Great video. Clear, concise and accurate. I started having a hissing valve the other day as well and knew for sure I was going to need to replace the whole valve assembly. Nice to see other options about replacing the gasket or cleaning it. Super neat tip about only replacing the top portion of the new fill valve as I would normally remove the entire assembly from the bowl and that was always messy.
Thanks for the feedback! I have replaced the entire assembly with the base in the past, but I figured this time I would just replace the top portion. I wasn't sure if it was going to work and luckily it did. I shouldn't have waited so long to replace it, the water was spraying out and onto the wall and it bubbled up the paint, haha.
My Goodness!!! This video changed my life in less than five minutes. When I tell you I’m grateful for this video, I AM GRATEFUL ❣️ The hack of leaving the fill tube in and just replacing the valve mechanism is genius 👏🏽 🙌🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Great video. Fantastic suggestion regarding keeping the shank. This is great for folks with bidets, as with this method the bidet attachment beneath the tank does not need to be removed and reinstalled to replace the fill valve. Thank you!
Miguel, this video is perfect. Your clear easy to follow instructions made this issue not only simple to solve but also taught me the other things that could cause this problem. The “Tips” section is amazing and will save people from having to make many trips to Home Depot. Thank you!!
Great advice Miguel. As someone who does maintenance, I would strongly suggest that the shank be replaced as well. Those too get sediment particles trapped inside of them. Thanks for sharing your methods.
If that shank has several years on it, I agree, replace it. In addition to sediment the rubber washer sealing it also breaks down over time. I only had a couple of years with it so I was confident in leaving the shank in.
@@ChavezDIY You can also replace the rubber washer without replacing the shank. Great video - thank you. I had this exact same sequence of "non-fixes" before replacing the top part of the valve :-)
This was the best and most practicable description of how to fix my hissing toilet. I did exactly what you said to replace the fill valve without removing the entire mechanism. thank you
Thank you !!! Has a hissing and spitting valve .. followed your steps .. cleaned valve .. no more spitting - but still hissing .. went to Home Depot .. picked up valve seal … changed it .. nice an quiet now .. 👍THANK U
Just want to thank you so much for sharing the trick with us where you don't have to remove the shaft. I wasn't able to remove the shaft because the nut holding it in place was stuck and in a weird angle where I couldn't remove. I ended up just replacing the top part like you did and it worked amazing! Thank you for saving me from having to call a plumber!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You were very clear and straight to the point. My son was able to fix our hissing toilet by following your easy steps. You have a new subscriber. Thank you again!
Thank you for making it easy! You saved me a ton of money by stopping the wasting of money and not needing a plumber. After watching the video I went and purchased the seal and also the new fill valve. Just like the video I tried the new seal and it did not fix the problem. Just like the video I replaced the top portion of the new fill valve (which made it so easy!) and it stopped the hissing and I was done!
Brand new American standard titan toilet hissed, this video gave me the idea to check for debris in the fill valve, and sure enough, looked like tiny chunks of rust in the top of fill valve, either from poor quality control at the factory, OR my old pipes and novice plumbing skills. Thanks for making this video. I took a pick and cleaned out the chunks, noise stopped.
That's exactly what my toilet starting to do make kind of a quiet noise like this yes thank you so much this is very informative and easy to understand so maybe I can try and do it myself
Super helpful! Really appreciate you uploading this to help people out with these kinds of repairs. Had to replace my pump but thanks to your tip I only did the top half and it worked like a charm!
You're welcome! I waited longer than I should have to fix it. The valves was spraying water out of the back of the tank cover and onto my wall. So my paint peeled off the wall right behind the tank cover, hehe.
Brilliant man! Fixed. Only comment is the water line trick doesn’t work for me. when i pour water on the bowl it basically flushes leaving very little water in the bowl.
Great to hear this was helpful! First time I had a hissing problem it was just debris, but this second time, when I made this video, I had a hunch it was going to be more. Cheers to quiet toilets!
Good to hear! I had bigger stressors than this so I put it off, haha. I kinda regret it since it damaged the paint on my wall from the water sprinkling on it.
Super helpful! I had mine changed out in 6 minutes! (Would’ve gone quicker, but the plastic ring was a tight fit over the bottom ridge, had a hard time with that.
