12 years have passed and your video is still helping people! Thank You, sir!

God bless you for this, in Houston right now we’re having plumbing issues all over the city due to the freeze. Our toilet had this issue and my poor Dad whose already stretched thin helping relatives all over town during the freeze tried and tried to fix this issue. I waited until he went to enjoy his dinner- pulled up this video and fixed it!! My dad was so proud of me .... I apologize for this long message but I think people don’t always realize how things like this video can be a real blessing, sometimes you just need a win.

I know this video is seven years old, but I thought I'd let everyone know that it's still helpful. Thanks so much!

13 years later and the most informative, to the point video! Thank you so much!!!!

Thank you so much! It took me, a seventy year old woman, less than five minutes and it's repaired! I watched two videos before yours with no idea what to do... your video addressed the issue immediately. Cannot thank you enough!

this deserves alllll the likes. fixed my toilet at 5am with this video!!!

6/16/16 I watched your video due to a very slow filling problem and since i have well water I thought it was plugged up. Your directions were so simple that this 65 yr old woman very hesitantly (and fearful too) followed what you did and now my toilet fills up nicely so thanks for saving me money! I have never EVER FIXED ANY THING BEFORE! :)

Thank you so much! I am a female homeowner with NO plumbing training! You saved me time, $$, and aggravation! I fixed my own toilet!

It worked!!! Thank you from a single mom! Saved me $$$$$!!!

It’s been 11 years since you posted this video and I’m so glad I watched it! Thanks for teaching me how to fix my toilet and saving me a couple hundreds for such an easy fix :) thanks thanks thanks!

Thank you SO MUCH!!!!!!!! I checked so many DIY toilet repair videos and none of them mentioned this simple tip. Im so glad I didn't call a plumber. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. Truly a credit to our species.

Dude you're my hero. It's been about 8 months and my super couldn't fix this running water situation I had to shut the water on/off after every use. Thank you for the simple fix.

Thanks man, I was just moments away from breaking down and calling a plumber. It worked, my wife and my water bill thank you.

You saved the day! I didn't need to replace any flapper valves or fill tubes like the articles I had been reading were suggesting. This simple fix saved a costly repair that would have ended with calling the plumber and being charged $75 so they could come do this very thing.

Holy Cow, it worked!!! Can't tell you how much I appreciate you posting this video. Like a few other posters said, 13 years later it is still helping people :)

Watched all the videos and right before I was about to replace the entire fill valve I saw your video and I cleaned the piece you mentioned and BAM works great. Thank you!!

Thanks for posting this video. As a first time home buyer we encounter several things that need fixing over years and I hate relying on technicians for that. I love taking care of small problems by myself and people like you make it possible for people like us.

Oh my word, this fix worked like a charm. The manufacturer should have advise all the public of this simple fix or build a better product.

After watching countless you tube videos on how to stop my toilet from running and failing. I come across this video and fix my toilet in less than 2 minutes. Great video...it works. Thank you.

Everyone everywhere was telling me to buy new parts, but this just did the trick! Thanks for saving me money and wasted water!

Just replaced my entire fill valve a month ago, which ended up being a major plumbing job because of old pipes breaking ( 1959 built house and hard water), because it was running on like that. The old water valve to cut the water off was bad and broke when I tried to turn it off. Anyway, a month or so later, imagine my surprise when the water is running on again. I'd been shutting off the supply and cutting it on to fill, repeat etc, for the last day or so, and was getting ready to buy a new fill valve. I typed in my problem and found your video, with the same old 400A valve. Just went in there and cleaned it as shown, and it is functioning properly. There was already calcium build up in there. Hopefully that was mostly from crud from the repair and I don't have to do it every month. Thanks for the video.

Wow, this actually works! I saved my self a rip off job and hefty fee from a plumber coming. Makes one wonder how much money I wasted so far with simple repairs I could have done on my own. Thanks man.

SO GLAD I CAME ACROSS THIS!!! I was ready to buy a new part and mine is only 6 mo old! It had one tiny pebble stuck in there. I pried it out with a toothpick and was sure that couldn’t have been it. But it WAS it! Thank you!

11 years later and this still was the best video to fix this! My valve did not look dirty/gritty but I cleaned it anything with a plastic tooth pick and a cloth and it worked like a charm! My culprit are those tank drop ins that change the water to blue. Thank you very much!!!

Just tried this - totally worked! Thanks. One piece of advice for others, the gasket under my shutoff lever did not *look* gunked up, but I wiped it off anyway and it fixed it.

It worked!!! Took like, 60 seconds. Thank you!

13 years later, and this video is still useful. I though I had broke my toilet after installing a bidet. Turns out that little water level thing was stuck. I know the creator will probably never see this, but I’m so grateful!

