Thanks for this Bob, there's not a lot os f slack in it now, but I can probably tighten it up some. I wound up swapping flappers, and the toilet I was originally concerned with is still running, though infrequently,, so it's back to the hardware store once again. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469
----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Kennedy <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:58 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Adventures in toiletry > You will either have a rubber string looking strap or a chain > coming from the top of the flapper valve. Usually when the valve > wants to shut early, there is too much slack in the chain or > strap. Try taking out some more of the slack where it goes > through the flush rod on the crank. It should be tight enough > that you can't hardly move the lever before you hear water > starting to drain. > > > ----- 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] > >
