Dremel SM20 Operating/s Instrukcja Użytkownika Pobierz pdf (Strona 12)

The USUAL SUSPECTS

– EASY WAYS TO FIX A BROKEN TOILET

When your toilet’s on the fritz,

ﬁguring out the cause can seem like

major detective work. Ace’s Home

Expert Lou Manfredini rounded up

the usual suspects — so you can

solve the problem yourself.

CLUES:

• Water keeps running.

• High-pitched, whining noise.

• Noise stops when you jiggle

the handle or hold down the

apper.

CULPRITS:

• Clean the apper with a

scouring pad. It may not

be sealing tightly.

• Loosen the chain. It may

be too tight, holding the

apper open.

• Replace the apper. Bring

in your old one to match

the right size.

• Cut back the ll tube. It

should sit in the overow

pipe above the water line.

CLUES:

• Bowl overows.

CULPRITS:

• A clog. To stop an overow,

pull off the tank lid and lift the

oat arm or turn off the water

supply. Then, clear the clog.

CLUES:

• Leaking water under the tank.

• When you drop leak detection

tablets in the tank, the water

in the bowl is tinted within 30

minutes.

CULPRITS:

• Damaged tank-to-bowl

gasket. Replace the part.

CLUES:

• Leaking bowl.

• When you drop leak

detection tablets in the

bowl, colored water seeps

out within 30 minutes.

CULPRITS:

• Cracked bowl. You can’t

patch it. You’ll need to

replace the whole toilet.

CLUES:

• Toilet won’t ush.

• You have to hold down

the handle to ush.

CULPRITS:

• Wrong size apper. A 2-inch

ush valve drain opening is

common. Some toilets have

a 3-inch ush valve. Measure

yours and replace it with the

right size apper.

• Slack in the chain. Tighten it

up so the apper can open.

• Tank water level needs to be

reset. Bend the arm on older

style oats or twist the oat

cup on newer ll valves to

adjust the water level.

• Broken arm connecting the

ush lever to the apper chain.

To remove it, turn the nut in

the tank clockwise with pliers

and replace the part.

CLUES:

• Leaking water on the oor or

ceiling under the toilet.

• Sewer smells.

• Damaged ooring.

CULPRITS:

• Damaged wax ring. Replace

it to re-seal the bottom of the

toilet to the oor.

• Loose tank-to-bowl screws.

Tighten the nuts, but not

too much! If you crack the

porcelain, you’ll be replacing

the whole toilet.

CLUES:

• Flapper wears out frequently.

CULPRITS:

• Drop-in tank cleaners.

Look for a chlorine-

resistant apper. Or,

switch to an in-the-bowl

cleaning system.

CLUES:

• Tank won’t ll.

CULPRITS:

• Damaged supply line. This

brings water in from your

main plumbing system. If

it’s kinked, replace it.

• Water supply is shut off.

Twist the valve counter-

clockwise to open it.

• Fill valve is shot. Replace

it with the same parts you

have, or install a newer

water-saving device.

• Incoming water supply is

obstructed. Call a plumber.

Lou Manfredini,

Ace’s Home Expert

homeplace 2013

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