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How do I deal with a clogged toilet refill mechanism?

AMJF
AMJF Posts: 36 Forumite
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I have a problem with the toilet in my rented house of multiple occupancy, in that when it is flushed, the water drains from the system fine, it's just when it comes to being refilled by the mechanism.

The new mechanism itself has been installed in the last few years, and it has a little lever that goes up for a short flush and down for a long one (or vice versa). The thing is, lately, the refill will no longer happen in one go, just that it stops and starts frequently, and in recent months, a clunking sound is happening in the plumbing when it stops. This can go on for over a dozen times of around 5 seconds each, unless I push down on this part of this mechanism (yellow square) then it continues until I let go:



The stop/start will finish after a while, I guess when enough water has entered the cistern, but it shouldn't be stop/start, it certainly wasn't when we first got it. It's obviously become clogged since.

I have often thought of trying to fix this myself, but I don't know how, and if I damage it, the landlord will insist I pay for it, but he won't touch it himself as he thought it was normal activity, and he has just recently invested in all-new windows for the house anyway.

What can I do?

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