Oh shit !!! When I always change these things, I take out the whole shaft too at the bottom of the tank. I did not know you can keep the existing shaft and just put the new top part of the fluidmaster on it.
I didn't know either, it was a lucky guess on my end when I was changing it out. Keep the shank and box in case that rubber gasket on the shank gets old and leaks.
Haha! I follow Roger's CZcams channel, but his content has a blend of information and entertainment, which is not always helpful. The channel that I have learned a lot of practical tips regarding plumbing from is, Got2Learn. I like his content czcams.com/users/Got2Learnfeatured
@@ChavezDIY I just replaced my fill valve. I bought a new one in home depot... after i installed it, the tank was losing water slowly every 15-30 mins and i found out my new flapper was the problem... put the old flapper back and my tank wasn't losing water anymore! fixed it thanks!
If I could only get that clear plastic ring to move up on the old fill valve. Tried a few times to get it to slide up so I can swap out the parts without having to remove the shank, but no luck. Any advice on getting that stubborn ring to move up?
The ring is probably stuck due to hard water calcium deposits. I was able to do it by hand, twist it back and forth as you lift it up. I suppose if you can't move the ring up by hand, then maybe that's a sign you should just remove the whole shank.
I just replaced my damaged rubber valve seal after 16 years of toilet use to stop it from hissing. However, I'm noticing afterwards that lots of little black rubber pieces are floating around in the water inside the tank. Will my new rubber valve seal will be damaged again soon if I don't clean all that out?
I think you will be fine if you don't clean that out. The rubber pieces will just flush down the toilet and go down the drain. If you want, you can just take them out of the tank, the water is clean.
Miguel Thanks man the first one worked, it had debre, but I did want to ask for ur opinion, I too recently bought the Fluidmaster 400A and alone installing it, I turned off the water from the bottom empty the tank went to unscrew the valve pump, but the kicker is even after securing the water pressure soon as o unscrew the bottom hose water came gushing out would not stop, till it dawn on me I went outside to turn off the water lever, not the one thas outside by sidewalk since I live in a studio think these people did something that made for our water not to turn off directly when completely turning off bottom on toilet. So my question is isn't it supposed to turn off when I shut the main water line within side our home? Do you think I had to go outside to turn the lever? i mean it defeats the whole purpose of having the emergency shut-off line yes? so I ask for ur opinion? thanks again Amigo for the Hissing tip totally worked.
When you shut the valve that's a couple feet away from the toilet, it stops the water from flowing in your toilet. If you had to shut off the water line going to your whole apartment, then something is wrong with the valve that's next to your toilet. Could be that the valve is broken from inside and its not shutting off the water. Try to turn it in both directions and if it doesnt stop the flow of the water, then it needs to be replaced. To test to see if it shuts off the water, turn the valve to shut off the water, then flush the toilet and if the tank doesn't refill, you know its off.
@@ChavezDIY : LoL yeah i figured there's something wrong, when the I shut the toilet water off, and put the one foot hose in a decent size bucket, and when I saw it didn't stop, after well lets say I had to lay a big towl on the door to try an stop it, I knew this wasn't right, so I ran outside where the landlord has her washing machine and there's a Shut off leveler soon as I pull it down water stopped, I was also thinking I hope I don't have to go out the the streen on the side walk and turn it off from there but didn't go that far. But thank you man for confirming . yes i did do that shut the toilet valve off, and flushed it and didn't fill the tank, so i thought, i was good, but to my surprise that wasn't the resolution LoL. ur raza righ? these people built this studio room and just did a Chicanada on the inworking of the studio, i mean this whole house is Crook it, front stairs are all weorded angled like a circus house, you go in and ur holding on the walls to not fall, well same deal here. But thanks i knew there's something wrong
Yes, I'm Latino. My parents were born and raised in Zacatecas, Mexico and I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I know what you mean by Chicanada work, my dad does work like that around the houses he has owned, haha! Crooked stuff around the house is an indication that they cheap out on many other repairs. I didn't have an eye for that stuff until I owned my own home. Now I notice a lot of mickey-mouse jobs everywhere I go, haha.
