A flapper is the rubber part of the system within the toilet tank that lifts up to release water into the toilet bowl once you flush. After that, it goes back down to seal the opening and let the tank fill with
A flapper's primary function is to drain water from the tank to the bowl when a toilet is flushed. The flapper is a valve inside the toilet tank, usually made of rubber or plastic, connected to the flush valve and toilet lever (the handle you push down to flush). When the toilet lev...
If you don't see anything wrong in the tank, and you notice water on the floor, the tank is probably leaking. That's not a good sign. It could mean the tank is cracked. If so, replacing the tank is the only safe option. Trace the water to its source. You may find it leaking ...
The articles 'Toilet Flapper Leaking' and 'Toilet Flapper Repair' provide information on all of the issues associated with your toilet flapper. This includes instructions on how to fix it. I have a leak at the base of my tank, where it connects to the toilet bowl. ...
Clean bottom of the tank and flapper area and replace flapper. To determine which size flapper you need, please click here:Determine size of toilet flapper. If you need a 2″ flapper, we recommend the502 flapper; if you need a 3 ” flapper, we recommend either the513A flapperor the5403...
Re: Fluidmaster slow leak/hissing noise - how to repair? Author: redwood (CT) If you pick up the float does it stop? If it does the toilet probably has a leaking flapper and the valve is just refilling to keep the proper tank level. If it doesn't stop replace the fluidmaster valve....
If the toilet tank fill valve is visibly leaking or if you cannot adjust it to work properly, you may need to replace the toilet tank fill valve.Leaky Toilet Flush Valve RepairAbove: some of the basic parts in a toilet flush valve or "flapper valve". The original flush valve or flapper...
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When adjusting the water level in your toilet, or when seeking to prevent or stop "ghost flushes" that result from water leaking out of the tank and into the bowl, adjusting the flapper in your Ingenium toilet is often necessary. The chain connecting the flapper and its float may need to...
We need to first find exactly what is leaking, then we know what to repair. If the toilet is running - you will hear it, see condensation on the tank, or see water running into the bowl, that may require a simple adjustment or maybe replacement of the flapper valve ...