help me fix my toilet

[rm]

It won't flush. According to the diagram here (http://www.hometips.com/hyhw/plumbing/88toilet.html) and our inspection of the thing the line from the trip lever to the flapper or seat ball, which in this diagram is shown as two things hooked together in our toilet was just a long plastic strip that has now snapped off.

I don't trust the management company to deal with this in a timely way, and I clearly need to get more than just the line as I need a new flapper since the line broke off the flapper. But I can't figure out how many parts I need to buy or how to unconnect and connect things.

Um, so what do I buy? How do I do this? Should I just call a plummber? I don't need a new toilet do I?

ETA: if I pull up the flapper manually, it does work.

Comments

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

The pieces should all come apart so turn off the water to the toilet (little silver knob under the tank, on that thin water line) and do so. Also take out anything that looks like it might break in the near future. Take them in a nice little baggie to the nearest Home Depot and make sure you get exactly what you need. You'll probably only need to adjust the length of the strip from the pull to the flapper, the rest should go into place easily enough.

Taking it apart and taking it in is the best way to avoid raging frustration and multiple trips.