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.
(i) Upstream face of the dam is vertical and there is no water on the downstream side of the dam (figure 1). Figure 1. The total pressure is in horizontal direction and acts on the upstream face at a height from the bottom.