Toilet won’t stop running water, adjusting float for fix.

If your toilet is constantly running water and sounds like a fountain, it may be a simple fix… adjusting the float valve. Just remove the tank lid and look for the big floaty thing (in some toilets it looks like a big rubber ball, in others it’s a plastic cylinder), then look for a way to adjust the float so that it triggers the valve and turns it off.

[maggiegallo]

I selected your video because the float in your toilet is the same as in mine. I turned/adjusted my float counterclockwise and waited a little while. It sounds like it’s fixed!!! I’m a 71 yo “try to do it myself-er” and you just saved me $125. God Bless You!!

[JM-dfzl]

76 yt old woman with no ability to diy. But this worked!! Thank you thank you❤❤

[mancfish]

Perfect solution, quick, short and to the point video that gives a fix that worked for me. So many videos on YouTube that are unnecessarily long-winded, this is not one.

[grumblecroak]

I wish all DIY videos were so well put together - absolutely on point and easy to follow. Good job!!

[StephanieStewart-xt]

Thank you so much. As a pensioner, I had the arm tied up with ribbon for two days and dreaded the cost of calling a plumber . I looked at many videos before I came across yours. I was nervous to try it at first and only did a quarter turn which wasn’t quite enough but I could see it had made some difference so I tried a bit more and bingo it worked. I could have cried with relief. Thank you so much.

[owend.]

🙏🙏🙏Thank you, Luke. Without seeing your video, I would have had a whole lot more problems than one might imagine. I have two washrooms with the exact same situation as in your video. Initially, I really didn't have a clue how to fix it. The water leaking was so severe that it caused my basement to flood, almost damaging my AC unit. Of course, my house's main pipe has a crack somewhere, so the leaked water ran alongside the outer layer of the main pipe from the 3rd floor to the 2nd floor and down to the basement. Years before, it was just a few occasional drops, but with two toilets leaking 24/7, it was a totally different story.

I even prepared a plan to evacuate all the stuff from the basement to avoid the leaks. I put whole piles of old newspapers to soak up the excessive water; in just two hours, 10 inches (22 cm) of thick newspapers got wet! Then, I started looking on YouTube for help and was extremely lucky to encounter your video. Now, one washroom is completely fixed; the second one is waiting to be de-calcified (as I mixed warm water with vinegar to dissolve the mineral deposits that have accumulated over the years inside the tank).

Great credit goes to your video for relieving all my concerns. Truly, thank you for your practical site. Many thanks and warm regards. Great work lasts forever! 🙏🙏🙏

[sherbournesubwaymess]

Adjust the float by turning the plastic screw counter clockwise.

This is exactly what I did, and this SOLVED the problem.

THANK YOU!

[lizjimenez]

I went over a couple of videos until I found yours. Thank you so much for making it so easy to fix my toilet. You are awesome.

[b--]

It worked! 😃. I've been living with this for over 2 years. Always having to shut off the water to the whole bathroom after every flush 😮

[sethwilliams]

Thank you! This fixed our problem in minutes!

[robtaylor]

Thanks for your help with our plumbing 👍
Sending prayers for you and your family 🙏

[wutzernutzer]

Thank you so much for this video. My toilet was running for a full 10 minutes, but the bowl was refilling perfectly and no overflow in the tank. Don't think I would have realized to counterclockwise turn the screw (which on my model looks just more like a pen cap) but it did the trick. I know nothing about toilets and I had to fully replace an old one 6 months ago when it cracked down the side. Was panicked I'd have another big bill. This was just what I needed!

[carmenligato]

Well, that was easy! Thanks for the video - I didn't even know there was an adjustment screw in there. Worked great!!

[mailjen]

This worked! Simple enough try out to see if it eliminates the running water issue. Thanks for the short video fix.

[goldgem]

Going through the cost of living crisis in the UK at the moment. Living in a rented house and the plan to hire a plumber & notifying our landlord was terrifying. Thankfully this worked. Thank you so much, we've saved the cost of getting a plumber and saved our water bill!

[prka]

Adjusting it counter clockwise worked for me. I had adjusted it wrong before. Thank you! One less thing for the wife to yell about.

[saraburleigh]

Wow! I was going to replace the whole thing! You saved me hours of work!!! Thank you!

[KaushalPopat]

Thanks a lot man! I was about to purchase new assembly and gave your video one last chance and IT WORKED! Can't believe this was so simple and was bothering me for few months 😅

[magnifecentswagg]

Hey luke i had to give thanks to you my grandma passed this year and I'm heir to her house and the guest toilet always ran you have to jiggle the handle after each flush to stop it. Well my handle is loose so i have to open the top and couldn't figure how to stop it found your vid about adjusting the float i would just hold it till it stop then it continue running after i let it go had to flush few times to adjust the float just right and fimally got it thank you so much i had no idead about adjusting float i appreciate this man

[pattyoconnells]

Yes !
First I thought was the floppy corky do dad, but it was exactly as you said…thank you for your help!!!