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Making simple toilet repairs
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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld
once said that the most helpless feeling in the world is flushing a
toilet and watching the water go up instead of down. He's probably
right. And though it might be funny to hear Jerry talk about it, a
faulty toilet is no joke. Some toilet repairs may require
professional help, but there are many simple repairs that even a
novice do-it-yourselfer can easily handle.
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Source: Lowe's Home Safety Council founded by Lowe's
Home Improvement Warehouse.
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Parts of a Toilet
If you're going to make simple toilet repairs, you'll need
to know the parts of the toilet.
Here are words you need to
know:
 Ballcock-- Water supply valve
Float
ball-- The ball that rides on the surface of the water in the
tank. When the tank is full, the float ball shuts off the ballcock.
Flush valve-- Connection that consists of the flapper
and the flush valve seat.
Flush valve seat-- Brass or
plastic sealant ring located at the bottom of the tank.
Lift arm-- Thin metal rod inside the tank that
connects to the flush handle and raises the flapper valve.
Main drain-- The slanting pipe in the basement or
crawl space that carries wastes to a sewer or septic tank; also
called building drain.
Main water valve-- Located on
the wall near the floor, this is a knob you twist to turn the water
supply on and off.
Overflow pipe-- Long, hollow tube,
fastened to the bottom of the tank.
Flapper (also called
stopper, tank-ball, seal or disk)-- Rubbery plug attached to the
lift chain.
Tank-- Large, oblong ceramic container
that's located behind the toilet bowl.
Trap-- Where
waste water goes as it leaves the toilet bowl.
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