He used everything from plastic water bottles to pipe ends, but nothing quite measured up. With 3D printing, [Billy] was able to create a sealed, lightweight float that exactly matched the housing ...

How to Repair a Running Toilet 1. Adjust the Float. The float arm controls the water level in your tank. If it’s set too high, water will keep running into the overflow tube.

3. Identify the float release clip. Looking into the tank, you'll see a long tube that runs from the float to the fill valve. There will be a clip on that tube. That clip is the float release clip. 4.