Orem Toilet Repair & Replacement

Running, leaking, clogged or rocking? Licensed Orem plumbers fix flappers, fill valves, handles, supply lines, wax rings and seats.

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Toilet Repair in Orem, Utah

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If the leak reached the floor, we restore that too: subfloor, flooring, drywall, all of it. We even work with your insurance directly so you're not stuck dealing with paperwork. Simple as that.

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Serving Orem residents since 2007. Family-owned and Utah County based, not a national franchise or an out-of-state call center. Our neighbors are our customers.

Why Orem Homeowners Call Us for Toilet Repair

Licensed Utah plumbers (Contractor License #7033426-5501).
Parts on the truck. Flappers, fill valves, handles, supply lines, shutoff valves, wax rings, closet bolts and seats, so most repairs take one visit.
Written pricing before work begins.
Plumbing and restoration under one roof. If a leak has already damaged the floor or the ceiling below, we dry it and repair it.
Full-service plumbing. Drain cleaning, water heaters, garbage disposals and emergency plumbing from the same company.
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Toilet Repair Near You in Orem

Our shop is at 981 W 400 S in Orem. We repair and install toilets in every Orem neighborhood, including the Orem bench, Cherry Hill, Sharon Park, Northridge, Lakeridge, Suncrest, Cascade, Windsor, Timpanogos and the area around UVU, plus Vineyard, Lindon and Provo. See all service areas.

Clearing a Clogged Toilet

We start with a closet auger, which reaches through the toilet's trap without scratching the bowl. If the auger hits something solid, such as a toy, a toothbrush or a deodorizer clip, we pull the toilet and remove it from below. Wipes, paper towels and feminine products cause most repeat clogs, even the ones labeled flushable.

When the toilet is clear but still flushes poorly, we check:

Rim jets and siphon jet blocked by hard-water scale
Tank water level set too low for a full flush
The vent stack, which slows every flush when it is blocked
The drain line beyond the toilet, with a camera inspection if needed

Overflowing Toilet

Lift the tank lid, push the flapper down and close the shutoff valve behind the toilet. Do not flush again. An overflow of clean tank water is a mop-and-dry job if it is caught fast. Water that carries waste is contaminated, and anything it soaked needs to be sanitized. Our Orem sewage cleanup crew handles that.

Gurgling, Bubbling and Sewer Smell

A toilet that gurgles when the tub drains, or water rising in the shower when you flush, points to the main drain and not the toilet. A sewer smell with no visible leak is usually a failed wax ring or a dry trap. We test both before recommending drain cleaning or a seal replacement.

Toilet Leak Already Damaged the Floor?

A toilet that leaked at the base for months can rot the subfloor, stain the ceiling below and start mold under the flooring. We fix the toilet and the damage:

Emergency plumbing for overflows and burst supply lines
Water extraction and structural drying for the floor and the ceiling below
Mold remediation if the leak went unnoticed
Sewage cleanup if the toilet backed up
Reconstruction to replace subfloor, flooring and drywall

Sudden failures such as a burst supply line or an overflow are usually covered by homeowners insurance. Slow leaks that went on for months often are not. We document the damage with photos and moisture readings for your claim and can bill most carriers directly.

Toilet Leaking at the Base

Water on the floor around the toilet after a flush means the seal between the toilet and the drain has failed. In an Orem home with a finished basement, that water travels through the subfloor into the ceiling below, where stains, musty odors and mold follow.

Common causes:

Failed wax ring. The wax compresses and cracks with age, or was never seated properly.
Loose closet bolts. A toilet that rocks even slightly breaks the seal every time someone sits down.
Damaged flange. The ring that anchors the toilet to the drain can rust, crack or sit too low after new flooring.
Cracked base. Rare, but a hairline crack in the porcelain leaks at every flush.

Toilet Wax Ring Replacement in Orem

If the ring is not seated with even pressure, or the flange is too low for the floor, the new seal fails within months. Our wax ring replacement includes:

Shutting off the water and draining the tank and bowl
Pulling the toilet and scraping the old wax off the flange and the toilet horn
Inspecting the flange, closet bolts and subfloor
Setting a new wax ring or waxless rubber seal sized for the flange height
Installing new closet bolts and resetting the toilet level
Shimming if needed, reconnecting the supply and testing with several flushes

We use extra-thick rings or flange extenders when tile or vinyl plank has been laid over the original floor.

