Comments on: Toilet Bowl Flapper Troubleshooting & Repair Guide

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:18:07 +0000

In reply to Greg.

Hey Greg! I think I can help you there because I JUST did it to my toilet.

Check two things:

One, check the length of your chain and make sure it’s relatively short so that you can the most lift from your flapper.

Two, and here’s the big one, check if there is writing on the flapper that says Max and Min. If so, you have an adjustable flapper and it might be sent to the minimum setting. I twisted mine all the way to the other end to Max and now it stays afloat until the bowl is almost completely empty.

Hope this helps!

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:31:36 +0000

I have replaced the flapper on my 2 piece toilet and as soon as I release the lever, the flapper falls back over the hole. I have to hold the lever about 5 seconds to get a good flush. I have compared the newly installed flapper to others in the house and I can’t see any difference in how I have put the new one in. Is there a trick to getting the flapper to stay up for a few seconds before it falls back down. I bought a universal Korky brand.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 01 May 2010 15:25:04 +0000

I have just installed a Korky Quiet fill system and it works fine. Why do i have to hold the handle down for a complete flush?

i have minimal slack in the steel chain.