@@ChavezDIY :👍🏼 exactley thas what I waz trying to say they cheapt out indeed, and there's a lot of that Micky mouse jobs today, I'm not putting my own people down but least there was more pride in the work back then I mean thas what we were known for to be good hard working class, Now its pretty much gone you be Lucky to find a good worker, but GL unless one does it him or her self.
Great vid, thank you! But I have an issue...the top portion of my fill valve will not budge...I have a Western toilet with fill valve part # A1250430019. Any advice? I appreciate it!
If you can't remove the top by itself, just remove the whole top and bottom together. Shut off the water supply, then flush the toilet and the water will drain from the tank. Use a sponge to remove any leftover water in the tank. Then you can remove the whole fill valve from the bottom of the tank.
I can't get the water to shut off. I think the knob is stuck in place (21 years old). Can you replace the toilet fill valve without shutting off the water if you do what you did and only replace the top 1/2?
You have to shut off the water because as soon as you remove the top part of the valve, the water will squirt straight up like a fountain. You will need to shut off the water to your whole place and then open a faucet to release the water pressure.
@@ChavezDIY Thanks, I changed it today (only the top 1/2 like you did), but mainly because everything else was too corroded to get off. There are a TON of bubbles coming from the bottom 1/2 when I flush the toilet (inside the tank, near the bottom part I did not remove) - not sure if that means anything. At any rate, now I have to figure out how to get teh water valves off and change them, they are GREEN and SUPER corroded.
The bubbles might mean there's an air leak somewhere. You can try sealing it by tightening the plastic nut that's threaded to the bottom half (the shank) under the tank on the outside. If that doesn't work, you might as well go ahead and replace the bottom half too. The corrosion can be removed with a wire brush or some plumber's abrasive grit roll, just take your time and be persistent. I use WD-40 or some PB blaster to help remove corroded threaded valves. I don't know what your valve looks like but if you're able to remove it, take it to Home Depot and the guys in the plumbing aisle can help you find the replacement.
@@ChavezDIY That is what I was thinking (air). I will replace the bottom half when I do the water valves, but I couldn't get it off, hence why I just did the top half like you. It is REALLY on there (21 years worth) of corrosion. I am not sure how I can get it off, I don't want to break the pipe coming out of the wall.
I'm getting a loud sshhhh sound after flushing while water flowing. Can hear throughout small house. Not foghorn. Not hammer. Any ideas. My first step is to replace tap at wall. It's a new toilet but old tap.
The house I live in was built in 1947 and I can hear the water going through the pipes when the toilet is refilling the tank after a flush. The noise stops when the tank finishes filling up. I think there are still some old pipes down under the house. I noticed that the plumber's that installed the copper piping from the main line and into the house left excessive solder in some joints and this causes turbulence in the pipes and maybe that explains I've had two pinhole leaks in the copper piping in the front yard. I have no plumbing experience, but I enjoy watching this youtuber, Got2Learn, check out this video: czcams.com/video/FbkE0HhEHVY/video.html
Mine has started doing that too, but we've just had our first 100+ degree days. Could be coincidence, but the water in all of our pipes is definitely hot to the touch. No hiss, no hammer, no leak, just loudish high pitched fluid sound. Not sure over here.
If you have a new valve and there is no debris at the top, then check to see if the water pressure is too high from the supply line. The valve coming out of the wall should have a way to open or close it. If the sound is loud, close the valve a little and see if that decreases the noise.
I tightened the water valve on the wall but i could still see the water lesking into the toilet and the water in the tank keeps dropping and filling up back again.i slackened the chain on the flapper properly and its a new performance flopper that came with the fill falve.i am messing with this thing the whole day.i put some powder spice in the tank to see if it would go to the leak but it didnt
EDIT: i found the term, ppl call it a Phantom Flush since the water level goes down without flushing reall quick question, hope this reaches you as im about to order the parts tomorrow i shut off the water while my toilet was hissing, i havent flushed and i wanted the fill tube to stop spraying for the mean time until i bought the parts, however, i came to find the tank's level is low, obviously didnt refill cause the water is shut off, but does that mean it is leaking and going straight to the trap since i havent done anything to it?
The water may be leaking out from the flush valve, the large rubber stopper inside the tank that opens when you flush. The water that leaks from the tank to the bowl via the flush valve, eventually goes down the trap. To test and see if that flush valve is leaking, you can use food coloring or other colored liquid or powder, and pour it into the tank. Wait a couple of hours or overnight for slow leaks. If you see the coloring go down into the bowl area, then your flush valve needs to be replaced to fix the phantom flush.
