for last month whereas I used to pay less than RM10 per month a few months earlier. Well, perhaps the running toilet was not the only culprit which contributed to the scary bill, my girlfriend forgot to properly tighten a water tap in a couple of occasions. That should be the main culprit… should I ask her pay the bill? 
It’s time to fix this leaking toilet, once and for all.
I am not a DIY person, nor a plumber but this time I decided to give it a try in order to save a few bucks. I know that the water is leaking from the tank-fill tube at the end of the float arm. But after inspection, all seems good including the washers, so the only solution to me is to replace the entire tank-fill assembly with a new one which I got from a local hardware store for RM12.90. Cheap, right? A plumber at your house might charge you RM50 for this!
Just in case you wonder, I have dismantled the part of the tank-fill tube and float arm from the tank in the above picture.
The faulty float arm and fill tube lying beside the new one, together with the float ball. But I will need to dismantle this final piece of the assembly before I can put the new one in…
Half an hour of trying was enough to know there is no easy way to loosen the fixture that holds it without breaking the tank. The room for your hand is so limited inside the tank, and the fixture is so damn tight! Trust me, in certain situations it’s not good to be damn tight… unless you have the right tool. Now, where did I place my pliers?
Nope, I can’t find a pliers with the correct size. Guess I have to allow a plumber earn some good cash this weekend.
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Giving the plumber RM50 once is better than RM40 every month.
ha ha, get a pro to do it also can mah
Wayne Liew,
Yeah, good maths.
Clement,
I have to get a plumber now, it’s leaking even more furiously after I messed with it last night.
Eh so you know how to put back? Hehehe
aiya why waste good money on a plumber? send me an air ticket & i’ll do it for u free summore!
walao eh.. this looks like my kemahiran hidup class.. Thank you teacher for explaining on this.. :p
I am the repair-man of the house too. Electrician, plumber… We right anything that goes wrong eh? But then again… I must admit, there are limitations LOL… (mostly due to tools not skills, right? right???
:P)
Che-Cheh,
I know, but because of tools limitation I couldn’t tighten it so now it’s leaking even worse than before.
Wuching,
LOL!
Keeyit,
I am not a qualified teacher because I will still need to get a plumber.
Narrowband,
Yeah, we need bigger and stronger tools!
Wish to be there, then you can save RM 37, and can belanja me a plate of kampua. Nice business, right?
hey I got the same problem as yours!!! it’s always leaking even I called a plumber fixed it last month… it causes my monthly water bill very expensive !!! can you do me favor??? help me fix it ler pro!!!
Jam,
I have already got it fixed. Costed me RM50!
Darren,
I am not a plumber, brother. Call your plumber up again and ask him to fix it FOC this time!
[…] I was pretty good at fixing stuffs at home. You don’t believe me that I can really fix things? Read how I managed to fix my running toilet by getting a plumber whom I had to pay RM50. Before I forgot, it took him 20 minutes only. […]