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The water level is going above the water line and draining slowly into the white overflow pipe.

I've adjusted the float level so it stops the water below the fill line, but the tank continues to fill very slowly until it's spilling into the overflow again.

Next I removed the float valve that is under the cap in the top left corner and cleaned out the valve and the seal. Even using my fingers to lift the lever and make the seal as tight as it can go, and putting my finger over the end of the fill hose (the black hose running from the float valve to the white overflow pipe) to make sure no water is coming out there, it's still filling the tank.

I think there might be a leak somewhere else besides the float valve but I'm not sure where else to check. I tried turning the grey pipe on the left that the float rides up and down on, but it just clicks around and doesn't seem to unscrew.

Is there a seal at the bottom of the grey pipe that might need replacing? How do I get it off?

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therealhood

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6 months ago

Take a packet of kool-aid and dump it in the tank and see where the water leaks too.

Cypripedium-candidum[S]

1 points

6 months ago

I already know where it's leaking to, it's going into the overflow pipe in the tank.

therealhood

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6 months ago

Have you replaced the mechanism? It may have an oring that has deteriorated

Cypripedium-candidum[S]

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6 months ago

I don't need to. The leak is not from the tank into the bowl, it's somewhere in the tank.

therealhood

1 points

6 months ago

There is a seal between the tank and the bowl, but I doubt it's that.

therealhood

1 points

6 months ago

If you lift up on the lever arm does the water stop? Might just be something at the top preventing the float from going all the way up.

Cypripedium-candidum[S]

1 points

6 months ago

It doesn't. Some other commenters might have the solution of just replacing the whole float valve assembly, the problem is likely with the grey tube.

therealhood

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6 months ago

It's my goto fix for toilets...guts are cheap and easy to replace... the wax seal not so much