![]() Next, I removed the plastic nut in order to remove the float tower (my personal name for it) to allow the remaining water to drain out of the tank. I had a container ready to catch water that I expected to run out, but much to my surprise, no water came out. Next I unscrewed the plastic nut that connects the hose to the tank. There will still be about an inch or so of water in the tank after it flushes, but that’s normal. ![]() If the toilet fills back up after you’ve shut the water off with the shut off valve, call your plumber. I shut this off, and then flushed the toilet to empty the tank. ![]() Every toilet has a shut off valve to stop the flow of water to the tank. Plus, I’d removed a handful of toilets in my lifetime, so I at least had experience at half of the job. And since I’d already paid my plumber enough money from other jobs in my new house to finance his son’s college education, I decided to tackle this project myself. I’d always heard that installing a new toilet isn’t all that difficult. I decided enough is enough and sprang for a new toilet. I thought my toilet issues were over until subsequent deposits made by family members, guests and myself also continued to reappear. After a few attempts, I managed to launch the little brown pest into Sewersville with my plunger. The little “dancing turd” as my kids and I lovingly nicknamed it, didn’t belong to any of us (it came free with the house). You see, I recently moved to a new house, and had an issue with a…well…a turd that kept reappearing in my toilet. I wanted to title this post “Mystery Poop”, but decided it may not attract too many viewers if I did.
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