Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Dear James: My house has 2½ bathrooms and each of the toilets has problems such as inadequate flushing, noisy flushing and self-flushing. There are literally hundreds of replacements parts and repair ...

A running toilet isn’t just a nuisance; it’s a major waste of water. That constant hissing noise you're hearing means that excess water is leaking from the toilet tank into the bowl, and your utility ...

Open the toilet tank, lift the flapper, allow a cup or two of water to drain into the bowl and watch what happens. If it stays put, chances are the clog is in the toilet’s internal trap or the waste ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Welcome to Home Zone, where we tackle common household problems with simple solutions! Today, we’re solving one that’s as annoying as it is wasteful: a toilet that just won’t stop ...

A leaky toilet can waste around 200 gallons of water a day, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and lead to higher utility bills if left unchecked. Fortunately, a simple DIY fix ...

Got a toilet in the master bathroom that's not flushing well anymore. Already determined that there is no clog. Looks like the issue is with the water flushing into the bowl, not enough ...