Toilet repair in Aurora, CO

Running toilets are the most common call we get for toilets, and they are usually simple. We check the flapper for warping, the chain length and the water level in the tank. If the water rises above the overflow tube, the fill valve or float needs adjusting or replacing. If the bowl fills slowly on its own, the flapper or flush valve seat is leaking.

A running toilet can waste a surprising amount of water and quietly push up your bill. We replace worn parts with ones that match your toilet's flush valve size, since a mismatched flapper may seal poorly or shorten the flush. If the flush valve seat is pitted or cracked, we replace the valve itself so the new flapper has a clean surface to seal against.

When water appears around the base, we pull the toilet and look at what sits below. Most of the time the wax ring has compressed or shifted. Sometimes the flange is cracked, rusted or set too low for the finished floor, which keeps any new seal from holding. Fixing the flange is what keeps the same leak from returning.

We set the toilet back on a fresh seal, use new closet bolts and shim it so it sits solid without rocking. If the subfloor feels soft, we tell you before setting the toilet. Soft wood around the flange usually needs repair first, or the toilet will rock and break its seal again before long.

Toilet parts are inexpensive, so most repairs are clear winners. The exceptions are cracked porcelain, old toilets that use a lot of water per flush and models with discontinued parts. A hairline crack in a tank or bowl can split without warning and flood the bathroom, so we never recommend patching porcelain.

If your toilet is decades old, flushes poorly even when clean and has needed several repairs, replacing it may cost about the same as another round of parts and labor. We tell you plainly when we think that point has come, and we can price a replacement during the same visit. If repair still makes sense, we fix what you have.