Try adjusting the chain so it pulls the flapper up a little higher. This causes water to tip out of the flapper so it takes a little longer to settle down onto the seat.
You might try wiping around the surface of the flapper seat with a rag too. Sometimes it collects slime and such which interferes with a good seal. Similarly, old rubber on those flappers sometimes gets hard or stiff or otherwise deforms and that can interfere with the seal. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:27 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Adventures in toiletry Well folks, as the subject line indicates I've been trying to fix a leaking or running toilet today. So far the lads at the hardware store, you know, the one that's a mile from my house on foot and a mile bac, have sold me two flappers, one which I broke because the ears wouldn't fit my toilet, and one that fits so poorly the toilet refills every 30 seconds or so. I'm usually pretty easy to get along with when it comes to people making mistakes, but I was a little unhappy, so called the manager of the place after the second flapper didn't work. I was explaining my unhappiness to her, and she said she was truly sorry but that the place had just been held up at gunpoint and they were dealing with the police and could I come in tomorrow. So what could I say. Anyway, then I started switching flappers and have two out of three toilets working, however, when I press the flush handle, the flapper wants to seat itself before the tank empties. Can some of you folks give me some pointers? Do I need to put some kind of small floats on the chains close to the flappers? The old one that I replaced did have a chunk of cork or something similar on the chain, but the replacement flappers don't have anything like that on the chains that came with them. The flappers are hollow rubber if that helps the diagnosis. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
