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A leaking toilet can be very frustrating. You can see the water running slowly from the tank into the bowl. If you have already replaced the flapper, now what?
The answer is to move downward. If the flapper is new and properly seating against the flush valve, check to make sure the rim of the flush valve is smooth and not pitted. If it has bumps around it, water will sneak through and drain into the bowl causing it to phantom flush. If it feels rough, you can install a “flusher fixer”. This is a new flapper assembly with a gel ring on the bottom to fill in any pitted areas.
The next step would be replacing the flush valve and finally the tank. Remove the tank and check it for small cracks. If you see any, buy a new tank and install it. Otherwise replace the flush valve. This is done by turning the tank upside down and loosening the spud nut. Once the nut has been removed, the flush valve will lift out of the top of the tank. Make sure you reseat the new flush valve with washer into the hole and compress it by tightening the spud nut. The spud washer goes over the nut and the tank goes back onto the bowl with new bolts, washers, and nuts.
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