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Anyone changed a flapper?

fogfog
edited March 2013 in Chit chat
no.. that wasn't slapper.

just curious if it was straight forward to replace .

it's the bit on a toilet that is like a valve/stopper to stop the water filling in the bowl, while the main part is filling up.

otherwise it takes a lot longer for the thing to fill up after a flush.
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  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited March 2013
    Been there, done that.

    What seems to be the officer, problem?

    Turn off water to the tank, *[strike]pour a large bucket of water down the bowl to force the water already there out[/strike]*, flush and you should be set to switch out the flapper.

    If you have a dry/water-vac like a ShopVac (do those exist yonder pond?) then those can be used to suck up the remaining water on the bottom of the tank. Or just use a garbage towel to dap up the water.

    EDIT: You're just talking about the flapper on the bottom, right? Hmmm, better drop us a pic as those can be different from one toiletmaker to another. Take a pic of what you have, or find it online and we can go from there, as you might have to switch out the whole pipe+flapper mechanism if it's an extreme one.

    *Oops, sorry one step too many. I did this a couple of weeks ago but I was replacing the toilet itself. So skip the [strike]struck/stricken/stricnine section[/strike].
  • WinstonWinston
    edited March 2013
    Get a proper "Thomas Crapper" type cistern with the siphon. They give a much more powerful flush. Flapper toilets aren't so good. (Neither are the water saving cisterns, it regularly needs two flushes to get rid of a turd which kind of defeats the point).

    Better still, get a high mounted cistern. The extra vertical means that no turd can resist.
  • fogfog
    edited March 2013
    they d!cked around with the water pressure here so it's lower... the new toilet replaced an old school high mounted one that had been here for years and because of hassle from that pipe leaking couldn't be re-used / had to be capped.

    I fitted a whole new bathroom with a neighbour (who is a plumber) about hhm 4-5 years ago.. also fitted the pipe with a valve in that you can turn off... so makes it easier.
  • guesserguesser
    edited March 2013
    Pah, they used to be banned in the UK cause of the amount of water they waste. Get a real toilet instead of that lousy forrin junk :)
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • fogfog
    edited March 2013
    guesser wrote: »
    Pah, they used to be banned in the UK cause of the amount of water they waste. Get a real toilet instead of that lousy forrin junk :)

    was made in the UK IRC ;) . it saves water though, due to half flush for when light loads.
  • guesserguesser
    edited March 2013
    fog wrote: »
    was made in the UK IRC ;) . it saves water though, due to half flush for when light loads.

    Not if the flapper valve is leaky it doesn't :p
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • fogfog
    edited March 2013
    guesser wrote: »
    Not if the flapper valve is leaky it doesn't :p

    it's a very small amount, not got to the waterfall / torant stage yet.. it's a bit hit / miss.. it eventually does stop *IF* it's flushed right
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited March 2013
    fog wrote: »
    ...it's a bit hit / miss...

    This reminded me of a comic I saw, where the question was something like this:
    "How come guys can hit wild game from 300 feet but miss the toilet bowl?"
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