Posted by mOSSY on November 25, 1998 at 13:03:12:

In Reply to: Toilets in general posted by Paul on November 24, 1998 at 21:18:28:

Paul,
What can I say mate. One toilet has a crook washer in the ballcock thingymajig,(leaking clancy of the overflow). The other one needs a new rubber washer to seal off the flushpipe. Call into a PLUMBING SUPPLY STORE for spares. Tell them what brand of cistern to get correct parts. Then pull the doohicky away from thingy, stretch watchamacallit over widget. Presto jobs done. When you have pulled all your hair out, broken some plastic bits, the Mrs and kids (plus dog) have left to visit mum, call the local plumma.

: I have a couple of toilets, one is continually leaking quite slowly into the bowl, the other is continually wasting water through an overflow pipe. Upon examination they both had worn rubber thingies (is this the correct technical term?!? - bell shaped black rubber) where the plastic gizmo on the other end of the ballcock pushes down. Knowing next to nothing about toilistics, can I get:
: 1. a toilet tune-up kit
: 2. rubber thingies from somewhere - hardware store???
: 3. advice on whether the rubber thingies fit over or on top of the plastic wheel shaped widgets they were above
: Any all advice accepted gratefully ,
: Paul

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