Harry K wrote:
George E. Cawthon wrote:

wrote:

Hi everyone,

I've been having the problem of having the chain from my toilet

handle

getting caught underneath the flapper, thus preventing the flapper

from

closing. A jiggle of the handle usually solves this, but I don't

think

I should be having this problem.

When the flapper is closed, I have the chain adjusted so it is

nearly

taut. When I press down the handle to flush and let go of the

handle,

the handle immediately returns to its original position, therefore
creating a lot of slack in the chain which gets caught underneath

the

open flapper. What's the solution to this chain problem?

Thanks,
Dave


Forget the chain, they are forever getting caught.
Replace it with a heavy piece of fishing line.
Leave about 1/2 - 1/4" slack and you will never
have a problem.


Now why didn't I think of that? My problem is the link to the flush
arm very occasionally flips over the top of the arm thus holding it
open. The fish line should solve that.

Harry K


I've done it to 3 toilets over the past 10-15
years and never had a flapper stick open. In
fact, the first thing I did with a replacement
toilet was to throw the chain away and replace it
with fish line. The last time I looked at toilets
I noted that some manufactures now use a flat
plastic strap to couple the arm and the flapper.