Pro tip: I flipped a stubborn toilet flapper with a zip tie fix

My toilet kept running after flushing (you know, that annoying hissing sound) and I was about to buy a $15 kit. I looked closer and saw the flapper chain was too long, so it got caught under the flapper. I just looped a zip tie through the chain to shorten it by maybe half an inch. Fixed the problem in 30 seconds for zero dollars. Has anyone else found a dumb plumbing shortcut that actually worked better than the real part?

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reese5516d ago

Damn, @keith_henderson, you're really out here questioning the structural integrity of my zip tie fix? I mean, it's been like eight months and that thing is still holding strong. The flapper is basically zip tie's prisoner at this point. I can't imagine the chain breaking before the zip tie does, unless my toilet starts trying to flush gravel.

keith_henderson6d ago

Zero dollars" is the best kind of fix lol. Did the zip tie actually hold up over time or did you have to swap it out for something more permanent later?