A toilet that runs quietly is the most common plumbing problem we find, and the one people most often live with without realising what it is costing.
The quiet running one
If you can hear water trickling in the bowl between flushes, the flapper or fill valve has stopped sealing. It is an inexpensive part and a quick job, and it can be adding a surprising amount to your water bill every month.
When the toilet rocks
A toilet that moves at all has usually broken the seal underneath, and water is getting into the floor rather than down the drain. In older West Ashley homes with wooden subfloors that leads to rot, and it is worth dealing with quickly rather than living with the wobble.
Older flanges
Homes from the fifties and sixties often have a cast iron flange under the toilet that has corroded. Replacing the toilet without addressing that just means the same problem again in a year, so we check it while we are there.
Repair or replace
Parts are cheap and most toilets are worth fixing. If yours is original to the house, needing repairs regularly, and using far more water per flush than a modern one, replacing it usually pays for itself.