Need a plumber

[Gavmacp]

I have a normal toilet. I had to change the float ball. Anyway I remember it came with a plastic pin/screw which I dropped but it came with spare which I put on. Ever since I am the only person that can flush the toilet.
Having in laws down and want (need to) sort this out.
What is this pin called as do want to buy the whole float ball etc just for a plastic pin. And is there different pins for different pressures?

[JonnyBoy12]

If I could answer this question for you I would feel flushed with success.

Sorry about the toilet humour but can not be of any help here.

[The Builder]

Sorry Gav, but I can't think just what this pin does. Can you give a little more description?
Also, how is it that you're the only possible flusher?

[Gavmacp]

I had a look this morning and the only pin that is obvious is near the mechanism that stops the water coming in.
I do not know why I am the only person that can flush it but I always notice that everyone seems to have trouble, happened this morning with a friend.

[ummmm]

There are toilets that require certain flushing skills. We had one where we had to pull the handle down twice, really quickly.

[The Builder]

I remember them ummmm. Usually a problem with your diaphragm ....... as it were ;o)

[ChuckFickens]

The only places I can think of that normally have plastic screws on ballcocks is the adjustable peg that pushes onto the actual valve and sometimes another one that stops the ball dropping too far down into the cistern. neither of those would make the toilet hard to flush.

As TB says, hard to flush toilets are normally due to a split diaphragm

[wildwood]

No help here, but we have a flusher with driving instructions too. There is something wrong with the plunger/seal that stops the waterflow to the bowl outlet and after when visitors flush there is a constant drip. We know how long to keep the button down so there is enough water flowing to clear the bowl but let go before the cistern is empty so there is a healthy audible 'clonk' to seal the flow, and he, no drip.

I now feel so satisfied having shared out private toilet peculiarities with the world. :-)