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Have to hold handle down to flush so you shortened chain and replaced flapper now the toilet wont stop running?
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∙ 10y ago
You shortened the chain too much. Make it longer a link at a time till it works.
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What is wrong with a toilet handle that is hard to push down to flush?
Linkage going to flapper is sticking or needs adjusted. Nut holding flush handle to tank may need tightened or replaced. Pressure assisted toilet needs more force on handle to flush.
Your toilets will not flush completely with out holding down the handle?
The flush mech or flapper is faulty or your handle needs to be adjusted.
What can cause a commode not to flush?
Clogged toilet, mainline stoppage, not enough water in the tank or bowl, too much slack in flapper chain, bad flapper, broken handle...
What is wrong with your toilet if you have to hold down the handle to get it to flush all the way and how can you fix it?
To be honest, my whole family have had to hold down the handle to get it to flush in one of our toilet for two years until today that I searched this page and do my trouble shooting. I replaced the Flapper two years ago, and did not realize that the first step that you need to do is to cut the collar off from the new Flapper if your toilet has mounting arm. The Flapper is designed to fit two different kind of toilets, the one with mounting arm and the one that doesn't have(and thus need a collar). If the collar is not cut off. it generates push down force every time you press the handle to flush the toilet. That is the reason that you need to hold down the handler. Inside the tank, there is a flush valve. Depending on the age of the toilet, it typically either is a "flapper" or "tank ball' style. Each type have a little bouyancy...when you press tank handle, the suction is broken, and the flapper or ball floats open. As the tank empties and the water level gets lower in the tank, the flapper or ball re-settles on its seat. Your flapper or ball is not floating open. Look inside tank, press handle. Observe flapper or ball. If the flapper or ball does not float open, you may need to simply shorten the chain...just a little. Typically, you can readjust the chain linkage where it connects to the handle. Also, you can pull the chain from inside the tank...without using the handle to see how it is supposed to work and determine how much slack is needed in the chain. Good Luck The "floating open" problem in the previous answer may be from a deteriorating flapper. The upside down cup that holds the air may be torn, and allow the air to escape too fast, dropping the flapper prematurely. I had the same problem and thanks to these previous answers, I solved my problem. It is very hard to describe parts without pictures, but here goes. There is the small hose that emits water into a "column" which goes to the "rubber flapper". I first checked my flapper to see if it had eroded and it seemed fine, actually almost new. While I was checking that, I noticed that the flapper had a rubber round part which instead of being over the "column", was behind the column. It made sense to me that this round rubber part should go over the column, so I pulled the flapper off at the sides where it was connected (by these two small tabs) and pulled the rubber ring up and over the column. I pushed the ring all the way down to the bottom of the column and over the two plastic tabs at the bottom of the column. I then felt around and made sure the flapper was not leaking (kind of like checking to make sure a rubber stopper in a sink is not leaking) and it was good. The chain was adjusted so there was not a lot of slack. I had a toilet that was constantly running in the powder room. It is an Eljer installed when the house was built in 1992. The flapper valve was quite deteriorated and the flush handle/lever was worn and sticking. I replaced the other 2 toilets in the house with much higher quality Toto toilets a few years back. Money is tight at the moment so I decided to just fix this one. I bought a new "Korky" flapper valve and a replacement flush handle at a local hardware retailer and replaced them. After this I noticed that the water level in the bowl was much lower after refilling and that I had to hold the lever down to get it to complete a flush. After reading the above answers and several others from other websites I took the lid back off the tank and this is what I found: The new flapper valve was manufactured with a hole in it that immediately let the air out once the flapper valve is vertical, causing it to drop down and reseal the tank too soon. I shut off the water and removed the flapper valve, dried it off, and placed a smal piece of electrical tape over the hole to see if the flapper valve would then perform properly and it did. Also I noticed that when I had done the original work I failed to replace the bowl refill tube back into it's original location in the overflow tube and that was what was causing the lower water level in the bowl after flushing. There is nothing complicated or requiring long explanations about this - Simply remove flapper, get a universal flapper and fit it - done !
How do you make a toilet stop flushing?
Put a new flapper in the tank. The flapper is what the handle is attached to. They get hard over time and don't seal completely so the tank drains and then refills.
Why will the handle flush the toilet easily when no water is in the tank but require too much force to flush it when water is in the tank?
It could be that the chain attached the handle to the flapper is too long. that would be the easiest thing to try first.
Sometimes your toilet flushes and sometimes it does not?
That my friend is because the big plug is getting stuck ,but you need to hold down the handle or pick up the and fix the chain.There are several reasons that a toilet is intermittent flushing1- If you have a Coyne Delany flushomenter the handle piston assembly has a tiny plastic tip that wears out over time and the piston has to be replaced2- Low down type of toilets with a flapper ,tank bulb or disc such as American Standard need the lift rod, chain adjusted.3- If the tank loses water (flushes on its own) then the Douglas valve upper rubber bulb, disc, flapper needs to be replaced
How do you convert a triple handle shower faucet to a single handle faucet?
No conversion, it would need to be replaced with a single handle faucet.
Why did god shorten the lives of men?
because they were growing massive cocks when they got older. the women couldn't handle the giant cocks so god shortened their penises when he shortened their life span
Every time I flush my toilet it flushes 3 times before the flapper will seat why is this and can it be corrected I have adjusted the chain from the handle to the flapper to all different lengths?
You may need a new flapper. Go easy on the chlorine whitener in the tank.
How are toilet flush handles replaced if one breaks?
Replacing a toilet flush handle is inexpensive and is generally a one person job. The handle can be replaced by opening the tank and unhooking the chain. Using a wrench you can now remove the handle. To replace the handle simply attach the chain and secure in place.
Why won't the water level stay in the toilet bowl?
If water is leaving the bowl then there could be a couple of solutions. There could be a partial clog in the sewer lines or vents, causing a vacuum that draws the water out. Cleaning out the lines will fix this. Or the bowl could have a small crack, which will require a new toilet.
