Kohler Flush Valve(Flapper)

[a12vman]

My wife dropped one of those bleach tablets in the tank of our Kohler Toilet. The tablet ruined the gasket on the flapper; the tank was leaking into the bowl(I could hear it after the tank filled).

It is cycling my well pump ~ every 30 minutes.

I was able to find a Kohler Flapper at Lowes, an exact replacement. I re-filled the tank & turned the water on & it's still leaking. I know it's leaking from the flush valve, I can make the lea stop if I put downward pressure on the flapper.

Any Suggestions?

Thanks in Advance, -a12vman

[L. M. Rappaport]

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:24:08 GMT, "a12vman" wrote (with possible editing):

Remove the flapper and clean the exposed edge of the siphon which goes into the bowl. Sometimes deposits build up on it which prevents the flapper from sealing.

[kellyj00]

gorilla glue a bleach tablet to the top of the flapper? Kidding.

[Smarty]

One other possibility: Be sure you have a true Kohler part. I have been burned once by a part claiming "exact replacement for Kohler" which caused a slight leak in the toilet tank flapper. Only when I replaced it with a part purchased from Kohler did the problem disappear.

Smarty