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Topic :Leaky toilet tank

There is a slow drip on the outer underside of toilet tank on the left bottom. Also, I forget how to adjust water level. There is an upside down sort of cup on a valve stem the position of which sets the water level. THANK YOU!
The drip on the underside could be caused by a number of things.
1. hairline crack on the tank
2. mounting bolts starting to rot out
3. bad gasket between the tank and the bowl
4. bad washer on the fill valve

As for the adjustment, If you have the kind I think you described, there should be a metal rod that the float connects to. At the point where it connects, there will be a metal clip...squeeze the edges of the clip together and slide the float up or down on the metal rod