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DIY & Home Improvement

CTyankee

(65,197 posts) Thu Feb 23, 2023, 02:52 PM Feb 2023

Every 40 seconds my toilet "fills". I have opened the back and manually straightened the flapper, [View all]

I have had the flapper replaced, the chain adjusted. While the toilet flushes waste properly, it doesn't stay filled. It goes down a bit then, as if it is being manually flushed, it "flushes itself."

It is a ground floor toilet, adjacent to the kitchen.

Any ideas what could be wrong?

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Every 40 seconds my toilet "fills". I have opened the back and manually straightened the flapper, [View all] CTyankee Feb 2023 OP

A couple of things perhaps. One, your flapper inside the tank is not closing securely enough SWBTATTReg Feb 2023 #1

Fix this quick. A bad toilet can lose hundreds of dollars of water if you ignore it. Beakybird Feb 2023 #2

Thanks, I was going to say the same thing. I called a plumber who fixed something. 5 minutes after h True Blue American Feb 2023 #7

Disconnect the chain and see if it still does it sunflowerseed Feb 2023 #3

a couple of things.... getagrip_already Feb 2023 #4

Tons of links flapper fixes IA8IT Feb 2023 #5

It could be a sign that your sewer line is blocked. OilemFirchen Feb 2023 #6

It's just not sealing between the flapper and it's seat. mobeau69 Feb 2023 #8

The plumber is here now. I should know something soon. CTyankee Feb 2023 #9

Plumber just left. He replaced all the parts in the back of the toilet. Works fine now. CTyankee Feb 2023 #10

Damn $500, I should have been a plumber. nt doc03 Feb 2023 #12

I wouldn't call him back. Pobeka Feb 2023 #13

I was just about to... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #11