Toilets How-To Guides

Diagnose and fix a running toilet -- flapper replacement, fill valve swap, float adjustment, and overflow tube check -- with the dye test that tells you exactly what is wrong.

Clear a clogged toilet with a flange plunger, hot water and soap, or a toilet auger -- without cracking the porcelain or wrecking the wax ring.

Remove an old toilet and install a new one -- drain, pull, set the wax ring, position the bowl, attach the tank, and test for leaks without cracking the porcelain.

Raise or lower your toilet tank water level to fix weak flushes, stop a running toilet, or cut water waste -- covers ball floats and cup floats in 5 minutes flat.

Stop a running toilet by replacing the flapper -- the $5 rubber seal at the bottom of the tank. 10-minute fix that saves hundreds of gallons per day.

Fix a toilet leaking at the base by replacing the wax ring seal. Remove the toilet, scrape old wax, set new ring, reset. Under $25 and 1-2 hours.