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Article: READERS WRITE TOILET PROBLEM WASHED AWAY
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- November 4, 1998
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ANNE AND NAN
Toilet that flushes itself - Karen Kelly of Scranton, Pa., has a toilet that flushes itself. She had a new master-flush assembly installed, and it still flushes itself. Peg Austin of Baton Rouge, La., had the same problem. She writes: "We realized our cat had discovered the flush handle. He flushed over and over, to hear the noise and watch the water, I guess. The solution? Close the bathroom door."
Charlotte, also from Baton Rouge, says, "The problem isn't due to the fill valve itself. Located in the bottom of the toilet is a rubber disc called a 'flapper.' This is where her problem exists. The flapper is not ...