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jodyddaniels · Feb 1, 2006, 05:22 PM

Water was seeping out under the flapper on both of my bathrooms, I bought 2 new ones, one is OK and the other one sticks in the up position after about 5 or 6 flushes, can you help me PLEASE

applguy · Feb 1, 2006, 10:10 PM

I think this is a fairly common problem. You might make sure that the chain connecting the flush lever to the drain flapper is only as long as it has to be. Sometimes these newer kits have plastic "chains" that can float around and get in a bind. You might also make sure the flap faces away from the fill assembly. Depending on water pressure, the flap may be held up by force of water entering the tank. Another possibility is the flush arm itself hanging up and not wanting to fall back down so the flap can fall. These things are usually quite simple. Stick with it, I'm sure you'll get it. Sometimes it's hard to find the cause of the failure unless you catch it in a state of failure, so try to catch it when it's doing it and I think you'll see what's causing it.

speedball1 · Feb 2, 2006, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by jodyddaniels

Water was seeping out under the flapper on both of my bathrooms, I bought 2 new ones, one is ok and the other one sticks in the up position after about 5 or 6 flushes, can you help me PLEASE

Hi Jody,
Sounds like your flapper linkage needs adjusting.
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 untill 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. 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. Hope this helps and good luck, Tom