Did you just try to flush your toilet, and nothing聽happened?聽Peek聽inside聽the tank, and you聽may聽see no water inside. Before you聽stress,聽rest assured聽that聽correcting聽this聽issue聽is usually聽simple. If you can’t聽complete this聽yourself, you can always聽set up聽toilet repair with聽a knowledgeable聽plumber. Follow these聽tips聽to diagnose and repair the problem of no water in the toilet tank.
Check the Water Supply
The first聽move聽is to聽verify that聽the water is聽turned on. If you or someone in your household recently聽performed聽a toilet repair, you聽may have聽turned off the water first. Did you聽forget to聽turn it back on? To聽find out,聽rotate聽the water shut-off valve on the wall聽in back of聽the toilet. If the valve was聽closed, water聽will聽now start refilling the tank. If this聽fails to聽work,聽test聽the water at your sink or聽another聽plumbing fixture. If nothing聽spills out聽from the tap, you聽might聽have a聽larger聽water supply issue.聽Call聽your water company to聽learn more.
Reposition or Replace the Float Mechanism
Older toilet聽brands聽use a float ball to聽gauge聽the water level as it聽increases聽in the tank. When the ball聽hits聽a聽specific聽height, the float arm it’s聽attached聽to stops the water flow. However, insufficient water聽may聽enter the tank if the ball is positioned聽incorrectly聽or the arm is聽faulty. To聽correct聽the float ball, start by removing the toilet tank聽top. Bend the float arm up聽a little聽to聽change聽where it sits in the tank. If this聽fails to聽fix the problem, you聽may聽need to replace the聽whole聽float mechanism. You should be able to聽perform聽this yourself by following the聽detailed steps聽that come with the replacement parts, or you can聽work with聽a plumber for help. Just聽understand聽that float balls are old toilet聽design. You may聽prefer聽improved聽durability聽and efficiency if you upgrade the existing tank components or replace the toilet聽completely.
Adjust the Fill Valve
Modern聽toilets聽operate with聽a float cup聽instead of聽a float ball, coupled with a fill valve and water level rod. There聽may very well聽be no water in the toilet tank because the valve has slipped out of place or become聽plugged. Here are ]聽tips聽to聽consider:
- Adjust聽the fill valve:聽Glance聽inside the toilet and聽locate聽the fill valve on top of a vertical tube device on the left side of the tank.聽Verify that聽it’s secure and evenly聽connected聽to the tube. Then,聽change聽the water level.聽Newer聽toilets have an adjustment knob you can turn聽by hand, while older聽versions聽may require you to loosen an adjustment screw with a flathead screwdriver. Flush the toilet and聽allow聽the tank refill to聽verify聽the water level.聽Modify聽it until the water comes to ] one inch below the top of the overflow tube.
- Clean the fill valve:聽Mineral buildup and other聽gunk聽might聽be聽blocking聽the valve and聽stopping聽your toilet from filling.聽Shut off聽the water behind the toilet and聽remove聽the fill cap. Then,聽slowly聽turn the water back on, cupping your hand over the valve to聽block聽water from spraying聽everywhere. After several seconds, turn the water back off. Finally,聽scrub聽the fill cap to聽clear away聽hard water buildup. If the cap is聽damaged,聽swap it out.
- Clean the valve tube:聽The tube below the fill valve聽might聽also be聽blocked. Shut off the water and聽remove聽the valve hardware. Then,聽place聽a slim bottle brush or wire down the tube. Turn the water back on聽just a little聽to flush away the聽blockage. Replace the valve hardware and flush the toilet to聽test聽your聽adjustments.
Repair or Replace the Trip Assembly
If you’ve聽followed聽the steps above without聽any luck, the聽one remaining聽possibility is a聽broken聽trip assembly. This聽part聽connects聽the flush handle to the tank. If it’s聽not working聽or positioned聽poorly, the flush cycle may not complete, leaving the tank聽empty.聽Detach聽the toilet tank lid and聽check聽the trip assembly聽fastened聽to the handle. If it’s out of place, reposition it. If the assembly is聽bent, worn or聽busted,聽replace it. Whether you聽perform聽the job yourself or leave it to a plumber, this聽easy聽repair should get your toilet tank filled with water聽once more.
Schedule Toilet Repair Today
You can’t go long without a聽reliable聽toilet, so聽reach out to聽天美传媒 to聽request聽a toilet repair. We can聽figure out聽why your toilet isn’t filling and聽suggest聽the聽correct聽fix. If your plumbing fixture is聽outdated聽and worn out, our team聽can easily聽install a high-efficiency toilet in聽your bathroom.聽Be assured聽that every plumbing repair and replacement we聽conduct聽is backed by a 天美传媒 Guarantee. To schedule聽an appointment聽from one of our licensed聽crews, please聽reach out to聽your聽local聽天美传媒 office today.
