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10-27-2011, 12:38 AM
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flushing a toilet
why do you have to hold the handle down continous whilw flushing a toilet
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10-27-2011, 01:42 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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flushing a toilet
Usually one of three things:
1) The wrong flapper 2) The chain going from the lever to the flapper is too long 3) The water level in the tank is too low. (should be about 1/2" from the top of the overflow tube) |
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