Pro tip: The Fluidmaster flapper we show includes a plastic cup that allows you to adjust the length of time the flapper stays open. It’s for toilets that use 3.5 gallons or less for a flush.

Replacing your toilet flapper could save you $50 a month, a TikTok video said. That’s likely only if your current flapper is leaking or has another issue. Skip Navigation.

Replacing the toilet flapper is very easy, and they’re available at local home improvement stores. To start, shut off the water supply at the wall valve, open the tank lid and lift the flusher ...

TIP OF THE WEEK A toilet flapper, ... Clean the opening of the flush valve using emery cloth (for brass valves) or a scrub pad (for plastic valves). 3. Replace a cracked or worn flapper.

A Flapper Failure A mysterious phenomenon, known as the phantom flush, causes a toilet to randomly flush itself. This problem can be a bit jarring late at night, but it also wastes quite a bit of ...

WHEN IS A 1.6-gal.-per-flush toilet not a 1.6 gpf toilet? As soon as the homeowner replaces the flapper, according to the California Urban Water Conservation Council. The conservation group has ...

Save water—and your sanity—by learning how to fix a running toilet in no time. An easy home repair could be as simple as getting a new flapper chain or adjusting the water level ...

Q Our toilet has a noise like water running, but it doesn’t flush. It just kind of seeps and my water bill has gone up. Our plumber thought a new flapper valve was needed, so we installed one ...

Replacing your toilet flapper could save you $50 a month, a TikTok video said. That’s likely only if your current flapper is leaking or has another issue. Skip Navigation.

Replacing your toilet flapper could save you $50 a month, a TikTok video said. That’s likely only if your current flapper is leaking or has another issue. Skip Navigation.