How to Repair Toilet Tank Components | Ask This Old House
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Ask This Old House plumbing and HVAC expert Richard Trethewey explains the failure points in toilet tanks and how to repair them.
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Time: 30 minutes-1 hour
Cost: $10 and up
Skill Level: Moderate
Shopping List:
Toilet flapper [amzn.to/30b0Aj9]
Fill valve replacement parts [amzn.to/2tKX9U4]
Steps:
1. Every toilet tank has only a few components that can fail and cause the toilet to stop operating properly: the flush valve, and the fill valve.
2. If there’s a failure with the flush valve, it’s possible that the attached rubber flapper has worn off or isn’t sitting properly in the opening.
There are two things to check in order to repair this:
a. The slack on the chain connecting the flapper to the lever. If it’s too loose or too tight, adjust it so the flapper lifts high enough to flush the toilet and then seals tightly again.
b. The condition of the rubber flapper. If it’s worn out, it needs to be replaced.
i. Start by shutting off the water to the toilet tank.
ii. Pull the old flapper off the flush valve. There are usually two little ears on the side where the flapper loops on.
iii. Put the new flapper on using the same process in reverse.
iv. Hook the chain onto the tank lever and make sure it’s adjusted properly.
v. Turn the water back on.
3. If there’s a failure with the fill valve, it’s possible that the float hasn’t been adjusted properly and excess water is falling into the overflow. Fix this by adjusting the float on the fill valve, which will vary depending on the type of fill valve.
Resources:
All of the repair parts for this project can be found at home centers.
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How to Repair Toilet Tank Components | Ask This Old House
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Look on the tank’s lid for your specific toilet’s model number when ordering parts or a new flapper. I’ve found that not all generic flappers work the same. GL. ).
What if you have a old toilet and just want to replaced the internal to upgraded equipment? Can it just be replaced? Or should I replaced the entire toilet.
@@gilberthsuarez4285 This same guy, last week on Ask This Old House, said just about nothing is standard in plumbing. Likely you could replace, but no guarantees. This isn't an expensive task, and if kept clean you could return (to a big box) and reinstall your existing. I've had to do so for sink faucets/drains.
Thank you! For some unknown reason, I presumed it'd be standard.
I gave the adjustment on the fill valve and I clean the flapper everything is working properly now thank you for the video
Who else loves getting the notifications from this old house I don’t watching it ever since I was a little kid🙋♂️🙋🏽
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One of my toilets was having a problem where it wouldn't keep flushing if I let the handle go too early. Thanks for showing me the quick fix in this video!
I fixed my Kohler memoirs one piece toilet today half way! I am receiving the flapper valve tomorrow! 15 years trouble frree flushing... I can not complain.
Don't forget to measure how long the new supply tube needs to be and an organic sponge will come in handy. Some supply valves are crap and quickly plug up, and others never have a problem.
I would have liked to see you actually adjust the flow valve to see how it works, to match the right height you were talking about.
Exactly. I’m having that problem.
I watched your video and swapped out the flapper…. Problem solved … thank y’all
Learning how to fix a toilet while on the toilet while being a plumber who knows about toilets
ive always had problems finding the right flapper. even the universal ones don't work. Recommend taking old flapper to parts store or if you can get model # on toilet and order online
Richard is an expert on installing, repairing, and using toilets.
The building is about 15 years old. While the innards of my toilet still work I am contemplating just replacing them completely as a preventative measure. As my vision is extremely poor and is going to get worse I won’t be able to do any work on it now or in the future. Is replacing everything a good idea?
The flush valve they demonstrated is actually made out of a much more durable material than most people have. Many are plastic with a ring gasket and that gasket gets warn and cracks.
Thanks Guys
Can you guys make a video on the pressure assist toilet?
Saved me some time troubleshooting - thanks!
So helpful! Thanks 🥳
I have a valve that has a stem for a tube that fills the overflow (drain tube?), and a holder for that fill tube on the drain tube...but the stem is plugged with a plastic plug, and the toilet didn't include the fill tube. Any comments?
I wonder who makes Glacier Bay for the Depot? A lot of plumbers think they're junk.
I need this one
Could I send a picture of my flapper assembly it's different from any of those
Amazing presentation ❤
Loved the video, Thank you
Saving leaks and taking leaks!
My toilet seat has the like plastic. Screws that don't stay tight is there something else i can use ?
Happy retirement Roger Cook, enjoy your life, you busted your butt for a good part of it, now enjoy the fruits of your labor. Also, get well.
