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Is your Toilet Wasting Water? - Running toilets are not only noisy and annoying, they are wasteful, too. Fixing a running toilet is usually a simple, inexpensive fix any homeowner can do. A running toilet is usually the result of one of two things: a poorly functioning ball-cock valve or flush-valve assembly. To find the source of your running toilet problem, take a look inside. Remove the top cover from the toilet, then flush and see what happens. If the water runs but does not fill up the tank, the flush-valve (stopper ball) at the bottom of the tank is the problem. Is your Toilet Wasting Water? To replace the stopper ball, turn off the water to the toilet tank. The shut-off is usually located behind and below the toilet tank. Flush the toilet. Unhook the guide wires or chains that attach the stopper ball to the handle assembly. Remove the old, faulty stopper ball. Set the new stopper into place on the valve seat. Slide the collar back down the overflow tube and center o...