Spent $40 on a cheap toilet flapper and it flooded my basement

I had a slow leak in a second floor unit so I grabbed a universal flapper from the hardware store for $40. It fit okay but after three days the seal gave out and water ran nonstop for hours until the tenant got home. Any tips on a flapper brand that actually lasts longer than a month without ruining my drywall?

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sagep1922d ago

And if it wasn't the flaper failing but the chain getting caught under it?

william_jackson6522d ago

Had this happen on my old rig. Chain slipped off the sprocket and got wedged right under there. Took me forever to fish it out with a screwdriver.

margaret_jackson7322d ago

Was it binding up anywhere else before it got wedged?