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the water runs about every ten minutes in my bathroom toilet.

 
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the water runs about every ten minutes in my bathroom toilet. do you know why? Should I contact a plumber about it? That's the only toilet in the house that does that.

 



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just turning the water off under the toilet.

Submitted: 345 days and 15 hours ago.
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Expert:  Rick replied 345 days and 15 hours ago.

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I will do my best to help with your problem

WHat you describe is a sign that the flapper in the botton of the Toilet tank is leaking by and needs to be replaced. It's a fairly easy repair that you could try yourself. If it doesn't work out you can always call a plumber later. Your best bet would be to turn off the toilet and remove the flapper then bring it to a plumbing supply house for a suitable replacement.

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Expert:  Rick replied 345 days and 15 hours ago.

If you try to fix this yourself be sure to only leave 1 or 2 links of slack in the flapper's chain

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