Toilet Repair in Brooklyn, NY
Most toilet problems come down to a few parts inside the tank or the seal underneath. In older Brooklyn bathrooms, though, what is under the bowl can be eighty years old.
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Running toilets
A toilet that refills by itself every so often, or hisses constantly, is leaking water from the tank into the bowl. The flapper or flush valve seal is the usual cause; sometimes it is the fill valve set too high. Left alone, a running toilet can waste more water than everything else in the apartment put together.
Leaks at the base
Water around the base after a flush usually means the seal between the toilet and the drain has failed. Ignoring it is how the floor underneath rots, and how a stain appears on the ceiling of the room below.
In prewar bathrooms the toilet often connects to a lead bend or an old cast iron flange set in mortar under the tile. When we lift the toilet, we check that connection and the floor around it, because a new seal on a crumbling flange will not last.
Rocking, cracking and clogs
A toilet that rocks
Movement breaks the seal underneath. The fix is shimming and re-setting, and repairing the flange if it is broken.
Hairline cracks
A crack in the tank or the bowl will eventually leak. Cracked porcelain is replaced, not repaired.
Clogs that keep coming back
Something lodged in the trapway, or a problem further down the drain line. Repeated clogs in more than one fixture point to the main.
Weak flushing
Mineral deposits are less common with soft city water, so the cause is more often a partial blockage or an old low-flow design.
Replacing a toilet
When a toilet is cracked, very old, or simply flushes badly, replacement is often cheaper than repeated repairs. We measure the rough-in, the distance from the wall to the drain, which in older bathrooms is not always the modern standard, so the new toilet actually fits. Elite Pipe Solutions removes the old one and leaves the bathroom clean.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does my toilet run on its own?
Water is leaking from the tank into the bowl, usually past a worn flapper. The tank refills to make up for it.
Is water at the base of my toilet serious?
It should be fixed quickly. A failed seal lets water soak into the floor and the ceiling below, especially in an apartment.
Can you replace a toilet in an old bathroom without retiling?
Usually yes, if the replacement covers the same footprint. We check the drain distance and the flange first.