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If you own a home, you know that there are so many things that could go wrong. In your bathroom especially, the toilet can cause a lot of problems. You may also know that hiring a plumber is not cheap! Plumbers can cost around $100 per hour. If you have a minor issue, you may want to learn how to fix it yourself without the help of a professional. Here are some easy fixes for toilet troubles. Save this for the next time your toilet acts up! 1. Remove stains from the toilet bowl Facebook If your toilet bowl is full of stains, try this interesting hack. Kool-Aid is actually perfect for removing those hard to clean stains in your toilet. Pour the powder inside the bowl. Then let it soak overnight. Flush it in the morning and those pesky stains will be gone! 2. Stop wasting water and fix a weak flush Wikimedia Commons If you have a weak flush, it can waste a lot of water and make your water bill higher. The fix for this is pretty easy. Find the float in the toilet tank first. Adjust it higher so more water will be able to fill the tank. To think you almost hired someone to do this... 3. Clean and unclog the jets Wikimedia Commons Do you ever see those pink lines in your toilet bowl? This might mean the jets, which flush and rinse the bowl, are clogged. This is normal. Before bed, duct tape the jets and pour white vinegar in the tank. Let sit overnight and it should unclog the jets. 4. Fix a broken handle Wikimedia Commons The handle you use to flush the toilet will break over time. You simply need to tighten the screw, which you can find inside the tank. Read on to the next page for even more simple fixes for toilet troubles! 5. Unclog the pipes via GIPHY If you have an hour to unclog the pipes in your toilet, combine hot water and dishwashing detergent. Pour it into the toilet bowl and let it break down the blockage for about an hour. Once it is broken down, you should be able to flush with no issues. 6. Find out if you have a leak Flickr If you think your toilet is leaking, get out the Kool-Aid again. You can also use food coloring. Add some of the Kool-Aid or food coloring to your tank. See if your toilet bowl changes color. If it does, this means that your toilet is indeed leaking. Unfortunately, you'll have to call a plumber to fix this problem if you have it! 7. Stop wasting water Wikimedia Commons If you want to save water, put a small plastic bottle filled with sand or rocks in your tank. It will save water when you flush but will keep the same water pressure. 8. Stop your toilet from running nonstop Flickr If your toilet keeps running when it isn't supposed to, you'll want to fix it as soon as possible. Just go to a home improvement store and buy a new flapper. It is the thing in your toilet tank that looks like a plug and is attached to a chain. Follow the instructions and install the new flapper. It should stop your toilet running issues. 9. Stop your toilet from smelling like a sewer Pixabay If you are having some smelly issues, put a few drops of a great-smelling essential oil in the toilet tank. Please SHARE with your friends and family to help them the next time their toilet acts up! Watch the video below for even more bathroom hacks to save you time and money.