Handle slips occasionally on new toilet.

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hawksnest

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I installed an American Standard "non clogging" toilet(the one advertised as flushing a bunch of golf balls) from Home Depot 4 months ago. Every couple days the flush handle just drops down with no resistance and you have to press it a second time to flush it. Not a major deal but very anoying with a supposedly top of the line toilet, especially if it would get worse.
What do you think causes it and is there anything I can do short of ripping the toilet apart and trying to deal with the warrantee?
 

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I can't think of a thing that would cause a toilet handle to drop down on it's own. Pushing one down with no resistance tells me the chain to the flapper is too loose and the chain needs shortened.
 
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