From: "Sir Topham Hatt" 
Newsgroups: alt.building.construction alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house pdaxs.services.plumbing
Subject: Re: Toilet Handle Location - New Home
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:12:18 -0400

Just put the lid down to flush!  It belongs down anyway.


"DanG"  wrote in message
news:cW0Jb.14081$JD6.482@lakeread04...
> The shingle and duct tape and the vice grip ideas, though quite
> functional and efficient, leave something to be desired in the
> aesthetics department.  Norm would probably make something nice in
> oak and hold it on with a little glue and now a few brads.
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Keep the whole world singing. . . .
> DanG
>
>
> "JTMcC"  wrote in message
> news:Qi%Ib.42425$Ff2.14279@news02.roc.ny...
> >
> > "Blackbeard"  wrote in message
> > news:hoi8vvo4fh8slsknibntlm018shn52nl8o@4ax.com...
> > > Yes, you're crazy for even talking about this. You're
> complaning about
> > > how the toilet was engineered in the first place. If you don't
> like
> > > the design of the toilet, yank it up and install a toilet you
> like
> > > better. There is no "fix" for something that isn't broken.
> > >
> > > And this response about using a butter knife...? I don't know
> what the
> > > hell that guy's talking about. Some dumb shit about using a
> > > butterknife as a counterweight. Does that sound reasonable to
> anyone?
> >
> > You're absolutely right! That is stupid! The reasonable solution
> is the
> > shingle and duct tape idea.
> >
> > JTMcC
> > > If I came to your house and borrowed a butterknife to fix your
> > > plumbing...and then charged you $135, would it sound
> reasonable
> > > then..? or would you want me to "fix it right"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 01:14:43 GMT, "Nehmo Sergheyev"
> > >  wrote:
> > >
> > > >- Nehmo -
> > > >If this were a problem in my house, we would just clamp on a
> miniature
> > > >set of alligator-mouth (flat) vice grips. If that's too heavy
> and causes
> > > >the lever to stay in the down position, then also clamp in a
> > > >counterweight, like a butter knife, with the handle of the
> butter knife
> > > >going to the right (over the pivot of the lever).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >If I were correcting this "problem" for a customer, I would
> buy and
> > > >install a longer flush handle. Home Depot might not have a
> large enough
> > > >selection.
> > > >
> > > >http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=toilet+flush+levers
> > > >
> > > >Where are you located, OP? Maybe I could direct you to a
> store.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Actually, many older or fancier flush handles are composed of
> two parts,
> > > >one of which is the outside leaver. You could buy the
> two-part kind and
> > > >custom make your outside lever.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >- Me or Blake -
> > > >> On the final walk-through of our new home today, I noticed
> all of our
> > > >> toilet flush handles are rather hard to get to.
> > > >>
> > > >> Could somebody that knows more than me take a look at these
> pictures
> > > >> and see if these look installed correctly with the correct
> parts?  I'm
> > > >> talking about how the handle is obscured almost completely
> by the lid.
> > > >> http://blake.is-a-geek.com/hcc/potty/lidup.jpg
> > > >> http://blake.is-a-geek.com/hcc/potty/handle.jpg
> > > >>
> > > >> Here's the labels of the toilets (Made by Vortens, Seat by
> Bemis) and
> > > >> how it looks with the lid down:
> > > >> http://blake.is-a-geek.com/hcc/potty/label.jpg
> > > >> http://blake.is-a-geek.com/hcc/potty/label2.jpg
> > > >> http://blake.is-a-geek.com/hcc/potty/liddown.jpg
> > > >>
> > > >> And here's a toilet in the model home which shows much more
> clearance
> > > >> (I think due to a different tank model):
> > > >> http://blake.is-a-geek.com/hcc/potty/modelup.jpg
> > > >> http://blake.is-a-geek.com/hcc/potty/modeldown.jpg
> > > >>
> > > >> So, is the seat too big?  Is the handle placed incorrectly?
> Does the
> > > >> smaller tank not match the rest of the toilet?  Am I crazy
> for even
> > > >> thinking about this?
> > > >> I'm going to stop by Home Depot tomorrow, but I figured I'd
> get better
> > > >> answers from you guys.
> > >
> >
> >
>
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