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  1. Archibald Tuttle

    Lazy TOTO Entrada flush

    Got to admit I'm perplexed. this toilet had been flushing fine for 3 years but it's gone lazy. tenants complained it was not flushing to the point of leaking, i.e. spilling over, although I see no evidence of a serious leak or major overflow and the bowl is clean water. first snaked the toilet...
  2. Archibald Tuttle

    Universal flapper won't stay up on gerber

    i have not encountered this problem before and i've been through hundreds of toilets. the universal flapper doesn't stay up when flushed. i worked with the chain length from the flush handle to make sure i was lifting it as far as possible but it slams shut immediately upon releasing the handle...
  3. Archibald Tuttle

    Decent flush handle?

    I replace these all the time in service but i have been unable to find a decent replacement standard flush handle. i don't object to paying 2 or even 3 times the entry level. i don't care about the trim. i just want a handle that doesn't loose its horizontal stop after 3 months in use. i don't...
  4. Archibald Tuttle

    slow set pvc cement or glue for slip fitting vs. fernco or no hubs

    found an old thread* where terry said standard glue gives you plenty of time for a slip fitting. Guess these experts are quick. I've only been doing this 40 years and I haven't found this to be so when I get up in the 3 or 4" range. I've been puzzling how to do a tight stack job without using a...
  5. Archibald Tuttle

    Lost siphon i.e. no whirlpool

    25 year old early gravity watersaver. think its a gerber. at the inlaws. I've noticed it year after year at christmas time. flush repeatedly. never get a whirlpool or evidence of good siphon. and plenty of unevacuated matter even after flushing several times. so I figured, bad seal at...
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