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    BrandieMills Posts: 19, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 5, 2012, 02:58 PM
    Toilet problems
    My toilet will run for like 5 seconds about every 3 minutes does anybody know what I can do ? Or what's causing it?
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    Jul 5, 2012, 03:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by BrandieMills View Post
    my toilet will run for like 5 seconds about every 3 minutes does anybody know what I can do ? Or what's causing it?
    99.5% odds Flapper valve needs replaced.
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    Jul 6, 2012, 07:52 AM
    Take your hand and run it around the flat side of the flapper. If you feel rough or wavy edges you have a bad flapper the you should replace. Good luck, Tom
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    Jul 6, 2012, 09:03 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by speedball1 View Post
    take your hand and run it around the flat side of the flapper. If you feel rough or wavy edges you have a bad flapper the you should replace. Good luck, tom
    thanks ill try that
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