Any plumbers on CP? I have a toilet in my house that recently has become so hard to flush that the plastic bar inside the tank connected to the handle snapped in half. The seal in the tank ball\flapper\whatever is so tight that it takes an incredible amount of force to get it to pop up and actually flush the toilet. Aside from replacing the handle and lever with something more durable (i.e. metal), is there anything I can do to fix the He-Man seal aside from replacing the whole unit?
Just get a toilet kit from Rona or HD. It's about $20, and you'll replace everything except the actual lever. Don't worry, that arm that broke will be in the kit. And it's easy. All you need is a pair of channel locks and maybe a crescent wrench or something. And a towel.
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Alright, sounds like I'll get to add Toilet Repair to my resume. Except now I really hate the designer of my condo that decided to put an unmovable shelf right above the toilet tank
Alright, sounds like I'll get to add Toilet Repair to my resume. Except now I really hate the designer of my condo that decided to put an unmovable shelf right above the toilet tank
I think you need to remove the entire tank to replace every part that comes in a kit, so just pull the tank off, replace the guts, and then reattach it with everything installed.
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Well wouldn't you know, 2nd bathroom toilet handle snapped off. Good thing I bought a second kit in anticipation of such an event. Guessing having both toilets sit for 3 weeks while I was on vacation did them both in. On the plus side I'm getting pretty good at repairing them now, had the second one completely torn apart and all the guts replaced in under an hour
And a word of advice to anyone with Mansfield toilets (pictured below): Buy a repair kit and keep it handy, apparently they're extremely prone to failure from what I've read online. Both of mine were just over 6 years old (condo was brand new when I bought it)
Well wouldn't you know, 2nd bathroom toilet handle snapped off. Good thing I bought a second kit in anticipation of such an event. Guessing having both toilets sit for 3 weeks while I was on vacation did them both in. On the plus side I'm getting pretty good at repairing them now, had the second one completely torn apart and all the guts replaced in under an hour
And a word of advice to anyone with Mansfield toilets (pictured below): Buy a repair kit and keep it handy, apparently they're extremely prone to failure from what I've read online. Both of mine were just over 6 years old (condo was brand new when I bought it)
It is the rubber washer that starts to wear out that leads to making it almost impossible to flush the toilet without breaking the handle.
I recommend checking for leaks (which can occur if the flapper is slightly off i think). put food colouring /soy sauce into the tank. wait 5 minutes and see if any of the colour has seeped to the bowl.
A toilet leak can be very costly
I recommend checking for leaks (which can occur if the flapper is slightly off i think). put food colouring /soy sauce into the tank. wait 5 minutes and see if any of the colour has seeped to the bowl.
A toilet leak can be very costly
The kits I bought included a nifty anti-leak feature for the water feed. If water leaks through the flapper without the handle being used, the tank won't refill
Sorry for the bump but not sure where i could ask the cp faithful for help?
Is there such a thing as too much of a drainage loop under a sink. I just had a drain installed and it winds and circles under the sink before it continues on down the house? Is this up to code or does it have to be just one loop? I'm worried about the long term collection of filth from this snake loop. Are there any provincial standards i can look at on some web page?
Help with a broken toilet
