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[https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/repair/how-to-repair-toilet-tank-problems.htm by hhowstuffworks] | [https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/repair/how-to-repair-toilet-tank-problems.htm by hhowstuffworks] | ||
Compared with a clogged toilet, tank troubles can seem relatively insignificant. Yet strange noises or continuous water running can be more than annoying; it can cost you money in wasted water. Fortunately, you can eliminate most tank troubles quickly and easily. | Compared with a clogged toilet, tank troubles can seem relatively insignificant. Yet strange noises or continuous water running can be more than annoying; it can cost you money in wasted water. Fortunately, you can eliminate most tank troubles quickly and easily. | ||
=====How to Reset a Toilet===== | |||
[https://www.thespruce.com/setting-or-resetting-a-toilet-2719014 by Stephen Hallo III 22/9/22 the spruce] | |||
When a toilet develops leaking around the base of the bowl, it very often has nothing at all to do with the toilet itself. The problem is usually that the wax ring that seals the base of the toilet against the drain opening has worn out. The fix is to simply remove and "reset" the toilet with a new wax ring. The same technique is used if you are removing an old toilet in order to set a new one. | |||
