You know the scenario: you\u2019re sitting peacefully in a room of your house, reading a book, watching television, or sorting laundry\u2026 and then you realize the sound of the toilet running has been going on for a while. Much longer than it should considering when it was last used. That can\u2019t be right. But what\u2019s causing it? And is it an emergency?<\/p>\n
Fortunately, a toilet that keeps running isn\u2019t normally a sign to panic. Often, it\u2019s a small glitch that\u2019s easy to take care of. And if it\u2019s something you can\u2019t fix on your own, it\u2019s usually an issue that a professional plumber can repair fast<\/a> and without much difficulty. But you should get a run-on-toilet taken care of as soon as you can, because even if the malfunction isn\u2019t threatening your plumbing or on the verge of causing flooding, it is<\/i> wasting water\u2014using up to 2 gallons a minute! If you\u2019re looking for a Lansdale, PA plumber to handle a problem like this, contact Carney Plumbing Heating & Cooling right away\u2014and get the proper repair done right away!<\/p>\n When you notice the problem start, remove the lid of the toilet tank and watch the internal mechanisms at work when you pull the handle. (Please, please be careful with the lid\u2014replacements can be expensive, far more than any of the interior components.) This should help you identify where the problem lies. The flush valve might be sticky. Perhaps the tankball is damaged and incorrectly gauging the level of the water. The ballcock might not be closing properly. The chain to the flapper could be too tight. If you\u2019re familiar with the basic operations inside a toilet tank, you should be able to see if anything is working incorrectly.<\/p>\n Sometimes you can do a quick adjustment by hand (don\u2019t worry, the water in the tank is clean) to fix a misplaced chain. However, if you\u2019re not sure what to do, don\u2019t fiddle around in there too much and risk causing a problem that might lead to overflow. A professional plumber can diagnose the trouble in only moments and will know what parts will need replacement or repair.<\/p>\n Because a running toilet can rapidly cause your water bills to mount\u2014imagine wasting a 120 gallons in just an hour!\u2014getting a plumber to analyze and fix the trouble with a few replacement parts is a worthwhile investment. Don\u2019t just let the toilet continue to run and think it\u2019s no big deal. Get a Lansdale, PA plumber<\/a> on the job. Contact us at Carney Plumbing Heating & Cooling: same day service, satisfaction guaranteed!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You know the scenario: you\u2019re sitting peacefully in a room of your house, reading a book, watching television, or sorting laundry\u2026 and then you realize the sound of the toilet running has been going on for a while. Much longer than it should…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[19,415,350],"class_list":["post-2288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing","tag-lansdale","tag-plumbing","tag-toilet"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3115,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions\/3115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}