Thanks, Tom, I'm going to have to reexamine the flapper. The whole thing is new, the landlord bought the interior guts, so I never got a real good feel of it to see if it was exactly the same as teh old one. And you're probably right about the flushing options being a water saving mechanism. No matter where I adjust the chain in the three holes on the bar, the flapper closes pretty quickly. Makes me suspect that those adjustments aren't necessarily meant to change the flow all that significantly. Back to the porcelain...
Best, Joe Monks Every day you haven't written is a day you've written off... Chanting Monks Press http://www.chantingmonks.com Sight Unseen Pictures http://www.sightunseenpictures.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fowle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Toilet troubles > You can't usually raise the water level, there is an overflow tube > that's part of the tank's mechanism which > sets the water level. > > It seems to me that some of the rubber flapper valves are supposed to > float > after being pulled up. That would make the flapper stay away from the > seat till the water drains out. It may be that some others don't > float, this is possibly a means of letting you do a minimal flush > for small "deposites" by just holding the flush handle for a moment. > > You could attach a pingpong ball or some other floating object to the > chain > just above the flapper valve, that might help let it float. However you'd > have to be sure the buoyancy wasn't enough to open the flapper whether or > not > you pull the chain. > See if the flapper is hollow? that may be an indication whether it's > supposed to float or not. Very possibly it's just the air that's > supposed > to be inside the flapper is not staying inside. > > Tom > >
