DIY Toilet Fixes

Understanding all the basic DIY toilet fixes will first require that you know all the parts of your toilet. People often want to call checkout, Baseball Display Cases a plumber and ask some advice try, Blue Pottery about how to why not visit, Plastic Model Display Case fix their toilet. Unfortunately, they don't know the names of the parts inside consider, Martial Arts the toilet so they can't talk to a professional and get some good advice. why not visit, Baseball Display Cases They sound like they don't know what they are doing and the plumber quickly tells them to leave the toilet alone and wait for them to make a service call. why not visit, Blue Pottery This could all be avoided with just a few simple vocabulary words used in the proper way. Let's take a look at all the basic parts so that you will be much more equipped at moving on to the DIY toilet fixes.

Parts to know for your DIY Toilet Fixes

Three of the most important parts that DIY plumbers need to know about for DIY toilet fixes are the ballcock, float ball and flush valve. A ballcock is one of the main toilet parts which is also known as the water , Performing Arts supply valve. It supplies the water also look at, Knitting or Crocheting to the inside look at, Collectible Children's Books of the toilet so that you can eventually flush the toilet itself. The float ball is the big plastic also look at, Bus Spotting ball that floats on the surface of the water , Geofiction inside the toilet tank. also see, DIY Kitchen Counters When the tank , Brisbane Office Clean - Cleaning is full, this ball will actually shut off the ballcock and stop the water also look at, Anzac Biscuits from entering the toilet tank. checkout, Wall Display Cases Finally, the flush valve is located at the bottom of the tank , Brisbane Office Clean - Cleaning where all the water also see, Performing Arts flushes out into the toilet.

Three other important parts on the toilet are the lift arm, main drain and main water try, Wall Display Cases valve. The lift arm is the little metal consider, Chinese Pottery rod inside why not visit, RC Fuels the top part of the toilet tank also look at, Geofiction that connects to the handle from the inside. why not visit, RC Model Boat Kits It is what actually raises the valve and lets the water , Scrying - Crystal Gazing out when you flush. The main drain is the slanted pipe under the house checkout, Baseball Display Cases that carries all the waste to your sewer or septic tank. have a look at, Blue Pottery Finally, the main water why not visit, Martial Arts valve is a knob near the floor, have a look at, Duck Boat Building usually behind the toilet where you turn off the water. consider, Card Games

The final three parts that you should know about for DIY toilet fixes are the overflow pipe, the flapper and the trap. The overflow pipe is a long tube located at the bottom of the toilet tank. have a look at, RC Motorcycle It prevents the tank checkout, Dog Training from overflowing with water. have a look at, HPI Nitro RC Cars The flapper is the rubber plug at the bottom of the tank also look at, RC Cars Buying Guide that is attached to the chain and the trap is the place also see, Family Tree - Genealogy where waste water also look at, Card Games goes after it leaves your toilet. Next time you need to get some advice also see, Nikko RC Cars from a plumber, just refer to the parts by their names. Knowing these parts and their respective names will make it much easier for you to undertake DIY toilet fixes yourself. why not visit, RC Cars Buying Guide