# Weird toilet problem
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 4, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977 "2018-11-04T18:42:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977/1 "2018-11-04T18:42:39Z")
My toilet was running so I dismantled and cleaned the korky quietfill valve. When I reassembled water does not flow in at all. Any suggestions?
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### Author:  [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977/2 "2018-11-04T18:59:26Z")
> [@dauerbach](#):
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> My toilet was running so I dismantled and cleaned the korky quietfill valve. When I reassembled water does not flow in at all. Any suggestions?
I don’t know that valve. Looked at quick picture of it and am not sure how it works.
I suspect that the float (which seems to be the valve itself) is stuck in a high or top position.
Note - you can poor a bucket of water in the tank to flush it until you get this sorted out.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977/3 "2018-11-04T19:18:34Z")
Just to rule out the obvious…you did turn the water back on, right?
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977/4 "2018-11-04T19:42:22Z")
Prime it with a bucket of water.
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### Author:  [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977/5 "2018-11-04T22:01:00Z")
After I cleaned everything up somehow the toilet went from running to no water. I finally unhooked the supply hose and it was blocked with debris. I removed it and now everything works. I am not used to two things being wrong.
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### Author:  [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977/6 "2018-11-04T22:46:10Z")
> [@dauerbach](#):
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> I am not used to two things being wrong.
Handyman here, welcome to my world.
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### Author:  [@NBYodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NBYodo)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-toilet-problem/823977/7 "2018-11-04T23:18:47Z")
> [@dauerbach](#):
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> After I cleaned everything up somehow the toilet went from running to no water. I finally unhooked the supply hose and it was blocked with debris. I removed it and now everything works. I am not used to two things being wrong.
Happened to me too. I actually replaced the valve but somehow debris got into the fill line.