To flush my toilet on the lower level of my home you must continually hold the handle down until all the water is gone. If you don't it will stop flushing. If you simply press the handle down and walk away, you'll be sure to find what was left there the next time you use the toilet. Do I need a new toilet, or do I need to fix one of the parts in it? :confused:

To flush my toilet on the lower level of my home you must continually hold the handle down until all the water is gone. If you don't it will stop flushing. If you simply press the handle down and walk away, you'll be sure to find what was left there the next time you use the toilet. Do I need a new toilet, or do I need to fix one of the parts in it? :confused:

1The flapper linkage could be misadjusted. With the flapper seated the linkage wants to have 1/4" of play. Too much play and the flapper doesn't get pulled back enough giving you a short flush. Too tight and it lets water seep past the flapper. I adjust the chain by the link and if it needs fine tuning, I bend the flush lever rod a bit until I have the desired play in the linkage. One more thing about a flapper. you will see where the old flapper hooks onto the base of the white overflow tube. On a older type with no hooks the flapper has a ring that slips down over the overflow tube to the seat,(see image). If your tank has hooks, take a sharp knife or scissors and cut the neoprene ring off on the marks provided and hook the flapper on the hooks. Leaving the ring on will interfere with the flush. The water level in your tank should be 3/8 to 1/2" below the top of the overflow tube when the tank's filled. And the little tube wants to run from the ballcock and connect to the white overflow tube.. Hope this helps and thank you for rating my reply. Tom