A float that's set too low produces a weak flush; if it's set too high, water spills into the toilet overflow tube and the fill valve won't shut off. The toilet keeps running. To learn how to fix a ...

Q: Help! My toilet won’t flush. The handle moves freely, but nothing happens when I press down. Can I fix it without calling a plumber? A: Toilet not flushing? For what it’s worth, you’re ...

A gurgling toilet often happens when air escapes up from the sewer—an indication of a blockage down the line. The condition is rarely serious, and in most cases, you can fix a gurgling toilet by ...

You can use all your plumbing fixtures and flush the toilet when the power goes out…right? With some toilets and sewer ...

an up-flush or a dual-flush toilet—all of which are better for the environment and more cost-effective. Some toilet repair problems are easy enough for a handy homeowner to take on, which is ...

Consider the 140,000 times you're likely to flush a toilet over a lifetime, and it's easy to see why toilets guzzle nearly 30 percent of a home's water use. Replacing older, inefficient toilets ...

The other dual flush will depress both sides no matter how hard you try. But, the real problem is the Santa Rosa toilet that was purchased for our master bathroom, and has forced us to use the ...

A new toilet that only flushes when the lid is down could drastically cut the spread of bacteria, especially in hospitals. Researchers from South Korea have invented a self-flushing toilet ...

In my perfect country everyone has access to a toilet. We can all go to the loo safely and with dignity. The perfect toilet is clean, private and turns our waste into valuable resources.

But is one of the more permanent fixtures in your bathroom—the toilet—working against your best efforts? While some may think closing the lid before flushing can help keep the bathroom (or any ...