One of our toilets short-flushes. That is, unless you hold the handle down (and thus the flapper up) for an extra couple of seconds, the flapper closes too soon and doesn't release the entire tank of water, instead of floating down with the water level. I've adjusted the pull chain so that there's only a little bit of slack at rest. No joy. Time for a new flapper, or what else can I try? TIA!
Toilet short-flushing
1 - 11 of 11 Posts
Joined
·
30,077 Posts
unintentional smart toilet?
Flappers are like $3-4. Probably better to just grab one of those with the "valving" on it that stays open.
Flappers are like $3-4. Probably better to just grab one of those with the "valving" on it that stays open.
Joined
·
16,337 Posts
Does the toilet have approx. 8 small holes under the rim that water is supposed expel from when flushed?
Joined
·
16,337 Posts
The rate of flow is what holds the crapper flapper up for for a specified length of time and possibly those little holes have partially plugged over the past 20 years from mineral deposits.
We had one like that. Press once for #1, press and hold for #2. Probably saved a lot of water. I don't think it was supposed to do that, just broken.
I don't think that's the problem. If you hold the lever down longer, the flapper stays up longer. The water comes out at a respectable rate no matter how long you hold the lever down, it's just that it comes out for a shorter period.
1 - 11 of 11 Posts
