Signs you need this fixed
- Ceiling below the tub has a brown halo
- Spout keeps dripping after a hard turn
- Bowl wobbles when you sit down
- Shower lurches between scald and chill
Running toilets and water waste
A toilet that keeps refilling can waste a great deal of water in a day and push up your bill. Lift the tank lid. Water pouring into the centre tube means the fill valve is set high or worn out. If the level is fine but the tank slowly drains, the flapper is not sealing. Colour the tank with dye, leave it twenty minutes, then look: colour in the bowl means a leaking flapper. Both parts are inexpensive and quick to replace.
Rocking bases and wax rings
A toilet that shifts when you sit is more than annoying. Movement breaks the wax seal between the toilet and the flange, which lets water and sewer gas escape onto the subfloor. Tightening the bolts will help briefly, but if the base has rocked for a while, the toilet needs to come up. We replace the wax ring, check the flange for cracks or rust, add a repair ring if needed, and shim the base to sit solid.
Weak flushes
- Low water level in the tank, set too low by the fill valve.
- Clogged rim holes, which build up scale in hard-water homes.
- A partial blockage in the trapway, like a toy or a toothbrush.
- A chain too long or a flapper that closes too soon.
- A blocked roof vent, which can slow the drain and make it gurgle.
Repair or replace?
Repair is usually right for a newer toilet with a worn part. Replace it when the china is cracked, when it is an old 13 litre model that wastes water, when parts are no longer available, or when it clogs often no matter what. Modern high-efficiency toilets flush well using far less water. Read toilet installation for what replacement involves.
What is included on the visit
Tools on the truck
- Torpedo level and shims for setting bowls
- Stem and seat kit for older compression valves
- Closet auger and new wax or foam rings
What we open
Supply stops, the escutcheon trim or the toilet flange
How we test it
Run every fixture hot and cold, then a dye test on the tank
How the job runs
Ring the line
Say what is dripping, backing up or banging. Water still flowing? We guide your hand to the valve first.
Find the cause
The plumber traces the fault, with a scope or gauge where one earns its keep.
Pick the fix
Options come in everyday language, and nothing starts until you choose.
Repair & prove it
We finish, run the water to prove it, wipe up and leave a short written record.
Calls we field, answered plainly
Why does the toilet refill briefly when no one has used it?
Plumbers call it a ghost flush; the tank slowly bleeds into the bowl, then the valve tops it up. Usually a worn flapper.
Can a cracked tank be repaired?
Not safely. A cracked tank or bowl needs replacing.