Fixed a leaky toilet flapper with a $3 part instead of replacing the whole thing

My toilet was running constantly for like 2 months before I finally looked inside and saw the flapper was just crusty. Grabbed a new one at Home Depot for $3 and it's been silent ever since. Anyone else ever put off a tiny fix like that way too long?

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angela_coleman1mo ago

You said "totally changed how I look at plumbing now" and that's exactly what I felt after I did mine. What took you so long to finally ask your buddy about it? I'm just curious because I let mine run for two months before I even lifted the lid. Was it a pride thing where you thought you should already know how to fix it, or did you just not want to deal with it? Sometimes I think we make these little problems seem bigger in our heads than they really are.

ryan_carr591mo ago

Honestly used to think replacing the whole damn toilet was the only way. Figured the gasket or whatever was shot and you had to just swap it. But a buddy at work told me the same thing you did. $3 part, five minutes of work, done. Totally changed how I look at plumbing now. It's wild how quick and cheap it can be if you just look at the actual problem first.