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From: Speedy Jim 

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NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 11:54:45 EST

Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 11:51:23 -0500



Pour some veg dye/blueing into the tank.  Don't flush.  Turn off water 

supply.   If you see dye in the bowl an hour later, the flapper

is leaking at the seat.   There are dozens of different designs

for the flapper and seat (or ball and seat).  

Fluid Master makes a pretty good almost universal kit for

applications where a standard flapper doesn't work well.

It's called the Flusher Fixer.

If you try one, use a hair dryer to completely dry the surface

the kit will mount on.  If brass, clean it up with sandpaper first too.



That's just one answer; there are lots of fixes, depending on what

you have in the tank.

Jim