A toilet that runs all night or leaves water on the floor needs toilet repair. Many fixes come down to one worn part, like a flapper, fill valve, wax ring or supply line. We handle toilet repair in homes, rentals, manufactured homes and small commercial restrooms. Wright Flow Plumbing and Heating is based in Edgewood and works across Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales and the East Mountains.
When a repair no longer makes sense, we do toilet replacement and new toilet installation, including water-saving models. A clog that will not clear is a job for drain cleaning. If the valve behind an overflowing toilet will not stop the water, that is an emergency plumber call.
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Albuquerque's water utility lists toilets first among the most likely leaks in a home. The usual cause it names is a bad flapper or a bad fill valve. The EPA says most toilet leaks come from old or worn-out flappers.
The utility suggests a dye test to find a quiet leak. Put a few drops of food coloring in the tank and wait without flushing. Color in the bowl means water is leaking from the tank. If the tank still drips or fizzes after it fills, the utility says the fill valve is bad.
Household leaks raise the water bill, sometimes by several hundred dollars a month until fixed, the utility says. We replace the worn flapper, chain, float or fill valve and set the water level so the tank shuts off. Albuquerque's water runs moderately hard to hard, and scale can keep those parts from sealing.
Water at the base of a toilet often means the wax ring has failed. The wax ring seals the toilet to the closet flange, which anchors it to the floor over the drain. A toilet that rocks breaks that seal a little more with every use.
When the flange itself breaks, a new wax ring will not hold. In one job from our recent work, the old closet flange had rusted apart and the wax ring had failed. The after photo shows a new repair flange bolted to the floor with a fresh wax ring. New closet bolts are set, with a new supply stop on hand.
A leak that ran for a long time can soften the floor under the toilet. We check the floor while the toilet is off and show you what we find. Manufactured and mobile homes can have a different floor and flange, so we look before we pick parts.
Toilets are nearly 30 percent of an average home's indoor water use, the EPA says. Older toilets can use as much as 6 gallons per flush. Newer designs can use 1.28 gallons per flush or less. That is 20 percent less than the current federal standard of 1.6 gallons.
First we measure the rough-in, from the wall to the center of the drain, so the new toilet fits. We pull the old toilet and check the flange and floor. The new toilet goes down level on a fresh wax ring and new closet bolts. Then we connect the supply and watch the base for leaks as it flushes.
Septic is common in the East Mountains, Corrales and Placitas. On septic, every flush goes to the tank and drainfield, so a lower-flow toilet puts less water into the system. In an East Mountains winter, a full toilet in an unheated casita or vacant rental can freeze and crack.
Free estimates and site visits across Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains and about 70 miles around Edgewood.
(505) 306-8285Our own photos from recent jobs. See more of our work.
Before: the old closet flange under this toilet had rusted apart and the wax ring had failed. After: a new repair flange bolted to the floor, a fresh wax ring and new closet bolts, and a new supply stop on hand, ready for the toilet to go back on.
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After From the first call to the final test, here is how it goes.
Call (505) 306-8285 and tell us what is happening and where. We ask a few questions so we bring the right parts.
Emergencies go first. Everything else gets a day and a window that works for you.
We find what is actually wrong and explain it in plain words. Then the estimate goes in writing before any work starts.
The repair or the install, with the parts it needs. Where a permit or an inspection is required, we handle that paperwork with you.
We run the water or fire the unit and check it. Then we clean up and tell you how to keep it working.
Common questions about toilet repair across Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains and about 70 miles around Edgewood. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Plumbing repair for leaks, slab leaks, pipe repair, toilets, faucets, shower valves and garbage disposals. We work homes and small commercial buildings from Edgewood across the Albuquerque metro.
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We clear clogged sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, floor drains and main sewer lines with drain snakes and cabling machines. When the same drain keeps backing up, we find out why and tell you what the pipe needs.
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Burst pipe, sewer backup or no hot water in the cold. We take emergency plumbing calls 24 hours a day across the Albuquerque metro and the East Mountains.
Learn MoreDrains, water heaters, water softeners, gas lines and sewer work, plus boilers, furnaces, radiant heat and mini splits. One call covers the water and the heat.
Burst pipes, sewer backups and dead water heaters do not wait for Monday. Call any hour and we will get you scheduled as fast as we can.
Houses, manufactured homes, rentals and small commercial buildings. Landlords and property managers keep us on a maintenance schedule.
We run about 70 miles out from Edgewood, into Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales and down to Los Lunas. The East Mountains are home.
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Of all the plumbers I called for help, this is the only company that could fit me in same day. David came out within an hour of me calling and fixed the issue. He stayed on it until it was done, and I am so grateful that he was there when I needed help the most. He didn't charge an arm and leg, which was so appreciated in my situation. I will definitely be calling him in the future.
David always has a solution, I am an active real estate investor and he has been there from boilers, plumbing, sewer, septic systems, shower valves and more. Great Job and as always thank you
I have been using Wright Flow Plumbing. for years. What I have always said if you show up on time and do what you say your gunna do that is the key to running a successful business. Wright Flow always shows up on time and always does what they say what they're gunna do in a timely manner. I always refer them to my friends and family. I highly suggest you giving them a try as well.
Tell us what is going on and where the house or building is, and we will come look at it. Call (505) 306-8285 or fill out the form and we will get back to you.
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