Toilet Flange Repair

Signs of a bad flange are a toilet that rocks no matter how tight the bolts are, closet bolts that spin, leaks that return after a new wax ring, and a sewer smell near the toilet. We fit repair rings on cracked flanges, replace corroded cast iron flanges, and add extenders when the flange sits below the finished floor. Older Orem homes with cast iron drains see this most.

Tank Leaks: Gaskets, Bolts and Sweating

Water dripping from under the tank comes from the tank-to-bowl gasket, the tank bolts and their washers, or the fill valve shank nut. We rebuild the tank connection with new brass bolts and gaskets. For a tank that sweats in summer, we can fit an anti-sweat valve or an insulated tank.

Toilet Installation and Replacement in Orem

We remove and haul away the old toilet, inspect and prep the flange, set the new toilet on a fresh seal with new bolts, connect a new supply line, and test it. We install toilets we supply and toilets you have already bought.

We recommend replacement when:

The tank or bowl is cracked
The toilet dates from before 1994 and uses 3.5 gallons or more per flush
It clogs constantly even with a clear drain line
Parts for the model are hard to find
The glaze is worn and the bowl stains no matter how it is cleaned
You are remodeling and want a taller, quieter or better-flushing fixture

Choosing a New Toilet

Comfort height bowls sit at chair height and are easier on knees and backs.
Elongated or round bowls: elongated is roomier, round saves space in a small bathroom.
Rough-in is the distance from the wall to the drain, usually 12 inches. Older homes sometimes have 10 or 14, and the toilet has to match.
1.28-gallon and dual-flush toilets use far less water than old 3.5-gallon models and flush better than the first low-flow designs.
One-piece and skirted toilets are easier to clean.

New Bathroom and Basement Toilet Installs

For a basement finish or added bathroom, we run the drain and supply, set the flange at the right height for the finished floor, and install the toilet along with the rest of the fixtures.

Toilet Repair Services in Orem

Running toilet and phantom flush repair
Flapper, flush valve and canister seal replacement
Fill valve, float and ballcock replacement
Broken handle, lever, chain and dual-flush button repair
Supply line and shutoff valve replacement
Wax ring, closet bolt and flange repair
Tank-to-bowl gasket and tank bolt replacement
Clogged and overflowing toilets
Weak flush and rim jet cleaning
Rocking and loose toilets
Toilet seat, soft-close seat and bidet seat installation
Cracked tank and bowl replacement
New toilet installation and old toilet haul-away

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Toilet Problems We Fix in Orem

Water Damage Specialists repairs, rebuilds and replaces toilets across Orem from our shop at 981 W 400 S. Our Orem plumbers carry flappers, fill valves, handles, supply lines, wax rings and seats on the truck, so most toilet repairs are finished in one visit. Free estimates and written pricing before work begins.

Licensed Utah plumbers. Local since 2007. Open 24 hours a day for toilets that are overflowing or leaking through the floor.

Running Toilet Repair

A toilet that runs constantly, refills on its own every few minutes or hisses between flushes is leaking water from the tank into the bowl. A running toilet can waste 200 gallons or more a day. The cause is almost always one of four parts: a worn flapper, a fill valve that will not shut off, a chain that is the wrong length, or a pitted flush valve seat. We test each one, replace the failed part and set the water level so the tank fills once and stops.

Toilet Flapper Replacement

The flapper is the rubber seal at the bottom of the tank. Orem's hard water coats it with scale and the rubber hardens and warps, so it stops sealing. Flappers are not universal: 2-inch and 3-inch flush valves, canister seals and tower-style seals all take different parts. We match the flapper or seal to the toilet model, clean the seat it sits on and replace the whole flush valve when the seat is too worn to seal.

Fill Valve and Float Repair

The fill valve refills the tank after each flush. When it fails, the toilet fills slowly, whistles or hums, keeps running into the overflow tube, or does not refill at all. We replace old ballcock and float-ball assemblies and worn float-cup valves with a new fill valve, then adjust the float so the water sits at the mark inside the tank.

Broken Toilet Handle and Chain

A handle that is loose, sticks down, has to be jiggled or snaps off is usually a corroded lever arm, a cracked mounting nut or a chain that came unhooked. We replace the handle and lever with one that fits the tank (front, side or angle mount), set the chain length so the flapper lifts and drops fully, and repair push-button assemblies on dual-flush toilets.

