Flapper chain not attached/broken, need to flush

Numberic · Mar 11, 2015

Yesterday the water at my apartment building was shut off for the few hours. During this time I wasn't feeling well and err... yeah... so my washroom started smelling badly.

When the water came back on I went to flush and nothing happened. I opened up the upper part of the toilet and found that the chain connecting the flusher and the flapper was detached/broken.

Getting someone in to fix it soon hopefully but I really need to flush it so I can get rid of the smell etc.., is there any way I can do that?

johnjh2o · Mar 11, 2015

Just lift the flapper.

gendow · Mar 11, 2015

If you don't want to get your hands wet, you could also fill up a bucket of water at your tub/shower spout and pour the bucket of water in the toilet bowl, that will flush it.

Matt30 · Mar 11, 2015

johnjh2o said:
Just lift the flapper.

That would make too much sense

havasu · Mar 12, 2015

A new flapper comes with a new chain. Total cost....about $5....or the same price as a small Starbucks coffee.

Matt30 · Mar 12, 2015

Such a simple fix for a toilet, and people will complain about the bill for a 10 minute job.....at the end of it all, you can poop. But those same people line up by the hundreds each day and pay $5 for a damn cup of coffee......and we're the crooks!