The flapper doesn't seal enough to prevent water seepage that causes the flush to cycle every half hour. This is an Eljer 1.6 gal one-piece toilet
Replace flapper, it is worn out.Turn off water valve. Flush toilet, remove flapper. Then replace flapper, adjust chain to same size as old one, then turn water back on.
No, your fill tube where the flapper sits is probably worn, they sell a kit to fix this or just replace the fill tube completely. Requirers removing tank. I would try kit to fix where flapper sits, it is an epoxy ring that seats itself over exsisting area.
As most city water suppies high mineral and calcium concentration, often using an SOS or Brillow pad to clean mineral deposits from the 'neck' that the flapper seats on to. This improve contact having a clean mating surface. Doing this along with a new flapper should do the trick. I also would coat both surfaces with Magic Lube (Gasket Lube) found at pool supply stores to further seal the 2 surfaces and prevent further mineral build-up. This shoud do the trick 99% of the time.
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Hello, W/D here.
Shut off the water to the tank and flush it. Replace the flapper. That's the only repair available for them. Any hardware store can supply the part.
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--W/D--
I had an issue today where the flapper still wasn't sealing. I found the gasket at the low edge of the flapper seat was rippled, probably from a heavy dose of bleach, and the rippled gasket was keeping the flapper from making a good seal on the flapper seat. I trimmed the gasket with a razor knife, and this remedied the problem. --W/D--
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Yes, but it did not help. Is there a weighted flapper that would hold down tighter?
I found the fix. Remove the entire fill assembly and replace it. But it's not easy; the bottom part must be reverse unscrewed (rotated ccw)from the top part and you need to make a tool out of a piece of PCV pipe to do it. MIne was wedged in so tight that I had to hacksaw it out.
Have you replaced the flapper?
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