I was at mom's yesterday to replace the flapper on her 15 year old or so American Standard bowl. Last week, I had cleaned the seat with a scrunge to stop phantom flushes and it worked. The old flapper looked shot so I brought a new Korky one. After replacing it, it was reflushing about every 15 minutes. I recleaned the seat, inspected the new Korky and reinstalled. Still leaking - yes there is a bit of chain slack.
I reinstalled the original flapper and it doesn't leak. The original seems much softer but it's likely due to age as the wings to grab the tower are almost gummy and look ready to break.
Is there a better brand of flapper that seems to seal better, or could the seat be the problem even if it looks and feels to be in good shape? I was thinking of putting some waterproof dielectric grease on the surface of the flapper...
Any help appreciated.
John
I reinstalled the original flapper and it doesn't leak. The original seems much softer but it's likely due to age as the wings to grab the tower are almost gummy and look ready to break.
Is there a better brand of flapper that seems to seal better, or could the seat be the problem even if it looks and feels to be in good shape? I was thinking of putting some waterproof dielectric grease on the surface of the flapper...
Any help appreciated.
John