Nothing gets under a parent’s skin like lights on in empty rooms, open doors and windows and running or gurgling toilets. Of course, we’ll probably never have children that stop doing the first two, ...

Ah, the toilet. An invention so perfect we haven’t made any substantial updates to it in the five centuries or so since its introduction. The flush toilet you’re using today is essentially the same ...

Toilet cistern overflows not only waste water but increase the risk for slip-and-fall injuries. The retrofit cistern overflow monitor circuit presented here safeguards your property and helps to ...

Plumbing problems are some of the most dreaded in the house, so when you hear your toilet making sounds you know it shouldn't be making, it can quickly become a cause for concern. If what you hear ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It's pretty simple to figure out if you've got a running toilet—you'll hear it. If your toilet sounds ...

Overflowing, constantly running and sweating toilets can test a home owner's sanity. Sometimes you'll have to go with a pro, but here are seven common problems you can fix yourself. Excerpted from the ...

The basics of how a toilet works haven't changed much in the last 80+ years. After a flush, water fills the toilet tank, lifting a float that shuts off the water when it reaches a certain level. A ...

If only that gentle sound of running water you hear at night were a stream, a brook, a gentle rain. But no, it’s the toilet. Some run in cycles as the holding tank gradually empties, then fills, and ...

Sometimes toilets act up. One common problem your trusty throne can develop is that it always runs. This constant flow of water is a noisy nuisance -- and it's also a money-waster that you'll end up ...

Flush the toilet and look for a fill valve leak. Lift up on the toilet float arm when the tank is filling to see if the water ...