2021. Man, you're still gold. Spent a few hours looking around without a clue how to take the damn top down. Thank you is not enough!

Omg... That worked! I thought I would be spending the whole afternoon working on it. It just took me about three minutes. Thank you so much for posting!!

PERFECT! Toilet in my apt started filling and filling at 3am the day before Easter Sunday. No maintenance man handy and the staff are all asleep. Watched this vid and fixed it! THANKS!

I never comment on KZfaq videos, but I'm making an exception. THANK YOU. You just helped me fix my toilet in less than a minute.

Thanks goodness it worked after 3 tries. I sealed the cap back on but didn’t turn it to the right position it was in that’s why it wasn’t working the first 2 times. Make sure you lift the pointy thing when twisting the cap back on and put it in the position it was found, for those of you can’t get it to work the first few tries. I appreciate the video! 🙏

God, I love KZfaq. Saving do-it-yourselfers money since 2005!

Perfect! Only needed to watch half the video, and had it fixed in about 30 seconds! Man, I love KZfaq!

This Old video is gold .. my plumber couldn't figure it out and this video made me fix the issue in few minutes.. time and money saved.. thank you 🤩🤩🤩

Absolutely! This is identical to our setup and it worked perfectly! The running stopped right away and no tools needed! Many thanks!

This is awesome and so simple !! The running toilet was driving me crazy for weeks.. I was able to follow the instructions in this video and voila, problem fixed. Thx a bunch !!!

Still helpful. Saved me countless hours and also money for water bill. Thanks!

Maybe one of the greatest KZfaq videos of all time

Crazy this video was 14 years old!! And because of you man my toilet is back and running!! Lol thanks my brotha from another motha. I watched about 10 videos I had to skip through because of the extra talking!! You got to the point and boooooom.. thank you and God Bless!! 🙏🏼

thanks you, just used your video and it worked, you probably saved me hundreds in plumber bill thank you

Thank you so much, your video helped when none others did!!!

Coming around to comment adter finding this today with perfect results. One flooded bathroom, 3 different opinions and frazzled patience. I should've looked for this sooner, thank you for the help!!!

Thank you so much for your posting, It worked wonderful, it stopped running within a few minutes. Saved me a lot of money. I love KZfaq.

Thanks, this works like a charm! Found a bit of gravel of the size of a pencil lead in the little filter thingy. Still scratching my head over how it got there in the first place.

Omg thank you I cleaned mine and it worked, there was honesty no build up of junk for I can see but cleaning it with tissue help some how .. thank u tons !

This just totally saved me so much money! There was a tiny piece of plastic under the top of that thing that prevented it from coming up all the way. Thank you so much!

cleaning the top part didn't make the floater go up more to stop the water. What I did was turn the rod to the right so that the floater goes up more, then the water stopped running. Hope that helps. Yes I love you tube videos too!... showed me know to fix things yourself... showed me know to install a car radio in 30 mins that the dealer wanted to charge me 300 bucks on, and it showed me how to cook. I learned so much from youtube videos.. thank you!

Its 11pm in the year 2020 and this is helping, thanks!

So far this did the job, it was easy and it only cost me a little time. thank you!!!

I had a new toilet installed yesterday. when I came downstairs today I heard the dang thing running. I, too, was familiar with the old ball and cock style system and was stuck with the new setup. After watching your article I was able to quickly fix the brand new toilet. Thanks my Friend!

Thank you! I spent all morning trying to figure out this new style toilet. Your video saved me from more frustration.

This showed me how to fix my toilet without calling a plumber, thank you so much! By golly there was a little sliver of something in there causing the problem. Easy peasy! now i have confidence to try more simple fixes. YAY!

I'll be damned, this worked! It literally took me a couple of minutes. I didn't find any grit/gunk where you did, but instead found it on the tube like part that the black round thing floats up and down on. Now I can take down the "Is the toilet running?" signs I placed by the doors. I've come home after work to find the toilet running which is why my water bill is $40.00 bucks higher than usual this month. Thank you!!!!

Just had our 15 year old water softener replaced and got this symptom. This was the fix. Didn't even have to replace the fill valve. Thanks!!

13 years ago and still relevant today. It worked like a charm. I saw a video before about this but I forgot what to do.

THANK YOU!!!! The damn toilet was driving me CRAZY! I had no grit under the top knob but just taking it off and putting it back on did the trick somehow! :)

beautiful, just did it and it work great. thank you for the video.

Thanks for your quick and easily understood video. Believe it or not, some You Tube bloggers are taking up to 26 mins to show what you've shown us in 3 1/2.

I fixed my toilet with the help of this video. There was nothing to clean on mine but when I put everything back, it started working. Thanks!

