stu56r
Jan 30, 2011, 08:46 PM
I recently had a plumber come out to unplug a toilet but now I have a new problem. Now the toilet begins to flush for a second by itself, then stops--this repeats approximately every 60 seconds.
He also installed a new water level float in the tank. Then, he returned a 2nd time, and installed a new flapper but that didn't change the problem (he charged me though).
The plumber claims that the flapper is not sealing and needs to install more parts to make it seal. He told me if the noise bothers me (it would bother anyone), he would return with more parts to install.
Even when I physically seal the flapper drain hole with my hand, the same flush problem continues, so I believe the problem has to do with the float mechanism. Can I adjust the float and solve this myself without paying for his 3rd visit?. or should replace the possibly faulty float mechanism myself?
Any advise will be much appreciated.
He also installed a new water level float in the tank. Then, he returned a 2nd time, and installed a new flapper but that didn't change the problem (he charged me though).
The plumber claims that the flapper is not sealing and needs to install more parts to make it seal. He told me if the noise bothers me (it would bother anyone), he would return with more parts to install.
Even when I physically seal the flapper drain hole with my hand, the same flush problem continues, so I believe the problem has to do with the float mechanism. Can I adjust the float and solve this myself without paying for his 3rd visit?. or should replace the possibly faulty float mechanism myself?
Any advise will be much appreciated.