@@ChavezDIY for some reason it never went into the bowl even though i did the water dye trick, i did mark the level with a pencil and i noticed it was going down very slowly until it emptied it way below i ordered the same one you had on amazon with a stopper on it as well cause of the phantom flushes
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This is what a How to video should be. Straight to the point and showing us exactly the steps you took to get the problem resolved.
Thanks for the feedback! 👍🙏
Perfect. Thank you for not babbling and giving us a history lesson lol. Straight to the point. Thumbs up!
Haha! If its a "how to" video, its important to get straight to the point. I learned that from watching other people babble on.
Accurate, clear, no bs. Thank you.
You're welcome! That's how I roll!
For real and short 3 min thanks man
Great video. Clear, concise and accurate. I started having a hissing valve the other day as well and knew for sure I was going to need to replace the whole valve assembly. Nice to see other options about replacing the gasket or cleaning it. Super neat tip about only replacing the top portion of the new fill valve as I would normally remove the entire assembly from the bowl and that was always messy.
Thanks for the feedback! I have replaced the entire assembly with the base in the past, but I figured this time I would just replace the top portion. I wasn't sure if it was going to work and luckily it did. I shouldn't have waited so long to replace it, the water was spraying out and onto the wall and it bubbled up the paint, haha.
@@ChavezDIYDoes it always work to just replace the top part?
My Goodness!!! This video changed my life in less than five minutes. When I tell you I’m grateful for this video, I AM GRATEFUL ❣️ The hack of leaving the fill tube in and just replacing the valve mechanism is genius 👏🏽 🙌🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Wonderful! I'm happy to hear this worked for you, yay! Cheers to you for taking on the task yourself! =)
I followed your directions and completed the job in 5 minutes. No experience necessary. You saved me a ton of money!
You're a natural DIYer! =)
Man, you just saved me a service call. Thank you so much!
Great to hear the video saved you a service call! Cheers!
Dam from one youtuber to another thanks for this straight to the point no wasting my time bs😎👊🏻🏆
Thanks for the feedback my fellow CZcamsr! Yeah, I like to get straight into it.
Great video. Fantastic suggestion regarding keeping the shank. This is great for folks with bidets, as with this method the bidet attachment beneath the tank does not need to be removed and reinstalled to replace the fill valve. Thank you!
You're welcome! Keep the new shank in case you have any issues with the seal on the old shank leaking.
Miguel, this video is perfect. Your clear easy to follow instructions made this issue not only simple to solve but also taught me the other things that could cause this problem. The “Tips” section is amazing and will save people from having to make many trips to Home Depot. Thank you!!
Awesome!! Good work doing this job yourself! =)
Great advice Miguel. As someone who does maintenance, I would strongly suggest that the shank be replaced as well. Those too get sediment particles trapped inside of them. Thanks for sharing your methods.
If that shank has several years on it, I agree, replace it. In addition to sediment the rubber washer sealing it also breaks down over time. I only had a couple of years with it so I was confident in leaving the shank in.
@@ChavezDIY your grill videos took my grill game to another level too!👍🏿
@@ChavezDIY You can also replace the rubber washer without replacing the shank. Great video - thank you. I had this exact same sequence of "non-fixes" before replacing the top part of the valve :-)
Miguel! I tried all the fixes until I knew I had to replace the whole mechanism. You made it SO EASY!!! Thank you!!
You're welcome! Glad it helped! =)
Woo! Much easier than calling a plumber. You make it so easy to understand and totally no stress needed. Thank you!
Yass! That's why I love youtube. I love getting help from the youtube community as well. Cheers to a quiet toilet =)
I almost never comment on videos, but this was perfect! Got right to the problem with perfect, easy to follow steps. Thank you!
