I recently had a complication with a toilet that wouldn’t quit running, and unfortunately, I noticed the complication in the middle of the night, and i took the lid off the tank as well as realized that if I elevated the float arm, the toilet quit running.
I tried making adjustments to the arm but had no success. I managed to prop a butter knife on the side of the tank as well as wedge it under the float arm to maintain elevation. This stopped the toilet from running so that I could get some sleep. In the afternoon, I googled how to service the toilet as a DIY project. I took a picture with my smartphone of the components within the tank as well as headed to my local hardware store, however because of the age of my toilet, none of the available parts were exactly the same as my original parts. I consulted with an employee of the hardware store who made a recommendation. I then returned house with my new toilet parts as well as assembled the necessary tools for the job. I found a Youtube video with step by step directions. The first step was to shut off the water to the toilet. That is when I discovered that the shut-off valve to the toilet was also broken; No matter how I twisted that valve, the water kept running. After googling directions for repairing the valve, I decided to contact a licensed plumber. I no longer felt confident in my abilities as well as was totally sad with the whole project. I was willing to pay just about anything to have a officially laboring toilet.