Replace Mansfield Toilet Flush Valve Gasket Seal and Long Handle
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2019
- Shows replacing Mansfield Flush valve needs a longer flush lever, or a chain, and changes the gasket seal.
Turn off the water supply to the toilet.
Flush the toilet.
Flush again and hold the flush handle down to allow as much water to leave the tank as possible.
Unscrew the nut holding the toilet lever to the tank by the opposite direction to remove it - i.e. clockwise.
Slide the nut off the arm of the lever and maneuver the old lever out of the tank.
You may have to yank the fill tube off the flush valve top; pull straight off the disk.
Unscrew the disk from the flush valve top.
Remove the flush valve float off the flush valve by lifting the float out and turning it to slide out the flush handle stem from the slot.
Place the new lever into the tank and slide it through the flush valve slot.
Screw the nut holding the toilet lever to the tank by the opposite direction to attach it - i.e. counter-clockwise.
A flapper-flush design needs the flapper chain reattached.
Replace seal gasket
When your toilet is topping off often, that’s a sign the flush valve seal is worn out. A Mansfield flush valve does not use a flapper and chain. It has a tower float that lifts as the toilet flushes. On a Mansfield flush valve, you can replace the seal without removing the tank.
Turn off the toilet water supply to the tank. Lift the toilet tank lid off of the toilet and set the lid on a flat surface. Flush the toilet, and hold the flush handle down to allow as much water to leave the tank as possible.
Yank the fill tube off the flush valve top; pull straight off the disk.
Unscrew the disk from the flush valve top.
Remove the flush valve float off the flush valve by lifting the float out and turning it to slide out the flush handle stem from the slot.
Pull the old red rubber flush valve seal out of the flush valve. It is at the bottom of the flush valve. The seal fits in a groove and will pull out with your fingers.
The replacement flush valve seal goes over the flush valve bottom in one side of the seal the groove, the follow the rest of the seal into the groove with your fingers.
Wipe the bottom of the flush valve float with a rag. Put float back on the flush valve with the flush handle back into its slot.
Screw the disk back on the assembly and stick the fill tube back.
Turn on the water.
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Thank you, Mr. Hardware. The rubber seal on my Mansfield toilet needed to be replaced and I'm on a tight budget. Your easy-to-understand video helped so much, and saved me a bundle. So proud to say I did the repair myself because of your video.
Thank you for showing that extra step of removing the valve if the handle cannot go thru the loop easily.
Thank you Mr. Hardware
The best video help me clear all problem and save my money.👍👍👍
Thank you! I couldn't figure out how to get the handle arm through that loop for nothing! You saved me!
Great info on the left handed thread! Average Joe here would have had no idea.
Great video! You make things easy to understand.
Thank you, Mr. Hardware! My Mansfield toilet valve had a short lever and a chain, which always gave us trouble over the years. I applied your fix with Mansfield parts, and voila--our toilet flushes perfectly. All the Best, Ken Casey.
Helping my mom to do this. Thank you so very much for such a detailed video.
Great video. Straight to the point and lots of info. Thank you!
Great informative video from probably one of the greatest hardware stores in the country. Very knowledgeable and friendly people employed there. Blair, just heard today you retired. I was bummed out but happy for you at the same time. I been going to your store since the around 1970 when your Father was there. My Father would send me up there on my bike about a mile away. I was only about 10 years old.
Thanks, it is sad for me also, I have a million friends but I still come in a day once in a while, in the summer that is.
Best instructions of all the videos.
Thanks! This helped a lot! My bar was too long. So, I just zip tied the bar to the lift, and it worked perfectly 👍🏽
@Crystal Packard Hey you're welcome!
Omg, thank you, a lot of help for a single mother.
Great video. I had this problem, but it was a little different for me. I replaced the old fashioned float ball model with a fluidmaster and used the original refill tube which made the handle stay stuck. I changed out the refill tube with the new one and that got the handle to go back up.