Thank you Michael! I hope you get your problem fixed. 🙏🏼
This was the best and most practicable description of how to fix my hissing toilet. I did exactly what you said to replace the fill valve without removing the entire mechanism. thank you
Thanks for the feedback and congratulations on fixing it yourself! =)
Thank you !!! Has a hissing and spitting valve .. followed your steps .. cleaned valve .. no more spitting - but still hissing .. went to Home Depot .. picked up valve seal … changed it .. nice an quiet now .. 👍THANK U
You're welcome! Great job fixing it yourself! =)
Just want to thank you so much for sharing the trick with us where you don't have to remove the shaft. I wasn't able to remove the shaft because the nut holding it in place was stuck and in a weird angle where I couldn't remove. I ended up just replacing the top part like you did and it worked amazing! Thank you for saving me from having to call a plumber!
You're welcome! Good job fixing it yourself! =)
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You were very clear and straight to the point. My son was able to fix our hissing toilet by following your easy steps. You have a new subscriber. Thank you again!
So glad to hear this was helpful! I almost didn't even make this video because I didn't think it was going to be helpful, but I was wrong, haha.
Many thanks Miguel for generous sharing, your great video is really informative and helpful which has saved my old wallet!
Glad it was helpful! =)
@@ChavezDIY Thanks again, really helpful 👍 My problem solved! 😀
Thank you for making it easy! You saved me a ton of money by stopping the wasting of money and not needing a plumber. After watching the video I went and purchased the seal and also the new fill valve. Just like the video I tried the new seal and it did not fix the problem. Just like the video I replaced the top portion of the new fill valve (which made it so easy!) and it stopped the hissing and I was done!
Glad I could help! Save money and gain some confidence in your abilities! Good work!
Followed you’re vid to fix two toilets and both are working great now. Thanks for posting!!
That's awesome! 👍🏻😎
Just completed this project. Your steps saved me some time. Hissing gone! Thanks
Glad it helped! Cheers, you won't be missing the hissing!
Brand new American standard titan toilet hissed, this video gave me the idea to check for debris in the fill valve, and sure enough, looked like tiny chunks of rust in the top of fill valve, either from poor quality control at the factory, OR my old pipes and novice plumbing skills. Thanks for making this video. I took a pick and cleaned out the chunks, noise stopped.
I'm glad the video was helpful. Cheers to a quiet toilet! 🥳
That's exactly what my toilet starting to do make kind of a quiet noise like this yes thank you so much this is very informative and easy to understand so maybe I can try and do it myself
Try it out! The more you do, the more you can do. Good luck 🤞🏼
Super helpful! Really appreciate you uploading this to help people out with these kinds of repairs. Had to replace my pump but thanks to your tip I only did the top half and it worked like a charm!
I'm glad it helped! =)
THANK YOU. This video is so easy to follow and understand. I'm going to home depot now.......
You are so welcome! =)
Thank you baby. Haven't slept in days 😳. That noise kept me up all night. Going to try this. 🙏🏽🙏🏽
You got this! Take care of it so you can get some good sleep =)
Thank you so much. Opened the valve and there was a big chunk of debris inside. No more hiss!!
Awesome, lucky you! =)
Thank you so much! The hissing sound was confusing the heck out of me!
You're welcome! I waited longer than I should have to fix it. The valves was spraying water out of the back of the tank cover and onto my wall. So my paint peeled off the wall right behind the tank cover, hehe.
Thanks! This helped a lot. Cleaning the debris from the cap did the trick! 👏👏👏
Awesome! 👍🏻 I had that work for me once too but not this time.
Brilliant man! Fixed.
Only comment is the water line trick doesn’t work for me. when i pour water on the bowl it basically flushes leaving very little water in the bowl.
Glad it helped!
You're awesome, thanks! Everyone just stops at the flush for debris, I knew my problem would not be that simple.
Great to hear this was helpful! First time I had a hissing problem it was just debris, but this second time, when I made this video, I had a hunch it was going to be more. Cheers to quiet toilets!
Thank you Sir, in my case the rubber seal had debris. Once I cleaned it off the noise went away. Thank you for the content
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
This did the trick! Thank you for sharing this video.
Awesome! 💪🏻 You're welcome 🥳
what a relief!! this toilet was stressin me tf out thx
Good to hear! I had bigger stressors than this so I put it off, haha. I kinda regret it since it damaged the paint on my wall from the water sprinkling on it.
Thanks for sharing. I always recommend to just change the fillvalve because the company charges by the hour.
You're welcome! That's a good point!
Nicely done video, very clearly communicated.
