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Originally Posted by KathieI
Yayyyy, you guys are just fab... The information I can get on TOTV is better than having a husband!!!
My toilets just completely stopped working yesterday, both at the same time. No water was coming into them. Obviously, a major problem. I did some searches on TOTV because I seemed to remember a similar problem someone had. Lo and behold,,, there's my answer,,,, the input valves had been pushed out, probably because of a pressure surge!!! 
Taking the advice I found, I just hit the pressure valves lightly with a hammer and they started up... WHAT??? I fixed a toilet?? OMG, my ex- will never believe this!! LOL... I'm so happy, I could DANCE....
I think this is the thread that gave me the info. In-house water valve problems.
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Kathy, pushing and pulling the valves works for a while, but sooner or later you are going to need a plumber! Yes, same thing has been happening to us for probably the past 12 months and about a month ago both toilets gave up and played dead. We had Kiley's Plumbing come in and replace the valves on both toilets with the "normal" valves. The ones installed by the builder are just cheap and useless and will only last for so many years before you need to have them replaced. I think, don't quote me, the job of fixing both toilets came to about $150. Also, we now have the correct shut off valves in place, and we do close them when we travel.