Bathroom Disaster!!
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| Thu, 11-17-2005 - 9:16am |
Now that I'm single, I'm focusing all my effort on taking back my home. I thought it would be theraputic. But yesterday I started redecorating my bathroom. Nothing over the top. Just painting, new floor tile, and some fresh accesories. Well the painting itself took on a whole new life! I needed to remove the toilet in order to paint, and also to lay floor tile properly. But getting the toiler reinstalled is a little more of a task than I realized. HOW DO YOU GET A TOILET TO STOP RUNNING? I have adjusted the ballcock, (OK what frustrated guy came up with that name?). I've re-sealed the rubber stopper. Do you know how I am flushing my toilet now? I am turning on and off the main water valve!
My question of the day: How do all you single ladies learn to do this stuff? It is not beyond my intellectual capability but for the life of me, I can't figure out all the little 'tricks' there are to maintanence stuff. There must be an easier way. Please give me some advice.

I'm not sure why it would keep running unless maybe it's off balance? Sometimes you need a new rubber seal for reattachment because once you've removed it once it can be no good. Also, I'm sure you did this but make sure you plugged the hole with a rag or something with the toilet removed- you don't want anything coming out of there ;-) And check and make sure you didn't reseal it too tightly. If you do you can crack the porcelain and that's a HUGE bummer- you have to get a new toilet if that happens.
As far as learning stuff, I think that's just trial and error. But, you can save a lot of time later by reading instructions and how-to manuals and having patience. Yeah, I learned that the hard way :-)
You removed the toilet???
dear...oh dear...
I think it is time for you to call the local Tool man of your town...namely the plumber and serf around be4 you pick one. find a single plumber and crack some rubber stopper jokes at him..or even O-ring jokes. That should get his plumbing flushing.
ROFL...and i thought me flushing a rag down the commode was the tops. I had to call a plumber to use his snake just to clear my pipes.
good luck finding your mike delfino on wysteria lane.
I had the same problem with my toilet. The rubber seal inside the inlet valve probably needs replacing. I ended up replacing the entire ballcock. Not a nice job but not too difficult either. I assume you have fixed the problem now?
P.S: Everyone learns the hard way, just like you will. Don't call a plumber until you really need to.
Edited 11/30/2005 1:12 pm ET by hal_9000