Personal experiences with the name Kiel: | Edit. My boyfriends name is Kiel pronounced Kyle because it is the name and spelling of a town in Germany that is a twin town to the one we live in Coventry.
A flapper is a rubber mechanism in your toilet tank that is the moving part of the flush valve, sealing water into the tank and allowing water to exit the tank when you flush. Flappers deteriorate over time as a result of in-tank cleaning products and chemicals used by utilities.
Painful yes. Preventable yes. Your toilet tank has a fill valve, flush valve, and flapper. And it's these parts that ultimately lead to the toilet running. My $116 water bill could have been prevented by simply replacing the flapper.A $5 flapper to be precise. Just make sure you get one that fits your brand of toilet.ainful yes. Preventable yes. Your toilet tank has a fill valve, flush valve, and flapper. And it's these parts that ultimately lead to the toilet running. My $116 water bill could have been prevented by simply replacing the flapper.