//Quick answer
- A running toilet is a flapper or fill valve; a rocking toilet is a broken wax seal and a hidden leak.
- No shower pressure is usually a cartridge or scale, not the whole house.
- Tub and shower drains clog on hair; the fix is mechanical, not chemical.
- Fixture pricing is not published; call for pricing.
01Definition
What is plumbed in a bathroom?
Supply and drain for the sink, the toilet's fill line and closet flange, the shower or tub valve inside the wall with its trim on the surface, the tub's overflow and waste assembly, and the drains and traps for each, all joining a branch line that runs to the main.
What goes wrong most often?
Toilets that run, fill slowly, flush weakly, rock on the floor or weep at the base. Shower valves that drip, will not hold temperature, or have lost pressure. Tub and shower drains that slow on hair and soap. Faucets that drip. And leaks inside walls or under tubs that appear as a stain on the ceiling below.
02When it applies
When is it a simple repair?
A running toilet is almost always the flapper, fill valve or float, which is a quick repair. A shower with no pressure is usually a clogged cartridge or scale in the mixing valve. A dripping faucet is a cartridge. Those are the jobs where the answer is small and the technician says so.
When is it bigger than it looks?
A rocking toilet: the wax seal is broken and the leak is going into the subfloor. A shower valve that has to be replaced inside the wall. A slow drain that the camera shows is a line problem, not a hair problem. A stain on the ceiling below a bathroom, which is a leak that has been running for a while.
03What goes wrong
What does the ceiling stain mean?
That a bathroom leak has already soaked the floor structure. It can be a tub drain, a shower pan, a toilet seal or a supply line. Finding which one before opening the ceiling is a leak detection job; guessing is a demolition job.
04Proof
- Marilyn Lowry, Google, September 9, 2026: "Spoke with a very nice lady, told her what was wrong, and in less than an hour, Mr. Jon Hanzich arrived at our door, and in no time at all, all was fixed and working"
- No trip charge, a 1-hour response time, and 24/7 emergency service.
- 1 year minimum warranty on labor. Manufacturer warranty handling varies by manufacturer.
- Six plumbers averaging more than 9 years in the trade each, plus a General Manager with 25+ years.
05Action
Get the bathroom fixed
Toilet, shower, tub and faucet work is quoted on site; call for pricing. Drain snaking starts at $99 with camera inspection on a qualifying drain. No trip charge.
//Keep going
Learn
- › Kitchen plumbing: the sink, the disposal, the drain line and the water under it
- › The garage and the water heater closet: what lives there and what to watch
- › Outdoor and yard plumbing: hose bibs, yard lines, the regulator and the gas run to the BBQ
- › Plumbing in a slab-foundation home: what is under the floor and what that changes
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Where this applies
Done-Rite runs these calls across Orange County from its shop in Anaheim, CA, with no trip charge in any city it serves.
Common questions
A running toilet wastes water and shows up on your next bill. It is usually a flapper, fill valve or float adjustment, which is a simple repair.
Usually a clogged cartridge or aerator, a partially closed angle stop, or scale in the mixing valve. Whole-house low pressure is more often the pressure regulator or the supply line.
