Qualtire Plumbing & Construction » Toilet Repairs http://www.qualtire.com Plumbing and construction services in the Phoenix AZ area since 1964 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Ghosting Toilets? http://www.qualtire.com/2010/05/25/ghosting-toilets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ghosting-toilets http://www.qualtire.com/2010/05/25/ghosting-toilets/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 22:27:16 +0000 Dennis Qualtire http://www.qualtire.com/?p=399 The house is quiet, and you suddenly hear the toilet tank filling with water unexpectedly. Sounds like a ghost? Plumbing companies refer to this as a “ghosting toilet.” Now what do you do?

To see if your toilet is in need of repair, here’s a little test to try. Place some red food dye in the tank and wait 30 minutes. If red dye shows up in the bowl, the water is leaking out of the tank into the bowl and then down the drain. This can be costing you hundreds of dollars per year.

You have some options depending on your budget and your needs; plumbing solutions I like to refer to as good, better, and best.

Good – Change the toilet flapper only. This is the least expensive and may or may not solve the problem.

Better – Remove the toilet tank and install a new flush valve and flapper. We offer a 30 day warranty on this toilet repair.

Best – Remove the toilet tank and replace all parts with new. We would offer a six month warranty on this solution.

As your Phoenix plumbing company since 1964, we hope you find this information helpful. If you are unable to make your own toilet repairs, we hope you will consider giving us a call.

]]> http://www.qualtire.com/2010/05/25/ghosting-toilets/feed/ 0 Repairing a Noisy Toilet http://www.qualtire.com/2010/02/08/repairing-a-noisy-toilet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repairing-a-noisy-toilet http://www.qualtire.com/2010/02/08/repairing-a-noisy-toilet/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:48:38 +0000 Karen Qualtire http://qualtire.nexcess.net/?p=228 Let’s say you have a running toilet. Just changing the flapper, with a 30-day warranty, may do the trick. Because the other parts in the toilet are the same age as the flapper, you may choose to replace all of the parts with a six-month warranty. But maybe the toilet is just not worth spending any money on, so you choose to purchase a new toilet with our two-year warranty. Once our service technician diagnoses your problem, he can then give you different options. You can then make the choice, depending on your budget and circumstances, based on what’s best for you at this particular time.

Again, we’re talking about affordable options that work within your budget.

]]> http://www.qualtire.com/2010/02/08/repairing-a-noisy-toilet/feed/ 0