funny! my brother was having trouble with his toilet. he finally decided to replace it. He removed it and had it out in the backyard. He called me to come over and see if I could help him with it. He wanted to see if it could be repaired before he bought another one. We took the lid off the tank. I said "oh i see what the problem is" I shortened the chain and said "give it a try." He reached up and flushed it.......... nothing happened. It's always a pleasure for little brothers to pull one on big brothers. Know what I mean?