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Thor_MN

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8. Whn draining the tank to do work on the parts inside:

Reply to Paper Roses (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 09:27 PM

Nov 2014

Turn off the water to the toilet, flush, then place a cloth through the flap valve a few inches down towards the bowl, leaving the rest of the cloth in the water remaining in the tank. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes and you will have a tank completely empty of water.

This is a capillary siphon. The water drawn into the cloth and gravity causes the water in the end tucked down the flap valve to drip into the bowl, pulling more water into the cloth. Make sure the cloth doesn't fall all the way through.

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Exciting Toilet question, can you advise? [View all] Paper Roses Sep 2014 OP

omg I had the same thing. CurtEastPoint Sep 2014 #1

Replace the flapper on the bottom of the tank too. calikid Sep 2014 #2

The flap valve dies frequently relative to the other guts. Warpy Sep 2014 #4

You may have to replace the flapper. JayhawkSD Sep 2014 #3

Given the age of the toilet Wash. state Desk Jet Sep 2014 #5

Thanks as always for your great advice. Paper Roses Oct 2014 #6

Had that problem with our old toilet Wash. state Desk Jet Oct 2014 #7

Whn draining the tank to do work on the parts inside: Thor_MN Nov 2014 #8