Emily Cameron
: We moved into an apartment which had a rubber toilet flapper with a rubber line : attached to it. On the day we were moving in, my son urinated in the toilet, flushed, and : left to help us move more boxes from our old apartment. When we returned 3-4 hours : later, our entire apartment was flooded with water (water was actually running out the : front door). We turned off the water and called the manager. He came in with a plunger : and plunged the toilet. Immediately the water in the bowl drained out. We looked into : the tank and saw that the rubber line attached to the flapper had folded onto itself and : prevented the flapper from sealing the drain in the bottom of the tank. The rubber : flapper and rubber line appeared old, frayed, and rust-stained. For weeks after we : moved in, the flapper line continued to fold, and we ended up just leaving the tank lid off : and manually replacing the flapper after flushing the toilet. QUESTIONS: Why was the : toilet clogged up, if we had never used it before and my son had only urinated in it (ie, : nothing went into the toilet to clog it)? The apartment had been empty for around three : months – does non-use cause some sort of blockage or air clog or something? Also, : would the toilet have spilled enough water to flood our entire apartment if the flapper : and line had not malfunctioned? Ive had clogged toilets before, and they usually only : overflow one tankful onto the bathroom floor before the flapper seals the drain to the : bowl. Please offer us advice in this matter. P.S. The new flapper that the landlord finally : installed doesnt seal either!) Thanks, Emily Cameron (360) 956-1620
