Dunbar Plumbing
Master Plumber
Here's an unlikely "shock" for those of you who have just bought this toilet:
The flapper inside that tank is 1 piece, you CANNOT remove the rubber disk part from the hard shell of the flapper.
There is a ridged edge that you will not get back inside that groove properly that will keep you from
1. turning it upside down like the AS4 design allows
That flapper is $13 plus tax, possibly more.
You cannot buy just the rubber, at least in my area.
I installed one of these toilets, actually quite a few and these people are going to freak because the chlorine is blistering the surface that mates to the flush valve seat. This will prevent a solid leak-proof seal and it has you spending money, instantly.
The one I'm dealing with isn't 2 years old, and the water quality in my area is significantly worse as of recent.
2 years for a $13 flapper is nonsense...but then again, it's big box store all the way for many.
I'm getting paid to work on this toilet, but I'm seeing problems with these seals not holding up any "decent" amount of time for product longevity.
The black rubber on the Cadet 3 Flapper starts to blister, this one is six months old.
The flapper inside that tank is 1 piece, you CANNOT remove the rubber disk part from the hard shell of the flapper.
There is a ridged edge that you will not get back inside that groove properly that will keep you from
1. turning it upside down like the AS4 design allows
That flapper is $13 plus tax, possibly more.
You cannot buy just the rubber, at least in my area.
I installed one of these toilets, actually quite a few and these people are going to freak because the chlorine is blistering the surface that mates to the flush valve seat. This will prevent a solid leak-proof seal and it has you spending money, instantly.
The one I'm dealing with isn't 2 years old, and the water quality in my area is significantly worse as of recent.
2 years for a $13 flapper is nonsense...but then again, it's big box store all the way for many.
I'm getting paid to work on this toilet, but I'm seeing problems with these seals not holding up any "decent" amount of time for product longevity.
The black rubber on the Cadet 3 Flapper starts to blister, this one is six months old.
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