If your tank ball or floater is not installed correctly, it could cause the flush valve to stay open. Unfortunately, this problem is not always easy to locate. There is rarely any sound associated with this type of toilet leak as it is an internal problem.
Caption Floodwaters pour over Texas dam. Water is seen flowing over the top of a dam at Padera Lake near Midlothian early Wednesday morning following days of heavy rain. Water is seen flowing over the top of a dam at Padera Lake near Midlothian early Wednesday morning following days of heavy rain.
Fullscreen. Boaters pass mineral-stained rock walls on the upstream side of the Hoover Dam in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The falling water level has left a white bathtub ring of mineral deposits as high as 130 feet. Ethan Miller, Getty Images.