Toilet won't flush properly
I am moving into a new apartment and the toilet isn't working properly- it won't flush unless you take the top off the tank, reach in, and push down on the cylinder that is in there, which causes the tank to refill (I think the problem is that the tank is not refilling after it is flushed?). Then you have to pull up on the rubber ball thing (ballcock?) and hold it there until the toilet flushes (it won't flush if you just hold down the handle).
I have told my landlord about this, and she just keeps saying she will ask her plumber for sugestions. Meanwhile, I am still having to go through this whole routine every time the toilet needs to be flushed. Is there any way I can just fix this myself?