THANK YOU! I tried for ages to get it to stop running. This worked 1st try. :)

Thank you for this vid and making me look good in front of the Mrs. You guys know what I'm talking about lol thanks again worked first try

This video was so helpful! When I lifted up that little plastic piece I found a piece of debris in there that wouldn't allow it to seal correctly but now the water stops. Thank you!

I tried this! It completely worked! Thank you so much for sharing this! I almost called the plumber, but i’m glad to stumble on this video. Saved me money!!💰

I was on the verge of calling the plumber...Thank You so much for this video. I did not have any grit...but just taking it off and cleaning...did the trick

best video i've ever watched

One of the best fix videos out in the world.

I watched this video and fixed my toilet in less than 60 seconds. As soon as I popped the top cap off and ran my finger around the inside a pebble fell out. No idea how it got there but the toilet works beautifully now. Thanks for that tip! You are the man!!

.....and thats when youtube saved me from spending $100 at home depot.....again. Thanks bro. Saved me from driving 2 hours into town.

Perfect! Thank you! Still applies in 2019 .

The city worked on the water main in front of my house. They turned off the water then turned it on again. All this crap came out of our faucets. Then our toilet started to continually intake water. I searched online high and low on how to fix but found nothing. Then I saw this video by accident. Same set up as mine. Everything was simple and made sense. Went right to the bathroom and tried the fix and it worked! Its Jan 2023 and this video is still effective! Thank you

8 years later and this saved me from paying my home warranty from sending out a plumber and saving me that $100 trade service fee. Such a simple fix..thank you!!!

impressive handiwork. i just randomly googled 'fix toilet running water', this video pops up, i went through it stage by stage. and it seems to have worked.

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for showing this. I was able to do what you did to stop my toilet from running. it was driving me crazy and I couldn't sleep well. I found these little silver balls in there and plucked them out and now there is sweet silence!

2020 water lines bosted in the basement during the Memorial weekend. New water heater and new lines. Took 4 days to fix. Happy I could finally use the toilet I about cried water would not stop. This video saved me money and time thank you. Blessings from Iowa

Thanks to your video I was able to quickly fix that annoying running toilet! Really appreciated your flawless instructions.

Thanks so much! Worked perfectly

Thank you

Awesome! I was about to replace the fill valve when I reviewed your video and it worked perfectly. It saved me time, trouble, and the cost of a new fill value. Thank you!

Still helpful now. Finally got it to stop running. Thanks 🙏

That was it!! Thanks!

i don't even have this type of toilet and still watched the video. Well back to finding the right video.

My toilet was running and I didn't know what to do, I stumbled on your video and it helped me a great deal. Thank you very much!

Did the trick!! saved me a trip to Lowes, and a plumber visit. Thanks!!

Omg, thank you thank you. I went out a bought a whole inside the toilet assembly and was about to cry when I read the instructions. Then my mind said.. Check KZfaq!. Fixed!!

My toilet stopped running as i was watching this video LOL

Amazing, it is working. Just in 5 minutes, this video help me fixed my toilet running problem for few months. Can’t say enough thanks.

Thank you so much !! I’m a single woman w no help to fix things around the house . Your calming descriptive voice , really helped me fix the problem . Thank you so much . Irene , Phoenix Al .

My toilet doesn't have a white top to the valve, it is actually black and seems almost screwed in and will not come off. Is there another way to remove that part to be able to remove the grit??

Oops...I take it back. Actually, it did stop, then it gradually fills up again until it overflows into the overflow tube.

10 yrs later and your advice fixed my toilet! Thank you!!

I woke up on a Sunday morning needing to use the restroom so I went in the guest bathroom to not wake m husband. The toilet randomly started running longer for the first time I’ve noticed and this video saved me my husband my landlord some headache. Thank you so much!!

Thanks for posting. I was about to throw the toilet to the curb.

John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Ran into this problem tonight at 9:00 and found your video. Followed your instructions and problem fixed!

You are a friggen genius Bill Sarnie. It worked exactly like you said, THE FIRST TIME!!! Thanks.

Who here didn't turn off the water? 💦🚿💦

Holy Moly. I saw a lot of video and they all showed how you just jiggle the top and it will come off easily. I tried and it was difficult. I even tried with pliers but still had a hard time and stopped because I did not want to ruin the cap. Then I came up on your video. It was that simple. Thank you so much for sharing. Shame on all the all the other videos who don't show this technique. My toilet is fixed now. Just changed the flapper only not the whole thing and my toilet is now all quiet.

1 in the morning! I was set to buy a brand new repair kit at first light. Thank you for posting this. It fixed my problem quickly and I flushed three times to make sure. You are the man!

I used this technique today and it worked perfectly. It saved me from calling a plumber and having to pay a repair cost. Thank you for sharing your knowledge on KZfaq!