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WATER FORCEPlumbing · Tacoma, WACall
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Faucets, toilets and disposals in Tacoma. A part when a part will do.

A toilet that runs all night, a faucet dripping into the sink, a disposal that hums and does nothing. A flapper, a cartridge or a reset when that is the fault, and a new fixture when the old one is past it.

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Water Force Plumbing LLC · WA L&I WATERFP745DR · Plumbing Contractor, residential.

Scope

What this work covers

  • Faucet repair and installation, kitchen and bath
  • Running toilet: fill valve, flapper, flush valve
  • Toilet reset with a new wax ring
  • Garbage disposal replacement
  • Showerhead and tub spout replacement
  • You can supply the fixture, or it comes with the job

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Part or fixture

A part or a new fixture? Most of the time it is a part.

A toilet is three small parts inside a tank. A faucet is a cartridge. A disposal has a reset button. The fixture itself is the answer only when those are past saving.

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Inside the tank. 1 the fill valve with 2 its float, 3 the overflow tube, 4 the flapper over the flush valve. A running toilet is one of these.
Usually a part
  • A toilet that runs, hisses or refills on its own: the flapper or the fill valve.
  • A faucet that drips from the spout: the cartridge, or the seats and springs.
  • A disposal that hums and does nothing: a jam, cleared with the hex key underneath, then the reset button.
  • A wet cabinet under the sink: a supply line, a trap joint or the faucet's own connections.
  • A toilet that rocks: the bolts and the wax ring, sometimes the flange.
Usually a new fixture
  • A cracked tank or bowl, or water at the base that comes back after a new wax ring.
  • A faucet that still drips after a new cartridge: the body itself is worn.
  • A disposal that trips its reset again and again, or leaks from the body.

If you already bought the fixture, it goes in as supplied. If you have not, say what the sink or the bathroom needs and the fixture comes with the job.

Each one

Toilet, faucet, disposal: what each usually needs

A running toilet is a flapper that no longer seals or a fill valve that no longer shuts. Both sit inside the tank, both are quick to swap, and the sound of water at night is the whole diagnosis.

A dripping faucet is a cartridge. Cartridges are brand-specific, which is why a photo of the faucet, with the brand name if it shows, decides what comes on the truck. When a new cartridge still drips, the seat inside the body is worn, and the faucet is replaced.

A disposal that hums is jammed, and the fix starts with the hex key in the hole underneath and the red reset button. One that leaks from the body, or trips the reset again the next day, is done.

Before you call

What helps before the visit

  1. 1

    Toilet: close the small valve behind it, clockwise, and stop flushing. If it is about to overflow, lift the tank lid and push the flapper down by hand.

  2. 2

    Faucet: the two shutoffs are under the sink. Close them and the drip stops until the visit.

  3. 3

    Disposal: never reach into it. Switch it off at the breaker before anything goes in or comes out.

  4. 4

    Photograph the fixture and the brand name on it. A cartridge is brand-specific, and the photo decides what comes on the truck.

Questions

Fixture questions, answered before the visit

Why does my toilet keep running?

The flapper at the bottom of the tank no longer seals, or the fill valve no longer shuts off. Lift the lid: if the water level sits above the overflow tube, it is the fill valve; if the level is right but water still trickles into the bowl, it is the flapper. Both are inside the tank and both are small parts.

Can I buy the faucet or toilet myself and have you install it?

Yes. It goes in as supplied. For a toilet, measure from the wall to the center of the bolts on the floor before you buy: twelve inches is the common rough-in, and a ten or fourteen inch toilet will not fit that spot. For a faucet, count the holes in the sink.

The garbage disposal hums but does not spin. Is it dead?

Usually jammed, and usually alive. Switch it off at the breaker, put the hex key into the hole in the bottom and work it back and forth, then press the red reset button. If it spins, it was a jam. If it trips the reset again within days, or water shows under the unit, it is done.

My faucet still drips after I replaced the cartridge. What now?

The seat inside the faucet body is worn or the new cartridge is the wrong one for that model. On some faucets the seats and springs can be swapped; on many the body is the part, and the faucet is replaced rather than repaired a third time.

Water is pooling at the base of my toilet. What is it?

Two things look the same. If the water shows after a flush, the wax ring under the toilet has failed or the flange it sits on is damaged, and the toilet comes off the floor to fix it. If the water shows on humid days, and the tank is cold and sweating, it is condensation, and the fix is the bathroom fan.

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