Tarazed
New Member
Hi, I'm not a professional, just someone hoping to get things done myself and faster, rather than wait weeks and weeks for the superintendent of my apartment building to get around to it.
The handle on our toilet has been getting very loose lately, but is still attached to the chain and flapper. It's been causing the flapper to not sit squarely back into its hole, necessitating opening the tank and poking the flapper with a rod to push it back down.
I bought a new handle tonight, and went to take out the old one... it has a metal nut and threading, and the thing just won't budge at all. I made sure I'm turning it the proper direction (counter clockwise when looking at the handle from outside the tank), and nothing. It almost looks like the metal nut has corroded up against the porcelain of the tank.
The toilet says "Canadian Potteries Limited" just behind the seat, and the number on the back inside the tank is 24 10 64, and inside the top of the tank is 4 9 64, plus "Crane Canada 274".
Is there anything I can do to loosen that metal nut, or should I get my super to get a professional in? And can someone please explain what those numbers mean (more for my curiosity).
Thanks.
The handle on our toilet has been getting very loose lately, but is still attached to the chain and flapper. It's been causing the flapper to not sit squarely back into its hole, necessitating opening the tank and poking the flapper with a rod to push it back down.
I bought a new handle tonight, and went to take out the old one... it has a metal nut and threading, and the thing just won't budge at all. I made sure I'm turning it the proper direction (counter clockwise when looking at the handle from outside the tank), and nothing. It almost looks like the metal nut has corroded up against the porcelain of the tank.
The toilet says "Canadian Potteries Limited" just behind the seat, and the number on the back inside the tank is 24 10 64, and inside the top of the tank is 4 9 64, plus "Crane Canada 274".
Is there anything I can do to loosen that metal nut, or should I get my super to get a professional in? And can someone please explain what those numbers mean (more for my curiosity).
Thanks.