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Recently my toilet started flushing more slowly and weakly. I have to hold down the trip lever for like ten seconds to get it to flush all the way. When I looked in the tank I found this just sitting loose under the flapper   Does anyone know what it is or what's going on?
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Mar 23, 2022 23:06
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PainterofCrap posted:It appears to be the flapper valve. Except that they don't have holes in the middle. The flush still feels weak but there doesn't seem to be a problem with the sealing. I'm also not sure how it helps seal because the part looks smaller than the hole. So my main problem now is just figuring out why there seems to be weak flow.
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Mar 25, 2022 03:35
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Can I get away with not using plumber's tape on my shower head? It seems to be watertight just from the spout pressing against the rubber washer inside.
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May 25, 2022 02:28
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If water is squirting out of any part of my toilet's fill valve besides the refill tube, that means I have a leak, right?
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Jul 19, 2022 02:44
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Something weird is happening. I scraped out the mineralization around my toilet's siphon jet, and now its flow is better but a big bloop bubble comes out of it immediately when I flush. Hopefully it's because my fill valve doesn't work and no water is going in the overflow tube, so the sudden rush of water from a flush pushes some air out.
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Jul 22, 2022 11:57
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How do you get to water supply lines under sinks to unscrew them? The quarters are too tight for me to fit a normal wrench around the basins of either of my sinks.
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Apr 26, 2023 18:29
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nitsuga posted:I think you’re in need of a basin wrench: https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/basin-wrenches StormDrain posted:Remove the faucet from the sink and do it loose. That's exactly what I needed, thanks.
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Apr 26, 2023 20:46
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There's a tiny hole in my toilet underneath the flapper. It's only about 2 mm wide, maybe 3 mm. It had some sort of putty around it that I took out to get to it while I was trying to figure out why my toilet flushes slow. If I pour a small amount of stuff into the tank's drain, I can see that hole does drain it somewhere. Does anyone have an idea what it is?
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Jun 18, 2023 18:28
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NotNut posted:There's a tiny hole in my toilet underneath the flapper. It's only about 2 mm wide, maybe 3 mm. It had some sort of putty around it that I took out to get to it while I was trying to figure out why my toilet flushes slow. If I pour a small amount of stuff into the tank's drain, I can see that hole does drain it somewhere. Does anyone have an idea what it is? What I mean is that there's a 3-ish millimeter hole under the red flapper, toward the back.  There was a little bit of what looked sort of like caulk around it, but it wasn't actually sealing it.
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Jun 18, 2023 20:48
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Nitrox posted:There should neither be caulk or putty anywhere near that area. Maybe the red flapper wasn't making a good seal, and someone improvised. They're like $4 to replace. You can buy one with adjustable tension for a better seal. I already replaced the flapper recently because my old one was blistered and limp like something had eaten away at it. That's unrelated to this hole, which is in the porcelain of the toilet below the flapper. SpartanIvy posted:My guess is the little 3mm hole that was there just goes to the sides or front of the commode. It may be left over from casting the toilet or something like that, and I doubt it impacts the function of the toilet or is draining onto your flooring or anything concerning. Alright. I might try to stop it up if I'm cleaning out the jets though, because if I'm putting a small amount of liquid (like CLR, vinegar or boiling water) through it makes a difference when it drains some, even if it makes no difference when flushing.
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Jun 19, 2023 04:34
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My toilet has started making a humming sound as the tank refills. It seems to be coming from either the fill valve or the supply line. Should I empty the tank and disconnect the valve, then turn the water on briefly with the supply line pointed at a bowl or bucket to listen for the hum and determine which part it is?
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Feb 15, 2024 05:10
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