Replace a Leaking Toilet Flush Valve
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- čas přidán 6. 10. 2013
- Fix a running toilet by replacing the Flush Valve. This toilet was running on and off all day long, wasting gallons and gallons of water a day. The culprit was not the usual suspect on a broken toilet, the fill valve; the problem was the flush valve. Water was leaking past the flapper on the flush valve causing the fill valve to need to top off the water level all day long.
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The flush valve on this toilet was replaced with a universal fit, 3 inch flush valve. This universal flush valve fit nicely and was a near direct replacement. The flush valve was purchased at Home Depot for around $13. There is another style of universal flush valve available that is more adaptable to different toilets.
Tools & Supplies needed on this repair:
- flat head screw driver
- 14mm or 9/16th wrench
- pipe wrench
- something to clean the toilet
- universal fit 3" flush valve
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! As a 67 year old woman I wasn’t sure I could do it, but with your excellent instructions I got it done. 🎉
The black hose should be in the fill tube, not outside. That’s what fills the toilet bowl. The fill valve ( the part that floats up and down) is what fills the tank.
Very good video, well done. Exactly what I needed. I broke the flapper pivot piece today. So I will need to fix as you showed here. Thank you so much.
Just what I needed to know. Timing was perfect. Thank you.
This video was excellent in helping me fix my leaking flapper valve.
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Very good video! Thanks!
Just finished installing mine, thanks for this video
thank you it was s very big help got the job done .
Much better than most videos which just show replacing the flapper.
Thank you. this helped me fix my running toilet.
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That was really well done. Thank you.
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In reality I have never seen the tank bolts removed with such ease.
But good for you
Watching in June of 2019! Thanks for the info! 👍
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Very good video. I followed each step but the water didn't come out after I turned it on. Actually there were some leaks so I turned off the water, tightened the bolts and gasket. No more leak but turning on water didn't get any more water.
Thank u for showing me how to do this fix
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Very helpful!
This is really easy to perform, I talked my son through replacing his on his bathroom toilet. Now he fixes the rest of the house toilets.
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THANK U SOOOO MUCH
best tutorial ever..
After I did everything in your video I have a new issue. Instead of a continuous slow leak my new fill valve will just let more water in. I swapped out my old valve to one similar to the one installed here. It was during that when my overflow tube shattered which made replacing the flush valve necessary. This is my first time replaceing the flush valve so I'm unfamiliar with what I need to troubleshoot.
I have one of those actuator valves in my American Standard and the darn thing leaks constantly. I was replacing the big gasket on the end of the actuator when I noticed a small crack at the base of the fill tube. Guess I know what needs replacing now. Thanks for the video. How snug should the bolts between tank and toilet be? I've built toilets before and that part always makes me nervous as I don't want to tighten so much that the tank cracks and not enough that it wobbles and leaks.
Shouldn't the water tube go inside the overflow tube else you will have a dry bowl after each flush? I think you need to clip the water tube on the other side of the overflow tube with the water tube inside the overflow.
+richk3c I noticed the same thing. I tried it on my toilet with the tube on the outside of the overflow. The tank fills up faster, and there is less water in the bowl. But it isn't dry.
Yes, the fill tube should be aimed into the overflow tube for proper flushing.
I was confused also about this. So I stuck my hand in the water. Water going into the tank is coming from the base of the fill valve (you can't see the water flow in), so it doesn't need water from the hose. The water coming out of the hose therefore can go into the overflow tube which goes straight into the bowl so bowl fills with water after bowl empties, and at the same time the tank is filling up. Thanks for mentioning the dry bowl comment. Oh yeah, the overflow tube prevents overflow in tank also.
no you want the freaking water will keep running untill the bowl and tank are full makes no difference whatsoever
@@jonpitts1978 the tube is supposed to go inside standpipe aka overflow; water from standpipe washes the bowl via all the little holes around bowl rim. If you pour water with food coloring into standpipe (use funnel and have toilet seat up so you can see what goes on in the bowl) you will see the colored water stream down from bowl ring into bowl.
