Birmingham Toilet Repairs
Did you know that as much as 80,000 gallons of water can be wasted each year by an undetected toilet tank leak in a single Birmingham area home? It makes economic and environmental sense to occasionally check the toilets around your Birmingham metro home for this very reason! And if you find that you need Birmingham toilet repair services, you can count on The Master’s Plumbing Company for prompt, reliable solutions to your plumbing problems. Our Birmingham toilet repair specialists have years of experience and certifications to ensure quality results when you choose us for your plumbing repair needs. Plus, The Master’s Plumbing Company offers a solid 100% satisfaction guarantee, so you can have peace of mind that our Birmingham toilet repair experts will do a good job and get your problems taken care of in an efficient and reliable manner with your satisfaction in the forefront of their minds.
At The Master’s Plumbing Company, being a long-standing local Birmingham plumber, we’ve seen just about everything when it comes to plumbing problems. We’ve found that the top three reasons for a leaky toilet are:
- Parts installed over five years
- Prolonged exposure to bleach in-tank cleaners
- Visible rust or warping
Some other common toilet problems you may face include:
- Bowl Drains Slowly
- Bowl Overflows
- Bowl Leaks
- The Seat Is Loose
- Tank Vibrates When It Fills
- Water Runs Nonstop
Whatever your toilet bowl problems are in the Birmingham area, The Master’s Plumbing Company’s Birmingham toilet repair specialists have the expertise and tools to fix any toilet issue you may have in your home. Leaky toilets, clogged toilets, overflowing toilets, toilets that just don’t work… our Birmingham toilet repair experts can fix it all!
Do You Have A Rockin’ Toilet in the Birmingham Metro?
A properly installed toilet in the Birmingham metro area should not move at all. If either the tank or the bowl (or both) move at all, you will probably eventually develop a leak and/or damage the toilet, toilet flange and possibly the surrounding tile floor, drywall, floor joists, or ceiling of any rooms below that toilet. Birmingham toilets that rock can develop leaks at the base of the toilet which you may or may not be able to detect. It’s better if water seeps out onto the floor because at least you will know you have a problem but it doesn’t always do that. Very often a leak can go undetected for a long time as it runs out through the floor at the point that the toilet drain pipe penetrates the floor. If this happens it can cause a lot of damage to anything it comes in contact with such as wood or drywall. Also a toilet that moves places greater stress on the toilet flange as well as the toilet itself. The toilet flange is a special fitting that helps seal the toilet drain and anchor the toilet to the floor. MANY toilet flanges have been broken by rocking toilets. Once a toilet is found to be moving around it should be removed, the flange should be thoroughly inspected, and the toilet should then be properly resealed and reset. If you have questions about your toilet(s) don’t wait until you develop a much larger problem, call our Birmingham toilet repair specialists today!
Tips for Handling Birmingham Toilet Repairs
The first step to solving some of the most common problems associated with Birmingham toilets is to gain an understanding of how the toilet works. For most people, it’s understood that you flush the toilet with the handle and magically the water flushes away everything. Anything beyond the handle is a mystery to most. The main components of a toilet include a tank, a bowl, a handle, a trip lever, a stopper and a ball-cock and flush-valve assembly.
All of these components work together to make your toilet flush. Most often, if one of these components fails to work, then the whole process falls apart. The handle is connected to a trip lever. When the handle is pressed down, it raises a chain or vertical rod that is attached to a stopper located at the bottom of the tank. The stopper is responsible for covering the flush valve. When the stopper is raised, water in the tank rushes through the flush valve. The flush valve is located at the bottom of the tank. The water then travels into the toilet bowl through small flush ports at the underside of the rim of the bowl.
At this point in the process, gravity plays a major role because it pulls the water in the bowl out through the trap and into the drainpipe. This causes the tank to empty out. As soon as all the water has left the tank, the stopper drops back into the flush-valve seat. Now the float ball has fallen down to the bottom of the tank which then triggers the ball-cock assembly to refill the tank with new water. Water begins to enter the toilet via the supply line. The supply line is located below and to one side of the tank and then through the tank-fill tube. As the water level rises, so does the float ball.
Once the float ball reaches a certain height it turns off the flow of water to the bowl. If for some reason the water fails to stop running, then the water is redirected from the tank to the overflow tube and then into the toilet bowl. This is often referred to as a “running toilet.” A “running toilet” is a common problem with toilets. However, it can be caused by several things so it’s important to play around with different components to try and figure out what the source of the problem is. Almost always, the source of the problem is a float arm that is not rising to the proper height. This can usually be simply resolved by bending the float arm downward. If you come to find out that the float arm was not responsible for your running toilet, then you may want to take a look at your stopper. It’s very possible that your stopper is not seating properly against the flush valve seat. This can be the result of deterioration of the stopper or a flush-valve seat that is damaged or corroded.
Once again this can usually be resolved simply by replacing or cleaning the stopper and repairing the flush-valve seat. Aside from a running toilet, other common problems include those that are associated with a cracked overflow tube and defective ball-cock valves. Repairing these components is an option, but you will find that it is often a better decision to just replace them. Also, you will find that some of the older ball-cock devices are not equipped with an anti-siphon valve. An anti-siphon valve prevents water in the tank from being siphoned back into the freshwater system. By replacing your ball-cock device with a new one you will be sure to get one that contains the newer anti-siphon feature. Additionally, it is often more expensive and time consuming to find and purchase individual parts then it would be to replace the entire assembly.
