Re: Toilet flapper leak

F.H. wrote:
> Had a leak and thought I had fixed it. Neither the flapper or the shut
> off were working properly and the toilet *ran* constantly albeit
> slowly. Replaced the shut off assembly with a newer type and everything
> worked fine, for a while.
>
> Then the flapper started leaking again. Replaced the whole assembly but
> it still trickles causing the water to go on and off every 10 minutes or
> so.
>
> Am I missing some routine toilet problem? The new flapper assembly
> seems a bit on the cheap side, are they prone to leakage? TIA for any
> help.
>
> Frank
Are you certain it is the flapper leaking? How about the tube into the
overflow pipe? The end of it is not below the full water level is it?
It it is there will be a slow siphon that gives you the same symptoms.