Toilet trouble

[Tinkee]

Hey All,

Recently my toilets been acting funny.... takes forever to refill after a flush. I opened the lid today and flushed and noticed that after it refills to the top of the overflow tube that it keeps pouring out water and fills up past that point --- then it just keeps running, im not exactly sure what makes it decide to stop running. And the ballcock float thing is completely submerged in water during this too. I tried lifting it up to see if it would stop, but it was already at the top of the ballcock assembly and the water didnt stop. So what do you guys suggest I do to fix this?

[pushkins]

If manually lifting the float doesn't stop the water flowing in then probably your best cheapest and quickest option would be to replace the fill assembly.
You can buy them from any hardware store and should cost you about $15 for a complete fill assembly.
It's an easy job to replace, turn off the water shut off, Flush the toilet to empty the tank and mop up remaining water in the tank with a sponge etc...(saves a mess) remove the hose from the base of the tank. Undo the plastic nut on the underside of the tank to remove the valve, remove and replace the fill assembly.

[Redwood]

In most cases a Fluidmaster 400A fill valve will fit and work great.
I would replace the supply line as well, use a braided stainless steel line but make sure it is not a Watts FloodSafe one.

Some toilets may have a proprietary fill valve where the Fluidmaster 400A will not work, Usually older Kohler toilets as well as some low profile tanks. But it will in most cases be evident by the weird looks and where do all these tubes and linkages connect.

Have a look at this link:
How to Replace your Toilet Fill Valve with a Fluidmaster 400A