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Q: The 5-year-old toilet in our master bathroom rocks back and forth. How can we fix it?

- Mrs. M.H. Curran, Houston, Tex.

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To find the source of a toilet leak, put a few drops of food coloring into the tank. If any colored water finds its way into the bowl, the flapper valve inside the tank is faulty. If it drips down the outside, replace the seal between the tank and bowl. Colored water puddling on the floor indicates a cracked wax seal beneath the toilet.