Don't break that toilet tank lid!

[pilot]

A while back at one of the parties at my house a guest fumble dropped the tank lid on my upstairs toilet. I couldn't find a replacement locally so I hit the web.

From a national plumbing supply company:

http://www.plumbingsupply.com/tanklidsinstock.html#briggs

Briggs # 3300 / 7469: white - 18 1/2" x 8 1/4" - made in Ecuador = $222.87

That price is just for the lid.

Unbelievable.

[mclarke]

Thats expensive shit!

[Big-J]

A while back at one of the parties at my house a guest fumble dropped the tank lid on my upstairs toilet.

Wait, are you really trying to tell us you have friends? That is what I don't believe!:lol: :p

[pilot]

Wait, are you really trying to tell us you have friends? That is what I don't believe!:lol: :pNow where in there did I say I had friends. Hey, with booze, everybody is a friend. Just ask my drinking buddy under the bridge at Speer and I-25.:drink:

[Raptor]

So is the friend paying by check, money order, cash??

[mclarke]

or paypal?

[Big-J]

Now where in there did I say I had friends. Hey, with booze, everybody is a friend. Just ask my drinking buddy under the bridge at Speer and I-25.:drink:

Touche'

[Jmetz]

Looks like someone was trying to leave you an upper decker.

[pilot]

I think I'll just go next door and ask the neighbor if I can use their can while mine is "being worked on". That, and a over sized coat aught to do the trick.

[puckstr]

Looks like someone was trying to leave you an upper decker.


Excatly what I was thinking

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

A while back at one of the parties at my house a guest fumble dropped the tank lid on my upstairs toilet. I couldn't find a replacement locally so I hit the web.

From a national plumbing supply company:

http://www.plumbingsupply.com/tanklidsinstock.html#briggs

Briggs # 3300 / 7469: white - 18 1/2" x 8 1/4" - made in Ecuador = $222.87

That price is just for the lid.

Unbelievable.



Pitch that Briggs POS (cheapest you'll ever see in a new house) and get a Kohler. You can get a good one complete for about $140-ish. The trick with those 1.6gal/flush models is set the water absolutely as high as possible without it constantly triggering, and when there's solids, flush and HOLD the lever down until the tank completely runs out thru the bowl, and then a couple seconds more. This gives you a couple gallon flush to clear the S-trap. If you just hit the lever, there's a 50% chance the next guy to flush will get a surprise. And, if THEY'VE dumped in it too.......:shocked::scream1::banghead: Also, for best results, put in a Fluidmaster fill valve instead of the stock one if it's not already a Fluidmaster. Plus, get one of the new wax rings with the foam gasket inside and heat the mating surface of your bowl with a heat gun until pretty warm (not hot), they seal much better.

If ya need help, let me know. I've done it a few times. Happy flushing!:)

[Sortarican]

^^^^^
SOUNDS LIKE FRANK KNOWS HIS SHIT!

(Sorry...couldn't resist.)

[Nick_Ninja]

C_M is a bowl of knowledge :D

[puckstr]

There is always a cheap alternative.
Rather Not Build Your Own

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If you'd prefer not build your own; there are kits available such as this complete toilet pack on the left sold by LifeSecure Emergency Solutions (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CSP3NE/ref=nosim?tag=toiletology10-20&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=B000CSP3NE&creative=373489&camp=211189). These toilet packs are compact, lightweight, durable, and easy to assemble, use and repack for future use. This portable toilet is made of very strong cardboard that sets up in such a way as to support up to 275 lbs. The toilet can be stored again after use and will hold up well to numerous uses.

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[Rhino]

You might also try Do It Yourself Plumbing. They're on Brighton Blvd and...31st? I had a briggs lid break on a job last week and they had the hook up for $45. He said it was about the 4th Briggs that week. There is also another lid that fits, so even if they don't have them in, you might be able to search the other and find it cheaper.

[pilot]

Thanks for the lead on DIYP.

[sky_blue]

Mmmmmplumbing.

My dad is a plumber, and Im always amazed at his stories of stuff he's pulled out of toilets (potatoes, shampoo bottles, kids's toys, cell phones).

By far his grossest story is of a service call he did to a house in a pretty shabby section of Downey, CA. He went to a house with a dead lawn, chain link fence, 2 pit bulls chained to a tree, like 10 people living in this run down 1950's house. They told him the toilet was broke and pointed at the bathroom.

Well yeah, the toilet was broken. Had been for some time apparently. That didn't stop anyone from using it though.

Yep, the bowl was FULL. Oh yeah, and they took off the tank lid, and the tank was full, too.

:cry::shocked::cry:

Then, the homeowner was irate because he said it wasn't fixable and he'd put in a new one if they wanted it.

No, my dad didn't touch it. He called their emergency cleanup services guys (people that clean up after a flood or whatever) and had them haul the toilet out. He came back later and put in a new one.

Now he works managing a huge plumbing/pipe supply place, so he only has to touch shiny new toilets.

[pilot]

OOOO! Bright shiny objects. That was a crappy story, ha.

[Nick_Ninja]

Nasty.

[sky_blue]

http://www.fishnflush.com/art/photos/0203.jpg
Pilot, get this instead:

http://www.fishnflush.com/