Leaking Toilet Repair

Water around a toilet can come from six places, and each has a different fix:

The base: a failed wax ring, loose closet bolts or a damaged flange lets water out at the floor with every flush.
Between the tank and bowl: a worn tank-to-bowl gasket or corroded tank bolts.
The supply line: a cracked or corroded line or a loose connection under the tank.
The shutoff valve: an angle stop that drips at the stem or will not close.
The tank or bowl itself: a hairline crack in the porcelain.
Condensation: a sweating tank that drips in humid weather and looks like a leak.

We find the source with a dye test and a full inspection before replacing anything. If the leak is not at the toilet, our leak detection team traces it.

Toilet Supply Line and Shutoff Valve Replacement

The supply line is the short hose between the wall valve and the tank. Old plastic and rubber lines split without warning and can flood a bathroom while nobody is home. We replace them with braided stainless steel lines and swap seized or leaking shutoff valves for quarter-turn valves, so the water to the toilet can be turned off in a second.

Toilet Wax Ring and Base Leaks

Water or staining at the base of the toilet, a sewer smell in the bathroom or a toilet that rocks means the wax ring seal has failed. We pull the toilet, clean the old wax off, inspect the flange and subfloor, set a new wax ring or waxless seal with new closet bolts, and test it. Do not caulk over a base leak; the water keeps going into the subfloor.

Toilet That Clogs All the Time

One clog is a plunger job. A toilet that clogs every week has a cause: an object lodged in the trap, mineral buildup in the rim jets, an early low-flow toilet that never flushed well, a blocked vent, or a problem farther down the drain. We clear it with a closet auger, pull the toilet if something is stuck, and run drain cleaning equipment or a camera when other fixtures are backing up too.

Weak Flush, Slow Flush and Double Flushing

If the bowl swirls but does not clear, or needs two flushes, the usual causes are a low water level in the tank, a flapper that closes too soon, or hard-water scale blocking the rim holes and siphon jet. We reset the tank, clean the jets and tell you plainly when a new toilet costs less than the repair.

Rocking or Loose Toilet

A toilet that shifts when you sit down breaks its wax seal a little more each time. We check the closet bolts, flange and floor, shim and reset the toilet so it sits solid, and replace the seal while it is up.

Toilet Seat Replacement and Bidet Seats

We replace loose, cracked and stained toilet seats, including seats with broken hinges or stripped bolts that will not tighten. Round and elongated bowls take different seats, and some one-piece and skirted toilets need a model-specific seat. We also install soft-close seats, raised and comfort seats, bidet seats and bidet attachments, including the water connection and a GFCI outlet check for heated models.

Cracked Toilet Tank or Bowl

A crack in the porcelain cannot be reliably patched. A cracked tank can fail all at once and empty onto the floor, so we shut the water off and replace the tank or the whole toilet the same visit when a match is available.

Use the tabs above for clogs and overflows, base leaks and floor damage, wax rings and flanges, toilet replacement, and the full service list.

Orem Toilet Repair FAQs

Why does my toilet keep running?

Water is leaking from the tank into the bowl, usually past a worn flapper, or the fill valve is not shutting off. Put a few drops of food coloring in the tank and wait 15 minutes without flushing. Color in the bowl means the flapper or flush valve is leaking.

Is it worth repairing an old toilet?

Usually, yes. Flappers, fill valves, handles, supply lines and wax rings are inexpensive parts. Replacement makes more sense when the porcelain is cracked, parts are no longer made, or the toilet dates from before 1994 and uses 3.5 gallons or more per flush.

Why is there water around the base of my toilet?

Most often the wax ring has failed or the toilet is loose on the flange. It can also be a tank leak or supply line drip running down to the floor, or condensation. Stop using that toilet if you can and have it checked before the subfloor is damaged.

What should I do if my toilet is overflowing?

Take the tank lid off and push the flapper closed, then turn the shutoff valve behind the toilet clockwise. Do not flush again. If sewage is coming up or other drains are backing up, call us.

How long does a toilet repair take?

Most tank repairs take under an hour. Pulling and resetting a toilet for a wax ring takes longer, and flange or subfloor repairs add time depending on what we find.

Can you install a toilet I already bought?

Yes. We install customer-supplied toilets, seats and bidet seats, and haul away the old toilet.

Do you fix the floor if the toilet leaked?

Yes. We are a water damage restoration company as well as a plumber, so we dry the subfloor, treat mold and replace flooring and drywall after the toilet is fixed.