Toilets are a frequently used commodity in our modern homes, and when they quit working effectively, it becomes a huge inconvenience. Toilets aren’t a terribly complicated appliance, but because of their frequency of use, they do tend to need repairs every so often. Here are several common toilet problems that you’ll need a toilet repair for.
Toilet leaks are very common and a huge money-waster. Most of the time, you can hear your toilet running or making a hissing or trickling sound, but sometimes water can be leaking in your toilet and you won’t know it unless you test for it. You can test to see if your toilet is leaking by putting a few drops of food coloring in the tank, waiting 10 minutes and checking the toilet bowl to see if it has any coloring in it. If any of the dye has leaked into the toilet bowl, you have a leak. These kinds of leaks can cost you hundreds of extra dollars in your water bill each year, and you should look to get them fixed right away.
A low water level in the bowl is another common problem that requires toilet repair. The toilet may flush normally, and then after a period of time, you come back and look in the bowl, and the water is much lower than it should be. This usually indicates that there is some sort of clog down in the pipes. If you are unable to clear the clog yourself, call our toilet repair experts at Hall’s Plumbing, and let us take care of it for you. In some rare cases, this low water level could mean there is a crack in the pipes and it will need to be replaced.