Tried to fix a toilet flapper and ended up flooding the bathroom floor

On Saturday I decided to swap out a worn flapper in my main floor toilet. I got the water shut off fine and replaced the part, but when I turned the water back on the little rubber piece didn't seat right. Water started steadily trickling into the bowl and then overflowed onto the tile floor. It took me about 45 minutes and a second trip to the hardware store to find a flapper that actually fit my model. Has anyone else had a simple fix turn into a mess like this?

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charles_coleman1h ago

Wait, is this the kind where the chain gets caught under the flapper and it cant close? I mean I've definitely had that happen before. Maybe it's just me but I always check the chain tension and make sure the new part actually matches the old one before messing with the water.