Adding this to my maintenance checklist

My guest who checked out this morning messaged me to say the toilet was leaking from the top. This was helpful because I was already in the bathroom stressing about the water on the floor around the toilet and contemplating if I could manage to hold off calling the plumber until tomorrow (Monday here).

When I flushed the toilet water did indeed come from under the tank lid. I made the mistake of lifting the lid and finding water spraying out! So I quickly turned off the supply valve and found that this white tubing had just come out of place on the float mechanism. Whew! Easy fix. But now I know to periodically check and make sure it’s still snug.

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That was a good catch!

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Delightfully known as the ball cock here in the UK…

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Known as the ball cock here in my part of the US, too. Good to check this everrytime you clean the toilet.

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Ball cock, I just wanted to say that. Ball cock.
I have reverted back into a 5th grade boy it seams, myself and Elon Musk, he put a whoopie cushion in my Tesla.

Lol

RR

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Yes, plumbers delight in coming in, scratching their heads and then pronouncing “I’m afraid it’s your ball, cock …”

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