You are amazing!!! Thank you. Your video helped me figure out what was going on. 👍👍
Thank you. I purchased a mansfield plastic and i agree it needs heat.
That is a Kilgore toilet. Kilgore was bought by Mansfield and used Mansfield valves for a few years.
Thanks, I thought I had to remove the valve to install the long flush arm.
I have a mansfield that I believe is a 164. The listed arm is that plastic one you showed. Yeah, junk, and I am careful. I want the metal one. It shows as fitting a 160. I think it may work for my 164. What is the brand and model of the one you used? Thanks.
It is a Mansfield ’after market’ brass arm. Call the store to order one, I’ll see if I can get it in our shopping cart. I don’t have the store info w me at this time.
Hi! I bought a Fluidmaster Universal Perfect Fit Toilet Tank Lever and I have a Mansfield toilet flush valve. The "universal" tank lever says it fits Mansfield, but it's still too short. What am I missing here? Thanks so much in advance.
The packaging that tells you that 'universal' fits ALL toilets is in error. I had the same problem. But, the Mansfield Tank Trip lever I found online is, in fact, 9 inches. That measurement is NOT 2 inches longer than the original lever of 8 inches. The video clearly states they should be an additional 2 inches. This all seems rather silly for such an easy item to install. I'm still hunting for the correct 10-inch product.
Thank you sir , I have a problem with mine. The longer handle hits te black ball float and the water will not stop running , should I buy a shorter handle
Possibly, or if it’s metal bend it so it misses the float. Or if the float is on a brass rod bend the rod so it misses the flush handle. Careful because you can break the fill valve arm,
I've seen several videos highlighting the importance of fitting the gasket into the groove or lip, but for the life of me, I can't find a groove for the gasket to fit into. I put my gasket exactly where it is shown in the video and there is the tiniest of a raised section between the top of the valve (the flat part that looks like a "t" or cross beneath the vertical arm shown at 4:18) and the rest of the valve that leads down to the bottom of the tank (which is totally smooth; no other grooves). This tiny area isn't a "groove" and is maybe 1mm high, so my gasket will not stay put under it, and I definitely can't spin it; the gasket keeps popping off one side or the other of this area regardless how careful and gentle I am. I made to sure to get the correct gasket for my toilet, so the size shouldn't be incorrect. I'm wondering if my flush valve has somehow been worn down and the groove no longer exists?
Maybe the bottom lip broke off, the groove if small but definite.
@@MrHardware1 Thanks so much for replying, Blair! Your clarification seems to confirm something is up with the flush valve assembly; the first clue should've been that there was NO gasket in there at all when I took the lid off the tank. 🙄 If it wasn't for my weird circumstance, I'm sure I'd have the gasket in easily based on your clear explanation.
Where can I get these arms?
Gilbert's Hardware of course, lol. Any respectable plumbing supplier will have them, and good hardwares.
Will the longer arm flush the 3.5 gallons!? I have a 51 Mansfield suppose to flush 3.5 but only flushed 1.6 😢
The plastic tower, (the flush valve) is what controls how many gallons, the toilet flushes. The handle only activates the tower and has nothing to do with the duration of the flush.
My home was built in 1972. I would like to change my toilet. What size toilet should I get?
I does not matter, however I get 'comfort height', also known as 'handicapped' and 'chair height' because I'm 6' tall. My shorter wife likes the taller toilets also.
I wouldn't replace it. It would be a very bad decision to replace it. It will work well unlike anything you get today.
@@MrHardware1 After 2 hip replacements, and 2 knee replacements, I wish my 30-year-old toilet was several inches taller and I'm only 5'3"
The white part, "tower" will not.drop back down after flushing. Stays up. Any thoughts?
Never mind, I fixed the issue. Replacement lever/nut was too tight.
@@ryanwhaley4288 do you mean on the lever handle or on the black tower thing?
What is the part # of the new flush handle?
I think it’s a 60-0042. Call the store to be sure, 586-596-7276
It's a groove not a lip