Commercial or industrial float valves are too big to use in his small tanks, which led [Billy] to test dozens of DIY designs. He used everything from plastic water bottles to pipe ends, but ...

Locate the float: It might be a float ball on a rod or a cup sliding along the fill valve. Test the water level: Flush the toilet and watch when the flow of water stops.

You should replace your toilet’s fill valve every four to five years. There should be about 1/2-in. of slack. No, you should turn off the water before replacing a toilet fill valve. To do this, rotate ...

The lower the float is, the less water your toilet will use. If you set it too low, you won’t use enough water, reducing the effectiveness of your porcelain throne, Halloran says.

Our master bath toilet uses a Fluidmaster 400A Refill Valve setup. The problem is that the float gets stuck on the valve rod before it can get all the way to the top and shut off the water, so it ...