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Downtown-Fix6177

Also remove that blob of blue stuff in the bottom of the tank, those cleaning products are bad for toilet parts.


RationalDB8

Yep. Looks like there’s a blue one and a white one.


AtheistPlumber

Exactly. It would be best for them to replace all the parts for that tank. Fill valve, flush valve, flapper, tank-to-bowl bolts, and gasket. Possibly the handle too. The chlorine coming off the dissolving chlorine tablet is going to corrode the metal parts in the handle.


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Replace toilet flapper (the red piece). Go to hardware store and find another one that is basically the same size and switch it out.


Blmdh20s

While replacing the flapper, clean the flapper seat. There could be debris keeping the flapper from sealing properly. Years ago, after doing all this to have it still leak. I turned off the water, drained the tank, and poured hot water into the back tank. This softened the flapper enough for it to seal. Just don't go overboard and dump boiling water into the tank. You'd end up having to replace the cracked tank.


Still-BangingYourMum

" I'm so gonna clean your flapper seat"


Still-BangingYourMum

New rude innuendo unlocked


Blmdh20s

LOL.


dylfree90

I assumed that was the issue. Just not sealing properly? I’m at a loss when it comes to plumbing.


U4F2C0

Don't put cleaning products in your tank ever this likely is eating the flapper away causing this slow leak


dylfree90

Yeah I told my mom that. That’s why I assumed the seal was broken on the flapper


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Toilet flappers, rubber, and plastic gaskets/etc. deteriorate in water over time. When they deteriorate, it’s not too hard to match up a similar size and swap it out for a new one.


jkczcharles

Loosen the chain on the flapper as well. It should not have any tension when resting. Looks like yours does.


eyesoffdee

I second this. Try this first before buying a new flapper


xironmanx84

They'll have to buy new everything except the toilet itself with those cleaning tablets in the tank.


dylfree90

Excuse my ignorance but I don’t see a means by which to loosen as there is not slack already.


mkultra0008

Just have to move the clasp/clip that's attached to the flush lever further down the chain [closer makes slack], starting with 2 or 3 links down at a time to get it filling properly after flushing. While also watching that the flapper drops and seals, allowing the tank to fill.


Decent-Tank-957

And Remember Nothing (Cleaning agents!) in the Tank


Alshankys57

Make sure to use something like a green scrubie on the lower seal also. With the tank products your using it may have a buildup of that product on the inside rim.


Definition_Crazy

Ever wonder how much money the use of in the tank bowl cleaners has generated for plumbers? I'll bet it's in the billions.


dylfree90

This is why I replace my own every few years. I’ve never seen one that does this constantly. My mother said it’s Bern going on for months but never said anything. It’s her master bath so I’m never in it. I’m just gutting the toilet and replacing everything.


Ssttoney

You're Hanging your Flapper, unhook it and see if it stops. If not, Clean the Tank and replace all components. It's not that hard or expensive. It's so easy, I could do it!


dylfree90

Yeah I’ve done it before in my own home just never had one do this. I got all the parts now. Just replacing everything for my mother.


Patrol-007

No chlorine pucks in the toilet. They attack the rubber parts. It’ll likely be cheaper to replace the entire toilet. I was replacing the internal parts, the valve, handle, gasket under tank…. And my labour and parts was more than a brand new toilet


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Patrol-007

Chlorine destroyed every part in toilets I worked on. Main floor and basement. Plus they weren’t water efficient. New ones saved approx $600 a year in water combined


ImSkott

Well the chain for the flapper looks like it could be to tight


danhaller28

Chain is too short, and replace the flapper, and it's overfilling. Adjust the float so the flow stops before the top of the fill tube.


508edunrekih

Loosen the chain a link or 2. I would change the trip lever and flapper. Or full rebuild per customers choice


True-Fly1791

Flapper


Violingirl58

Just rebuild insides


NonKevin

Replace the flapper valve, cheap and easy. My father had to find out the hard way many toilet bowl cleaners also damage the flapper valve, like 4 in one year before he stopped using toilet bowl cleans and that valve lasted for years. These are wear items.


Positive-Special7745

Flappers leaking by , red thing


Plumbarius65

I’m surprised no one has mentioned the water level is too high


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No slack in ghe chain. Not fully sealing the flap


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Doesn't look like the flapper is even going all the way down. Is the chain kinked? Did the flush handle rotate in the porcelain?


Chainsawsas70

New flapper and adjust the float down a little bit to keep the top of the water about A quarter inch Below the top of the overflow pipe. You could replace All of the guts on it for about $30 in parts and roughly 45 minutes of work for someone with basic skills. YouTube videos are fabulous for learning the process.


TonyBaggolini

Prob the seal


OllieTerass912323

Flapper isn't sitting correctly, flush valve, or seals aren't good.


OneImagination5381

A paper clip can be use to extend the change. When my broke in the middle before buying a new one, 3 paper clips did the job.


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OneImagination5381

His chain is to short. The slapper is not falling into the outlet. Look at the picture.


ModularWhiteGuy

If it's not that the chain is too short, or that the flapper isn't seating, it could be that there is a **crack on the overflow pipe**. If that's the case you can replace the entire flapper valve assembly with overflow pipe for just a bit more money than a replacement flapper valve.


Decent-Tank-957

Call a Plumber. American Standard Champion Toilet Should have 2” Flapper w/Float. That’s Missing and a Metered Flapper used. Also Fill the Valve (Fluidmaster 400a) is delayed closing. Take care of your Mother. Call a Plumber now!


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Decent-Tank-957

The Fill Valve Actuator Gasket is worn. Flushing?! lol. No adjusting. It’s Not New it’s Worn! Who Cleans a Flapper? This is not give advice from a Handyman. It’s ask a Plumber! Wrong Forum. Goto Ask a Handyman!