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wrote:
Thanks Dave for the incredibly helpful suggestions. I will try out
your suggestions first thing tomorrow morning.

Thanks again for responding.

cheers,

rise4peace


"David Martel" wrote in message
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rise,

I think you have 2 problems: 1) the water is leaving the toilet
tank and 2) the toilet valve is not replacing the water as it leaves
the tank. Let's look at the first problem. Flush the toilet and let
it go through it's cycle and refill. Add vegetable dye (left over
from coloring the Easter eggs) to the water in the tank. Go away for
a few hours. Look in the toilet. Is the water in the toilet now
colored? If so your flapper valve needs to be replaced. This is the
black rubber thing at the bottom of the tank. If the water in the
toilet is not colored then look for a pool of colored water on the
floor around the toilet. If you find a pool look for a cracked
tank(unlikely) or a bad seal where the toilet and the tank bolt
together(likely). On to problem #2. Remove the lid from the tank.
Is the float arm hanging in mid air? If so there is dirt or grit
binding things up. Clean or replace the float arm. Of the float arm
is down then there is dirt or grit in the valve itself. Clean or
replace it. Your local library has DIY books which will cover all
of these repairs. They are easy to do. Porcelain fixtures will chip
or crack So, don't over tighten things , don't drop wrenches on the
fixtures, et c.

Good luck,
Dave M.

Don't be so quick to assume that the fill valve is broken. Some fill
valves have a 'leak sentry' feature that prevents them from
automatically refilling the tank. That's actually a good thing;
otherwise, your toilet would be refilling itself all day long because of
the float valve leak. It is possible that the fill valve is working as
it is designed to.