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> The flapper "installed" nice enough (there's not much to install).
>
> But soon after, I had to fiddle with the way the "chain" hooks up. (I no
> longer recall why, but almost certainly I had to fiddle for
> the same reason this plastic "chain" continues to curse itself) Soon, the
> stainless clip snapped (!?) I substituted a short piece of
> copper wire.
>
> But once every few months, the middle part of the plastic chain has
> floated *above* the "clip" (while flapper is open and tank
> flushes) and hung-up. This holds the flapper open. This leaves the
> fill-valve running indefinitely, until a human being unhooks
> the plastic fake-o chain and allows the flapper to shut.
>
> (I'm glad we don't live in a McMansion, else the water bill would grow
> huge before one of the maids reached the 9th Floor,
> Wing #16, and discovered the running fill valve.)
>
> The "dial" type adjustment of the flapper is no help, because it doesn't
> affect chain flotation.
>
> I may try hanging a small weight slightly above the mid-point of the chain
> (located to clear trouble) a smashed little ball of
> copper wire might work. Having to fix *new* products is annoying.
>
> PS. The "maids" are figmentariacious. So, maybe I should have called them
> "McMaids"?
> PS2, Wing #18. Supposedly the pink colored "rubber" parts of the flapper
> resist chloramine, which is good.
>
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