I have AS Cadet 3 for 4 yrs. This fall constant flushing (every half hour). New flapper from AS, flushes decreased but still every hour or so. Help!
1410517
two suggestions. 1. Clean the seat of where the flapper sits with a scour pad gently, not the flapper. If any slime or dirt, this may make it have a good seal. OR 2. Your overflow tube may have a crack in it. This will give you a bad day if you are not willing to take the upper tank off and replace the overflow assembly. OR 3. your flapper was mismade and had an air bubble in it.
1410518
Make sure the new flapper is centered up on the edge of the flush valve so it closes. Second run your finger around this ede to see if you can feel any depressions in it. If you do then it neew to be renewed or repaired. Check that the chain is not tooo lose on the flapper and is occasionally getting caught or not letting the flapper to seat tight. The chain also could be too tight and not allow a good seal either. Good luck.
1410519
If you have hard water, or public treated water, the seals go bad quicker. If you have iron or rusty build up in the tank, use Iron out & then non-chlorinated tablets to keep it cleaner. Also the chain to the flapper should have only a link or two slack & cut away the excess to prevent binding. Make sure the flash handle is tight on the inside of the tank. The only other thing it might be is the flush vale itself is bad, in which case you'll need to replace that. The water should only come out of the hose in the filler tube. Anywhere else, the flush valve is bad.
1997387
We installed & connected everything without an issue - and the entire system has been working flawlessly since it was installed close to a year ago. Something must be wrong - might be time to consider shipping it back or asking them manufacturer to ship out a replacement drain piece. Just an idea. Good Luck!
266279
I have had no issues at all with these. I do not recommend flushing more than one at a time to be on the safe side.
1535512
Take a sample of the water in a clear glass. If it clears from the bottom up, it is air bubbles, no worries. As the unit is used the trapped air will flush out. If it clears from the top down then it is debris. This should not happen. I would think that after flushing the system once and you still find debris, there is something wrong.
474288
for me, it took about 10 minutes of steady flushing, make sure you lean your ear downwards in the sink while you flush. if you are patient it will work!
2128057
I can only speculate that the tank is not draining either because something is clogged or the pump that pumps condensation build up to the tank is broken.The time that I contacted Danby about maintenance questions they were of no help at all which is why I will not purchase another Danby product. If you contact Danby they are going to tell you to tote your unit down to a repair center. The condenser coils should be cleaned annually but Danby offers no instructions on how to do it yourself and will not want to hear from you. Danby people are jerks.
2280825
Yes, yes. Indeed. I had the same problem as the unit wanted to fill the bucket (then turn off) instead of running out the rear spicket through the hose and run for me non-stop - which was why I bought it in the first place. It works for me now .. I just have to make absolutely sure that 1) the humidifier is sitting level; 2) the hose is always lower than the spicket on the back of the humidifier and 3) there is no relative "rise" in the drain hose. That means water is always running "downhill" from the drain spicket to the floor drain. Taking these deliberate measures solved my problem (now for years). Hope it helps you.
1625307
I have 4 of those toilets in my house. Only one of them make a lot of moise when flushed. And that's because in is the only toilet that I've had to replace the float valve. The other three are operating quite nicely. I asked that the flush valve be replaced and it works fine now.
266715
Mine has done the same. I was not able to fix it so I am replacing all 4 of them with old fashioned flappers.
1932682
Same here, but I think it has to do with the 'flapper" at the top. I think it gets somehow silted up and than it won't switch over. I will have to take mine apart and make sure that the shaft on which it pivots moves freely. Not the "worlds" best product......
843909
I had a problem with the flush handle assembly occasionally sticking in the down position after flushing. The water would continue to run until you pulled up on the handle returning it to the rest position. During this time it became hard to push. I removed the handle and cassette associated with it and shot silicone spray through the handle shaft into the cassette. Now it works like it was supposed to. I don't know if this is the source of your problem but I would hear the toilet running occasionally and found this lack of lubrication to be the problem.
869226
I have had the same experience and that is exactly why I dun this product in my review. What is happening is algae and scum are growing inside the plastic tube that feeds the spinner. It's exactly like atherosclerosis. The passage inside the tube gets smaller and smaller. Another event which is caused by the same condition is the holes in the spinner get clogged with growth. You can clean the holes with a toothpick and soaking in hot water but the tube is much harder to clean. What I did is hook a really narrow strip of terry cloth (about 1/4 inch wide and three inches long) to the end of a piece of 20 gauge copper wire (any kind of skinny wire will do) and I pull the cloth through the tube. You'll be quite grossed out when you see the scum that the cloth will drag out. After cleaning the spinner and the tube you must then disinfect the entire apparatus with a mild bleach solution in order to kill the microorganisms which will grow like mad as soon as you refill and use the unit after cleaning and de-gunking If you fail to disinfect carefully, the same build up will begin immediately and after growing a few bowls of sprouts you'll be back to square one. the unit is a pain and perhaps unhealthy too. You absolutely must change the water at least two times per day and preferably three times. You already know that the water will begin to stink badly just like any algae, bacteria-filled container of water. If you fail to maintain really clean water you're asking for a health issue in my humble opinion. Your sprouts will have been doused with stinky water about 30 times each day.......maybe more. My unit ran every few minutes. I never could determine what kind of timer was used. It was not always exactly the same interval sequence but regardless, this unit is a real hassle and it's always going to cause problems exactly like you are dealing with. Good luck
2214164
Maybe it's a bad batch of formula. Or time: the time it takes for the "stink" to activate at my 6900 elevation is a few days. You probably know a pinch of local dirt is required with the liquid in the bag -- this last time a clod clogged the hole, and I didn't see it until the next day. If your problem happened to me, I would try the manufacturer (go right to the top) and let him/her decide what to do. They want their product to bring happiness to all concerned (except the flies), and want to find solutions to problems like yours.
2213250
Either decrease the flow/suction on the drain or increase the suction on the G3; or better do a little of both. I have had to fine tune mine so it will flow through drain adequately and still move over it. If you have to choose one over the other, decrease the drain more--to much suction through the G3 will wear out the diaphram prematurely. Hope this helps.
651085
I've had no problems at all---works like a charm. I love it. Now, I'm amazed at how long other toilets take to flush---all that water gone. But, mine is used with the American Standard toilet--don't know why that would make a retrofitted not work right, though. Maybe you just got a bad one.
507960
I would say it does 'not' increase flushing power. In fact I would say it is less that a standard flush setup. Mine kit is set to allow the max water flow and it doesn't match my old setup. I've decided to replace my entire toillet with one designed for that purpose. Those do flush better with less water.
667686
you should always do a complete flush, i highly recommend this fluid.... get the quart and if you don't have one yet take a look at the motive products bleeders.