Closing actuator for flapper valve

A kit for an actuator for drawing a flapper of a flapper valve into engagement with a seat within a water tank to close said valve, said actuator kit comprising:

• a guide tube mountable along a sidewall of said tank, said guide tube having a first end positionable proximate to a bottom of said tank and a second end positionable proximate to a top of said tank;
• a clip attached to said second end of said guide tube, said clip being engageable with said sidewall for securing said guide tube thereto;
• and
• a tether extending though said guide tube, said tether having a first end attachable to said flapper and a second end extendable to a position outside of said tank.

A method of stopping the flow of water from a water tank to a bowl of a toilet, said tank having a flapper valve positioned between the tank and the bowl, said flapper valve including a flapper sealingly engageable with a seat, said method including the steps of:

• providing a tether having a first end attached to said flapper;
• providing a guide body positioned within said tank, said guide body having an opening for receiving said tether in sliding engagement, said guide body being positioned so as to guide said first end of said tether in a downward direction when said tether is drawn through said guide body from said second end;
• and
• drawing said tether from said second end through said guide body when said flapper valve is open, said flapper being thereby drawn downwardly into engagement with said seat to close said valve.