The tube you're talking about just has a clip that holds it in place. Check the bottom of the tank and see if it just fell off.
A flush repair kit would have that clip that comes with a complete replacement of your float assembly and flap. Check with your local hardware store. They may
be able to just sell you the clip or have something that will do the same job.
The Fluidmaster repair kits are universal and will fit your toilet. It's a routine wear and tear item. If you're handy, you can do the repair yourself or, get a friend or handyman
to do it for you. Less than a 15 minute job if you know what you're doing. Your toilet is perfectly fine..no need to replace.
Incidentally, something I learned from my real estate agent days...take the lid off the toilet and look on the underside. It will have the month and year stamped that it
was manufactured. Most homes, if it's the original toilet, will have a toilet that was manufactured no more than a year before the house was built. :)
-aki
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JoyceK
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 8:16 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Would like to fix minor problem with Mansfield toilet
Hi, I have an old Mansfield toilet. We bought the house in 1993 and had some upgrades to the bathroom in 2002. I don't think the toilet was replaced at the time of the upgrade so the toilet could be as old as 1986 when the house was built. Have some patience here because I'm not sure about the part names. There is a tube that runs from where the water comes into the tank over to the flush valve. Where the tube reaches the flush valve there is a cap on the tube, then a very short piece that directs the water down into the flush valve. Lately after I flush the toilet, the cap and short piece become dislodged from their place in the flush valve and squirt water directly into the tank. The result is a slightly noisy flush (admittedly not a big deal). The toilet does not seem to be leaking and it shuts off at the end of the flushing process.
So I'd like to be able to fix this but wonder if, given the age of the toilet, if this is just the beginning of more problems with this unit and whether I should just bite the bullet and get a new toilet or whether a simple fix will make this unit good to go.
Thanks. Joyce
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