farmerjohn1324
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Have you tried lowering the water level in the tank. That would be accomplished by turning a screw on the fill valve (far left in the picture) to effectively push the float to a lower level, so the water will stop at a lower level than it does now.
Another possibility is that the skinny tube that sprays water into the overflow tube is spraying it wildly instead of as a steady stream into the overflow. If so re-direct that skinny tube.
When water comes out from behind the flush lever, how much water comes out? Is it just a dribble or does it continue to flow? If you take the lid off the tank at that moment, where is the water level?
If everything was working well except for the fill valve, the problem should be consistent and when it goes bad the water flow should be continuous. I'm not sure I'm saying it correctly, but if something was basically wrong, what keeps the water from constantly flowing??
When water comes out from behind the flush lever, how much water comes out? Is it just a dribble or does it continue to flow? If you take the lid off the tank at that moment, where is the water level?
If everything was working well except for the fill valve, the problem should be consistent and when it goes bad the water flow should be continuous. I'm not sure I'm saying it correctly, but if something was basically wrong, what keeps the water from constantly flowing??
We've been down this road before, as you can see from previous posts. OP says the problem is intermittent. That wouldn't be the case if the overflow tube was too long, unless there's another factor, like something sticking.Spend $8 and 10 minutes and replace the fill valve. If the overflow tube is above the level of the water you will also need to buy a flush valve for another few dollars and maybe 20 minutes to put it in. After installation, adjust the float on the fill valve so that when full, the water is 1 inch below the top of the overflow tube. Done correctly the water level will never get as high as the handle.
Slownsteady - I understand. However, i cannot understand how the water level can get high enough to leak out of the handle unless the top of the overflow tube was higher than the handle hole. If the overflow tube was lower thsn the handle hole, i would expect that, if the fill valve was stuck open, the excess water should go down the overflow tube. I always thought that toilets were designed to not allow any more water into the tank than the overflow tube could handle.We've been down this road before, as you can see from previous posts. OP says the problem is intermittent. That wouldn't be the case if the overflow tube was too long, unless there's another factor, like something sticking.
Wow back to this problem. I thought it had taken care of itself, but it started again a day after the hurricane. No idea if the hurricane is related or not. I don't think that it was.
I know it's not the adjustment screw because I turned it all the way high and all the way low. At low, it's slightly below the water line marked on the tank. At high, it's several inches higher than the marking, but not high enough to leak out of the handle.
I found out how to turn the water off to my house without going to the meter so I can do that if needed.
The overflow tube is higher than the handle, so cutting a few inches off the tube would solve the problem. But this isn't really the root of the problem, though. That's not curing the problem, it's just curing the symptoms. Any idea what it might be?
It happens intermittently so it's hard to watch, but I left the lid off so I can see it if it happens.
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