Toilet Installation & Repairs

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Toilet Repairs

Toilets are a mundane part of your household; they don’t need much attention paid to them. That is, until the toilet starts leaking, running, thumping, or facing any other issue that calls for repair. Unfortunately, toilet issues aren’t always a simple repair, usually require the help of a local plumber.

There are numerous different things that could go wrong with your toilet, and Jolly Plumbing is the company to call for any of those fixes you might need.

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Common Toilet Problems

Toilet Bowl Leaking

If you are cleaning around the bottom of your toilet, and you notice water around the bottom of the toilet, this could be a sign that it’s leaking. The water that is leaking from the bottom of the toilet is most likely dirty water as well, meaning it was in the bowl when the toilet was used. It is very important to act fast on this type of issue because it has the potential to do major damage.

Toilet Bowl Draining Slowly

When you flush the toilet, pay attention to how it drains and refills. If your toilet is draining excessively slow and sounds like it’s having a tough time draining, this is a red flag. There could be something wrong within the toilet, or there could be a clog. Having a simple toilet clog is nothing to stress about, but if it’s happening often, your plumbing might have a more significant issue that needs to be looked at by an expert.

Toilet Bowl Overflowing

Instead of your toilet draining too slowly, your toilet overflows. The overflow could happen when you flush, or when it refills after being flushed. When your toilet overflows when you flush, this could mean that there is a clog, which is something that needs to get fixed right away before your home sustains serious water damage. Having a toilet overflow is possibly one of the worst parts about toilet repair because it makes the biggest mess.

Running Water Constantly

veryone knows that annoying sound of hearing your toilet run from the other room. Sometimes it’s an easy jiggle of the toilet handle to stop it from running, but sometimes there is a more pressing issue. Some common causes of your toilet running are a long flapper chain, a deteriorating flapper, and/or your float level could be too high. These causes typically have a simple fix, cut the chain shorter, get a new flapper, or adjust the float level.

Common Toilet Repair FAQS

All toilets are a little different, so it depends on the model you have. However, the flapper and fill valve are the parts that are most exposed to the water and seem to be the parts that wear out the quickest.

On an average basis, toilet parts last around 4-5 years. However, many factors can either increase your parts’ lifespan, such as toilet bowl cleaners that isolate cleanser from the toilet’s internal workings or decrease your parts’ lifespan, such as hard or heavily chlorinated water. 

If your toilet continues to run after you have flushed, try giggling the handle. If this works, it probably means that the chain controlling the flapper is too long. You want this chain to be as snug as possible, or else it can fall behind the flapper preventing it from closing correctly. 

If you suddenly hear your toilet bowl flush and you know it wasn’t done by a human, this is commonly known as “ghost-flushing”. It doesn’t mean you have a ghost in your house; instead, you probably have a flapper that is going bad. 


This phenomenon happens when the toilet tank is refilling due to loss of water through the flapper. When your flapper no longer creating a watertight seal, the water starts leaking into the bowl. After enough water has leaked past the flapper, the float arm will drop to a level where the fill valve will activate and replenish the tank’s water. Therefore, the toilet is not flushing; instead, the tank is just refilling. 

Running toilets may not always cause a lot of damage, but they waste water. If the toilet is running. Shut off the water supply to the toilet, usually at the base of the toilet. 


Toilet Installations

Is it time for your toilet to be replaced?
 
If so, there is another decision to make: hire a professional or do-it-yourself. If you want to ensure that your broken toilet is replaced and a new one is installed correctly, then you should hire a professional. Replacing an old toilet may sound like a simple venture, but it’s much more complex than most people think. It is important to hire a professional to install a new toilet because there are a few key components you could miss or not get connected correctly, if you did it on your own.

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Commercial Toilet Installation

For commercial buildings, toilet installation is largely the same process but has multiple toilets and stalls to service. For new construction, commercial toilet installation requires toilet partitions to be installed as well. Choose from metal, plastic, or stainless steel toilet partitions to complete the bathroom in your commercial building, whether it is an office building, a restaurant, a doctor’s office, and the like.

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Toilet Installation Frequently Asked Questions

No, to ensure that the toilet is properly sealed, grout is used around the base. This grout can take anywhere from 6 to 12 hours to dry completely. 

Replacing a toilet is a simple and straightforward job, so you should be able to remove the old toilet and install the new one in about two to three hours.

Most toilets last around 50 years the newer low-flow toilets will last around 30 years

Low-flow toilets can be great for both your water bill and the environment. According to the EPA, homeowners could save as much as $110.00 a year on their water bill by switching. Older toilets can use anywhere from 3.5 to 7 gallons of water per flush verse a low-flow toilet that uses no more than 1.6 gallons per flush. 

Yet, low-flow toilets aren’t for everyone. Low-flow toilets work by using more pressure and less water; if the water pressure in your home is not sufficient to handle this type of operation, the flush will not be able to eliminate the waste. If you have any questions about whether a low-flow toilet is right for you, give us a call, and we will be happy to answer any questions. 

The Supply Tube needs to be disconnected from the shutoff valve. This step will create some water spillage, but it is nothing to worry about.