Cool stuff!
this guy is good
They forgot to mention why there's a sprayer in the overflow! There's actually a subtle form of automation in your toilet besides the on and off values. The fill rate is being used as a timer to run the jet which is the stream of water that goes directly down the drain hole. This jet makes the siphon over top of the trap and causes it to suck all the water out of the bowl. This means the overflow has duel purposes it carries the jet stream inlet (the sprayer) and the overflow. It's not totally necessary to have the overflow also build the siphon but its useful for diagnosing problems with the toilet because the bowl will be continually low water level which is an easier way to see this is happening than shown in the video. You can actually take a water bottle and dumb it down there to see this in action.
I have a tank with a dump basket and I need to remove it to replace the tank boots due to a leak I have a picture of it but I can’t upload it.
What if the piece of the toilet handle that connects to the stick that goes up to lift the flapper cracks. You can't replace that part right? I have to buy a new tank?
Replacement toilet flapper valves come in more than one size. Some are silicone and some are rubber. What could possibly go wrong? Still, I really did like the video.
Well, if you must know;
When you put the wrong one on, it reaches out of the tank and head slaps you when you turn to get the tank lid.
This is the second one for the basement bat. czcams.com/users/postUgkxOuLt8IL_GxhhaK8DBuKEL-zV0UJVpWZn , works great
They forgot to explain how to remove and install and new one
An explanation of how to properly attach the chain to the lever would be good. I have always put the hook over end of the lever arm, but I see from the video that the hook actually goes through a small hole in the arm, and then a chain link fits on the end of the arm. I wish I had known that 20 years ago! Every toilet I've ever seen has the hook on the knob, which I guess isn't right. Next time my chain comes off the arm, I'll put it on correctly.
Excelent video,thank you so much
So the tank we have is very odd. Where the overflow should be is a huge porcelain channel that also forms the flapper seat. No replacement parts seem to fit. I'm guessing replace the tank.
could have used this 2 years ago
Good news: Just replaced the flush valve on one of our toilets last month.
Bad News: It's a Mansfield; I replaced the valve with a more universal one instead.
In the tank there are two screws that hold the tank in place and they are leaking. Are these replaceable to stop the leak.
This was so helpful! Thank you!
Water from toilet tank leaks when I flush the toilet please help me
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Plain English. 👍
I’ve got to replace my 40 yo hardware.
I like to know “why” when I’m attempting something née.
My toilet ran one day-well went dry. Not fun.
Thanks!!!
This the type of rebuild you can easily do that plumbers charge hundreds for
NIOCE!
*Enjoy retirement, roger!!!!*
How to Replace Toilet Tank Components - This Old House... there fixed your title.
Thank won't fill with water
Lol, I have a brand new toilet
I hate glacier bay toilets
Why? Please tell Me.
MemoGrafix they don’t do the job and replace vintage toilets I film vintage toilets I have been interested in toilets since I was a kid
Dear, This Old House
I recommend sending a hard copy of this video to the old man who lives at... 1600 Pennsylvania AVE, Washington, DC 20500 ...as he keeps ranting about flushing toilets 10 or 15 times. Apparently he has no clue that a toilet's fill level can be adjusted, and if what he is saying is true, his toilets are set far too low. He's even proposing legislation or presidential orders to solve a problem that doesn't exist. Please help him out as it is a very sad situation to see a senior citizen who is baffled by new technology (toilets with adjustable fill levels) make such ridiculous statements based on his own ignorance.
Sincerely,
A citizen concerned about the welfare of senior citizens who are battling dementia.
eat less meat and eat more vegetables. leave animals alone
"A citizen concerned about the welfare of senior citizens who are battling dementia."
What in the world are you talking about? Dementia? That's something to worry about if/when Joe Biden moves into the White House! 🤣😆
@@dw1984dw - Someone clueless enough to not know that a toilet can be adjusted and proposing legislation, or executive orders, to solve a problem that doesn't exist is about as demented as it gets. There's only one demented old fool ranting and raving about toilets that need to be flushed 10 or 15 times, and it sure as hell ain't Joe Biden... He's too busy talking about how Obama picked him to be VP and creepily smelling women's hair.
@@StoneE4 I guess you haven't used any of the recent "water saving" toilets. No matter how they are adjusted, they don't work as well as the old toilets that dumped 4 gallons down the drain every time you flushed. That's just a simple fact.
@@jej3451 - You guessed wrong. I own two toilets. One uses 1.6 gallons per flush and the other uses 1.28 gallons per flush. I use them every day with no problems. And, it's not just me... Even _Consumer Reports_ hasn't found the problems that you are claiming to exist with new, efficient toilets:
www.consumerreports.org/toilets/water-saving-toilets-for-250-or-less/
Your so-called _'simple fact'_ must be one of those _'alternative facts,'_ otherwise known as a bald-faced lie. Or maybe you and the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave need to cut down on the amount of food you're eating as, apparently, the two of you can't seem to relieve yourselves without destroying a toilet.
TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHORT
To save water costs i only flush like after a few days just once...if it smells bad i just close the door...
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