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Jan 14, 2022 2:37 PM
stlcraigslister636
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deegox
Martins' hot tap.
Zanzetuken
Heh, I did this for mine shortly after I moved in 6 years ago. It's still there, despite many trips to the hardware store for other stuff
Hiboredimdad
I've recently started work for a super scummy rental company.all the repairs I find are like this because they don't pay ebough for parts.
PoopShipDestroyer55
"until I get to the hardware store"
Laser2000
tbh that hair tie looks uncomfortable anyway
micicle
I fixed mine with a coat hanger for like 6months
itsahorse
25 years later
probablyobvious
What you don't have a welding machine at your house? With a basic household forge you could get this fixes in no time
zer0vector
It's only temporary unless it works
Flaptrapper
I want one of those toilet lids that has the pull plunger thing in the middle. No bullshit, won't break
jayteedeeism
If you replace the tie with copper wire it will last years as-is.
SenfinaZeit
I did the same but with a metal wire to keep it in place instead of a hairtie.
SomeKindOfEye
While you're out you should buy some cloths, sponges and bleach.
SergeyPrkl
Looks like some victorian era contraption. What part of toilet is that?
hostilekilla127001
Write down personal note: " hair tie can save your life"
OMGamIImguringCorrectly
If you have a drill, you could just drill another hole in the end of it and avoid a trip to the hardware store entirely.
jansenart
You could save a lot of hassle if you mount some wire to the end, around the wide part and in the remaining detent. Make a loop for the hook
DracoDan
there's no fix more permanent than a temporary fix!
thekeyislost
My dad would be proud of you
Tombliboos
Get the spring from a clothes peg, bend it open and place it over the arm. Secure it to the chain loop.... job done....
cryptzicle
I have a binder clip currently holding a hose in my toilet. Real recognize real.
LaffertyDanie1
Chain broke on mine and I fixed it with a paperclip, been going strong for 3 years now.
LateNightBunnyParty
Ha! I've had to do shit like this many a time in my life too. Learned from the king and queen of quick fix-its, my parents.
Krashtestdummy
pareidoliaperson
siler7
I can hear it.
itsthevoiceman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hAgFxKIm7Y
astrid28
Been there. Works great, also, paperclips.
Dvicemuse
I Fixed a toilet in a rental with a paper clip. Worked for a year until I moved out. Probably still there
Bannef
I use binder clips for everything.
ComcastLover
not to be that guy but couldn't you just have put the metal loop around it instead? Like this:
Bannef
I suspect the jiggling of the handle will make that slip off quickly, hair ties have more grip. But I had that thought too.
Wnerg
Might not have a long enough chain for the stopper to fully seal the hole in that position
Merlinul
There's also a hole in that rod
VitusApollo
Did you Photoshop this pic just for the example? That's dedication.
Bannef
I think that might work if you used pliers to clamp the clip part tighter, but I bet they had a hair tie in the bathroom, but not pliers.
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
*eyes the pliers that live on the bathroom sink* yeah, it'd be super weird to keep tools in there!
coltizzle357
Haha oh man, i sure am glad i dont keep pliers on the bathroom sink *slowly lowers them into the sink drawer*
DrPepper523
Nah that thing normally goes at a downward angle when flushed. It'd slide off as soon as you flushed and you'd need to fish it out again.
D0nTran
If only...there was something to...tie...it in place
Fulmersbelly
I was thinking the same thing… THEN put the hair tie around to just hold it in place instead of the hair tie doing all the heavy lifting
D0nTran
Thisssssssss. Why is everyome commenting on it slipping off when clearly keeping this setup in place with the hair tie puts much less strain
crypticorb
Or, assuming @OP has basic power tools, drill a hole through the remaining flat part and the jury-rig can be more permanent.
naturalorang3
or just a zip tie
tomatoboy
I’ve had this happen a lot lately. Our water is acidic, but the plastic ones don’t fit right in our toilets, and it seems like they…
tomatoboy
…are made out of lousier metal the last few ones I’ve bought as replacements, only getting maybe two years out of them.
nomunnywunnytilugetthebunnyhunny
Try putting a toilet bowl cleaner tablet in the bowl. The pH may balance out.
siler7
Easy there. It depends on the chemical used and what kind of pipes you have. Details matter.
Bannef
As my landlord named Steve Rogers said (that’s true!) they don’t make them like they used to. Seriously, old toilet parts would last longer!
stlcraigslister636
I want to say this is less that 2 years as well.
Shaows
You should get a 3D printer and print ones that will fit.
tomatoboy
A 3D printer costs way more than buying a $10 new metal one every two years.
Bannef
True, but if you can access a 3D printer for cheap that would be pretty cool.
tomatoboy
What I’ve considered is coating them with a thick paint/enamel or plastic, so slow corrosion. But it’s still $10 every 2 years and my…
BBQBourbonAndBeer
Plasti-dip may work. Still, time vs cost.
tomatoboy
…time is worth more than that, so I just buy new ones. Lol
fformulaa
And this is how it'll remain until it breaks again!
asm80dfa8sdfj
As foretold in the prophecy
ImAfraidYoureAllPsychosSoIMadeThisAccount
It's only temporary unless it works.
Lithpy
I keep replacing mine with a zip tie every couple years.
wheeeeeeeeeeee
1 year and still going
hardytardigrade
later this afternoon...
fformulaa
Nah, looks solid. Eventually the hairtie will get moist, puff up & slide off. Then a rubberband upgrade, then a safety wire upgrade.
fformulaa
Ooh, wait, a ziptie ? ?
hardytardigrade
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