So you bought the valve tube separately from the kit?
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You did a really good job installing everything I cannot believe the chain is rubber in the flap you can see through it so I bet you anything one of those are going to break eventually
Yes the chain is plastic on the one i just changed nothing is metal anymore it seems
@@joedevitto6113 no not everything is plastic it looks like it was just a cheap ass brand
@@zacksgaragedoorserviceandr1208 OH i see.. im trying to replace that whole thing now since its leaking , fix one thing and something else starts leaking
@@joedevitto6113 yeah just replace everything a good kit you can get at the home depot
@@zacksgaragedoorserviceandr1208 Ya i had to measure it . 2 inch . tomorrow i will go home dep get that hopefully it will be ok
I had to replace mine due to phantom-fills. I tried new flappers, 3 different types and all still leaked.
Then I tried replacing the whole flush valve assy by Korky. It leaked and phantom-filled.
Then I tried replacing the whole flush valve assy by FluidMaster. It also leaked and phantom-filled, not as often.
For the third assy replacement, I used the Kohler Cylinder style, Lowes Item #1451938 Model #RGP1188998. Never phantom-fills! The only issue is you have hold the flush lever till the flush completes. The nice issue is that it takes very little effort to push the flush lever.
If my flange gasket doesn't lie flat on the bottom of the tank, is that OK?
Why wouldn't you position the overflow tube at 12: o'clock in relationship to the two mounting bolts at 6 and 3 o'clock? That would place the pull chain more perpendicular to the flapper improving its efficiency and reducing side load.
It doesn't really matter. I have installed them at all different angles.
It should be oriented so that the pull chain pulls the flapper straight up as to prevent the flapper from dragging sideways. Sideways pulls cause undo wear.
@@michaelhirsch6675 agreed. You want the chain to be as vertical as possible. Mine was off vertical, so the flapper was pulled off center and caused the toilet to keep running occasionally- maybe one out of 10 or 20 flushes when the flapper was not covering the hole completely. Therefore, I would position the new flush valve so the flapper chain is directly under your flush lever- before tightening up the new flush valve.
Thanks to the author of this video who supplied excellent and specific instructions (because I will need them!😂). I only hope I can pull this off without causing a bigger problem than what I started. Actually, I think this was the primary problem. I just couldn't see it until it completely broke off. Thanks so much. Guess I'll find out tomorrow!
... and not a word about a new flapper that only partly corrects a slow leak/refill problem No word about getting a good seal with 'plumber's grease' between the new flapper and the throat of the tank drain... That problem is very common and if a DIYer knows what to do, he can stop the leaking and the job is done. But no word how to spot it or likely causes or how to remedy the leaking/refilling ....
I was doing this when I was around 4 or 5 years old...very simple for most people with average intelligence.
Yeah I know 5 year olds that can use any type of phone or tablet or computer you put in front of them. Could you say the same when you were five?
My problem is the cracked seat, water trickling through it.
I’ve replaced the valve and it keeps leaking. I tighten the bottom a little more than I should have and it still leaks. Frustrating.
The rubber water line that Clips onto the Overflow pipe is on backwards the water is supposed to go inside of the tube it helps flushes out waste and refilled the toilet bowl. The water that fills the tank comes in near the bottom of the fill valve.
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No he doesn't
That's not a flush valve dude
I was really hoping for this to be much easier of a DIY job...this seems like too much work...and too much possibly poo-touching...iunno i may just revert to turning off the water after every flush...😳
It is worth while to fix it. Trust me.
Who the hell sticks their hand in poop to replace a flapper???
Do you leave poo in your toilet? I don't! You have to flush the toilet to get the water out of the tank so there won't be any poo. If you have poophobia they make rubber gloves. But if you remain lazy, and continue to shut the valve off you have a pretty good chance of falling face first into the bowl! LMAO
@@paulwatson7534 I don't think you understand