What is wrong with my toilet?

Could someone help me figure out what's wrong with my toilet please? Every few flushes, the tank of my toilet gets empty and doesn't fill up anymore, and the issue seems to be this white part (see picture : https://imgur.com/a/RVA6Aik) that gets too close to the 'stem' (sorry, don't know the proper name of parts, feel free to let me know), and that somehow stops the tank from filling up. What I do to fix the issue temporarily : I push out the white part with my fingers to leave some space (see picture : https://imgur.com/a/LJxe9iK), and that immediately fixes the issue and the tank starts filling up again. That will fix it for a few flushes, but due to gravity (I assume), the white part eventually goes back close to the 'stem', and stops the tank filling up again, so I have to do the manual fix again every day pretty much... My question is : what is causing this issue? I was thinking about putting some hot glue on the white part to keep it separated from the 'stem', but I was wondering if that could cause some other issues? What is the function of the white part? Appreciate any help. Thanks. submitted by /u/Newme01 [link] [comments]

Apr 27, 2025 - 03:59

Could someone help me figure out what's wrong with my toilet please?

Every few flushes, the tank of my toilet gets empty and doesn't fill up anymore, and the issue seems to be this white part (see picture : https://imgur.com/a/RVA6Aik) that gets too close to the 'stem' (sorry, don't know the proper name of parts, feel free to let me know), and that somehow stops the tank from filling up.

What I do to fix the issue temporarily : I push out the white part with my fingers to leave some space (see picture : https://imgur.com/a/LJxe9iK), and that immediately fixes the issue and the tank starts filling up again. That will fix it for a few flushes, but due to gravity (I assume), the white part eventually goes back close to the 'stem', and stops the tank filling up again, so I have to do the manual fix again every day pretty much...

My question is : what is causing this issue? I was thinking about putting some hot glue on the white part to keep it separated from the 'stem', but I was wondering if that could cause some other issues? What is the function of the white part?

Appreciate any help. Thanks.

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