Help please,

We just had a bathroom put in our basement of our old house. We
reused the toilet from upstairs bathroom that we had remodel 2 years ago.
The problems the flapper allows water to run from the tank into the bowl
and cause it to" flush" itself we replace the flapper which did not help.
It did not have this problem when had the toilet upstairs.


Thank you very much~~~!!!!!!!!!

jim

wrote:
Help please,

We just had a bathroom put in our basement of our old house. We
reused the toilet from upstairs bathroom that we had remodel 2 years ago.
The problems the flapper allows water to run from the tank into the bowl
and cause it to" flush" itself we replace the flapper which did not help.
It did not have this problem when had the toilet upstairs.


Thank you very much~~~!!!!!!!!!

jim


Hi,
Maybe not the flapper. The what is not shut off tight when float rises?
Tony

Tony Hwang wrote:

wrote:

Help please,

We just had a bathroom put in our basement of our old house.
We reused the toilet from upstairs bathroom that we had remodel 2
years ago.
The problems the flapper allows water to run from the tank into the
bowl and cause it to" flush" itself we replace the flapper which did
not help.
It did not have this problem when had the toilet upstairs.


Thank you very much~~~!!!!!!!!!

jim


Hi,
Maybe not the flapper. The what is not shut off tight when float rises?
Tony

I am sorry I do not understand.

wrote in message ...
Help please,

We just had a bathroom put in our basement of our old house. We
reused the toilet from upstairs bathroom that we had remodel 2 years ago.
The problems the flapper allows water to run from the tank into the bowl
and cause it to" flush" itself we replace the flapper which did not help.
It did not have this problem when had the toilet upstairs.


Thank you very much~~~!!!!!!!!!
jim


Take some Scotch-brite and rub the area where the flapper seals with the
base. Just had this problem two nights ago and that was the fix.

wrote in message ...
Help please,

We just had a bathroom put in our basement of our old house. We
reused the toilet from upstairs bathroom that we had remodel 2 years ago.
The problems the flapper allows water to run from the tank into the bowl
and cause it to" flush" itself we replace the flapper which did not help.
It did not have this problem when had the toilet upstairs.


Thank you very much~~~!!!!!!!!!


Begs the question.....

Tried moving it back upstairs yet ???

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SVL

wrote:
Help please,
The problems the flapper allows water to run from the tank into the
bowl
and cause it to" flush" itself we replace the flapper which did not
help.

You have a toilet that flushes itself and you want to stop it? I wish I
had a toilet that flushes itself!

All kidding aside, if you tried cleaning the valve seat with
scotchbrite as the other poster said, and it still does not work, maybe
your toilet does not work with aftermarket replacement flappers. Some
toilets only work well with the OEM flappers. My Eljer toilet had this
problem.

Jim,

As others have suggested clean the flapper's valve seat. It should feel
smooth. If the float is not properly positioned the water may not shut off
so lift the float gently and see if the water shuts off. If it does stop
then you need to bend the float arm down near the float. If the water level
in the tank is too high water will run into the overflow tube constantly.
Bending the float arm down as described above will fix this. If the ballcock
valve is worn it can also cause the problem you describe. Look at the one in
your toilet and find the right rebuild kit at the store. These kits come
with directions.

Dave M.