Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It Fails The Dye Test: To check your toilet for leaks, put a few drops of food coloring into the water tank. Wait 30-45 minutes.

Though your toilet should last around 50 years, these two parts will wear out within about five years, leading to wasted water. Luckily, it's an easy DIY fix.

A well-running toilet is essential to a bathroom that's clean, useful, and odor-free. But toilets aren't invincible. Like other parts of the home, toilets need intermittent repairs, especially to ...

There are many signs that it's time to replace, we've included five. Cracks in the porcelain or water pooling around the base or clogging more than once a month. If you're frequently fixing your ...