POS Flushmaster flapper

Jun 03, 2005 1 Replies

The flapper "installed" nice enough (there's not much to install).



But soon after, I had to fiddle with the way the "chain" hooks up. (I no longer recall why, but almost certainly I had to fiddle for the same reason this plastic "chain" continues to curse itself) Soon, the stainless clip snapped (!?) I substituted a short piece of copper wire.



But once every few months, the middle part of the plastic chain has floated



*above* the "clip" (while flapper is open and tank flushes) and hung-up. This holds the flapper open. This leaves the fill-valve running indefinitely, until a human being unhooks the plastic fake-o chain and allows the flapper to shut.

(I'm glad we don't live in a McMansion, else the water bill would grow huge before one of the maids reached the 9th Floor, Wing #16, and discovered the running fill valve.)



The "dial" type adjustment of the flapper is no help, because it doesn't affect chain flotation.



I may try hanging a small weight slightly above the mid-point of the chain (located to clear trouble) a smashed little ball of copper wire might work. Having to fix *new* products is annoying.



PS. The "maids" are figmentariacious. So, maybe I should have called them "McMaids"? PS2, Wing #18. Supposedly the pink colored "rubber" parts of the flapper resist chloramine, which is good.


is this a rubber flapper or a plastic one? If it is the tall plastic flapper you dont use a chain, the flush arm goes through the flapper. give more info flapper.

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