So it costs $0.003 worth of lube instead of $0.012 worth of lube? I have uses where I need silicone grease so it doesn't save me from buying some, but I have no uses where I'm better off with a castor oil based grease with silicone in it.Sil Glyde is as effective and about 1/4 the price.
If my flappers leak at all, I will take it off, put some Raybestos Silicone brake grease on, clean the mating valve surface with an old, blue scotch brite pad, and this is just to stop the leak till I get around to buying another flapper, IF I don't already have a replacement in a drawer full of such things, which I think I do have at the moment. If I'm going to bother ordering one online or make the mile journey through the mega hardware store, I go ahead and get 2 or 3 at a time.
I don't understand the fascination with high tech toilet flushing. My toilets have the original hardware that came in them and zero inclination to do more than swap a $2 flapper or $1 gasket every ~8 years, which takes a couple minutes.
Most people know how to save water on a standard old school tank, just adjust the float or put a brick or two into the tank to displace the water. Fortunately I get enough fiber in my diet so do not need a more powerful flush. I like a gentle flush that doesn't spray dirty water particles up on the lid or into the room if the user didn't put the lid down.
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