If you have a toilet bowl with a Fluidmaster 300 fill valve and it needs to be replaced then you can use this 5 step guide to help you complete the task. Before working on your toilet you will need to shut the water supply off to the toilet. You then will need to disconnect […]
Why Does My Toilet Keep Running?
A toilet can keep running for two reasons either of which can easily be seen by removing the lid from the tank. I would suggest that you put the lid on the floor while you look because toilet tank lids can be very expensive and sometimes almost impossible to get replacements. The water running is […]
Best Toilet Bowl Cleaners 2009
Many people can’t find the time to fight the dirty toilet bowl and resort to bowl cleaning products to help keep things clean between bowl brushings. Many of the toilet bowl cleaners are simply put into the tank and without realizing it the people that use these in the tank bowl cleaners have damaged their […]
MJSI HC660 Hydroclean Toilet Fill Valve Review
I found this MJSI HC660 “Hydroclean” Toilet Fill Valve at Ace Hardware. This interesting product is made by MJSI Inc. a company based in Shorewood, IL. founded by Michael Schuster a fourth generation plumber. Fill valves may look different but they are all pretty much do the same thing which is refill the tank and […]
How to Select a New Toilet for your Bathroom
Many people blindly rush out and buy a new toilet to replace an old toilet that wastes water or, doesn’t flush well without thinking that toilets are typically something that you use five times on the average every day and have in your home for 20 years. Selections are often made on looks, price, or […]
A Great Toilet Flange Repair for a Rusted Painted Steel Ring
A frequent repair for leaking toilets is a rusted out painted steel ring on a PVC or ABS closet flange. I make no secret of my like for stainless steel rings on PVC/ABS closet flanges they are far superior to painted steel or, worse yet all plastic closet flanges. I would urge every plumbing consumer […]
How to Replace your Toilet Fill Valve with a Fluidmaster 400A
If you have a toilet fill valve on your toilet that is not shutting off and is wasting water or, not refilling the tank properly, or making noises in many cases the Fluidmaster 400A is the ideal replacement choice. The 400A fits into more applications, is less expensive, and works better than many other fill […]
How to Select and Change a Toilet Flapper
Leaking toilet flappers can waste an enormous amount of water without you realizing it. The water goes quietly down the drain often without you noticing the fill valve refilling the toilet then one day you receive the water bill and wonder why it is hundreds of dollars higher than it used to be. Often a […]
How To Check A Toilet For Leakage
A leaking toilet bowl can be one of the largest wastes of water in a house. Toilet bowls will invisibly and silently pour more water down the drain than anything else in the house. The internal parts of a toilet are under constant attack by the water and the chemicals used to sanitize the water. […]
