Hello all,
I recently installed this toilet in my parents cottage after having much success and zero plugs with the two I put in our house. Unfortunately this third one requires the handle to be held down in order to get a complete flush. When i watch the different toilets operate, the flapper valves on the two good ones stay open, as if the flapper floats in the water until the water level in the tank drops. On the bad one, the flapper slams shut the instant you let go of the handle, letting very little water through, usually not enough to perform a flush. Since many people use the cottage, it is not ideal to have to tell everyone to hold the handle down.
I have removed the blue filler restrictor as mentioned here earlier, which has helped fill the bowl better, but doesn't do anything to keep the flapper open longer. I have tried many different water levels in the tank, from an inch below the tank filler tube height, to right up to the top of it, and everywhere in between. I have tried adjusting the slack in the lever chain from tight to loose.
I suppose a call to A.S. is next, but I thought I would post here first to see if anyone else has fixed this. I'm also thinking about adding a piece of foam to the flapper to keep it up longer. Thoughts?
Thanks!
TH