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   Michael_Rimoldi | Oct 18, 2001 05:17am | #1

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   Greg,

   Man, we went from engineered rebar to toilets in two quick posts. Whew, what a range?

   Its the flapper. (Not the tank to bowl gasket!) Like $1.99 at most stores. Just watch as that old one is going to stain your hands like theres no tomorrow. Wear a latex glove when changing.

   And if you have a great landlord like they guy I'm renting from, he'll cover the cost of that massive repair!

   Mike

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   allaround_ | Oct 18, 2001 05:24am | #2

   *Check the water level in the tank. You may find that it's too high and running into the overflow tube. If so, you may have to adjust/repair/replace the ballcock - the valve that controls the water flow into the tank.If that's not the problem, then watch the water level in the tank. If it drops down, turns on the ballcock and then refills, then continues to repeat this process the seal around the outlet from the tank to the bowl is leaking.

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   Greg_Warren | Oct 18, 2001 05:27am | #3

   *Thanks Mike, I did not know what to call it. The Flapper in this tank seems to be connected to the overflow tube(got that one from allaround) of the ballcock assembly. So I was just going to buy the 1/8" thick piece of rubber gasket that is loose fit on the flapper if I can buy one. Is that right? GW Even with 22 years in the floor biz, I can still be as ignorant as the average homeowner in all of the other areas of homebuilding.

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   Ralph_Wicklund | Oct 18, 2001 05:28am | #4

   *Hey, you're a contractor. Charge him for the repair just like a plumber would. Mark up the part, $1.99 plus 25% and one hour minumum for the sevice call. What's that in your area? About $65-$75?A few repairs like that each month and you could live almost rent free.

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   Greg_Warren | Oct 18, 2001 05:34am | #5

   *Ralph, I could not do that to this guy. I would not want to get the guy when he is down. He is selling three properties in this tract of homes right now that he got in 1991 on the court house steps on the cheap. You see, my slum lord is from Iran. GW

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   allaround_ | Oct 18, 2001 05:27pm | #6

   *If it's the flapper that's the problem, just buy a whole new one - less than 5 bucks........Unless it's a Kohler toilet. Then you need to get one made specifically for (by) Kohler. Or is this a Mansfield toilet? With a plastic flush valve that slides up and down on the overflow tube and has a rubber gasket on the bottom? If so, you need to get the whole flush valve. Be sure to specify if it's a 1.6 gal per flush or the older style that uses more water. The flush valves are different. If you DO happen to get the wrong one, THEN you can swap the new gasket for the old and it should work.

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   Ron_Teti | Oct 18, 2001 09:09pm | #7

   *the flapper either needs adj or you have some dirt either on the flapper or the seal try cleaning and adj it before you r&r it

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   Greg_Warren | Oct 18, 2001 09:09pm | #8

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   The rental I am staying in while my house is being built has two toilets that are just recently starting to run slightly all of the time. I assume that if I replace the rubber gasket under the stopper, it will reseal the connection and keep water from leaking. Am I correct? GW