Thank you kindly! =)
Super helpful! I had mine changed out in 6 minutes! (Would’ve gone quicker, but the plastic ring was a tight fit over the bottom ridge, had a hard time with that.
Awesome! =)
This is a really well made instructional video. So helpful!
I'm glad this was helpful! =)
Thank you for the great video! Straight shooter no bs. Wish more videos were like this.
Thanks for the feedback! =)
Dude thanks a bunch lucky for me it was just debris and I just gave it a good clean. Saving your video for future help
Lucky! I knew I had to replace the refill valve when I didnt see any debris, hehe.
Absolutely great educational video carnal. Great content 👌. Save me time,headache, and stress. Gracias
Thanks for the feedback brother! Good luck with your toilet!
Super helpful. It was a quick fix. Thank you.
You're welcome! 😎🤘🏻
This worked! Great and honest video- thank you!
Thanks for the feedback! Glad it helped! 💪🏻
Thanks for the video! Went through the steps and ended up fixing it!
I'm glad it helped!
Perfect video, easy to follow and very helpful
Glad it helped! =)
Oh shit !!! When I always change these things, I take out the whole shaft too at the bottom of the tank. I did not know you can keep the existing shaft and just put the new top part of the fluidmaster on it.
I didn't know either, it was a lucky guess on my end when I was changing it out. Keep the shank and box in case that rubber gasket on the shank gets old and leaks.
You explain it better than a plumber who's been working over 30 years *cough* Roger *cough* Wakefield
Haha! I follow Roger's CZcams channel, but his content has a blend of information and entertainment, which is not always helpful. The channel that I have learned a lot of practical tips regarding plumbing from is, Got2Learn. I like his content czcams.com/users/Got2Learnfeatured
@@ChavezDIY I just replaced my fill valve. I bought a new one in home depot... after i installed it, the tank was losing water slowly every 15-30 mins and i found out my new flapper was the problem... put the old flapper back and my tank wasn't losing water anymore! fixed it thanks!
THANK YOUUU!!! This worked!! Fixed in 2secs! 🤗
You're welcome! Cheers to a quiet toilet! =)
Ohmigosh thank you SO much for posting this video! It was exactly the information I needed. Thank you!
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful! =)
Excellent video. Very clear. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Sometimes I don't think a specific video is going to be helpful to others so its wonderful to hear when it is.
Great video, thanks!
You're welcome! 😁
saved video category. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Perfect video! Thanks
You're welcome! =)
This helped me today. Thank u
You’re welcome 😊
I'M GONNA BUY A NEW FILL VALE THE HISSING NOISE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!
I thought I could deal with the noise until I couldn't haha! Good luck changing it out!
@@ChavezDIY it was very successful Thanks!
Thank you!
You're welcome! =)
To the point! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! =)
Good job
Thank you! =)
THANK YOU
You're welcome! =)
Very helpful
Glad it helped! Cheers to a quiet toilet!
Thanks! Just fixed it :)
Awesome! Congratulations on doing it yourself!
thanks... i got so tired of this shit at 6 am i had to go look up a video lmao
Hahaha! I know what you mean, I got tired of it too!
Nice.
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I'm a female. This video helped me see clearly what my problem actually was. Great video!
Awesome!! =)
And I fixed it! 🙌
@@shanaweaver5182the more you do, the more you can do 🥳🥳🥳
If I could only get that clear plastic ring to move up on the old fill valve. Tried a few times to get it to slide up so I can swap out the parts without having to remove the shank, but no luck. Any advice on getting that stubborn ring to move up?
The ring is probably stuck due to hard water calcium deposits. I was able to do it by hand, twist it back and forth as you lift it up. I suppose if you can't move the ring up by hand, then maybe that's a sign you should just remove the whole shank.
I just replaced my damaged rubber valve seal after 16 years of toilet use to stop it from hissing. However, I'm noticing afterwards that lots of little black rubber pieces are floating around in the water inside the tank. Will my new rubber valve seal will be damaged again soon if I don't clean all that out?
I think you will be fine if you don't clean that out. The rubber pieces will just flush down the toilet and go down the drain. If you want, you can just take them out of the tank, the water is clean.
Miguel Thanks man the first one worked, it had debre, but I did want to ask for ur opinion, I too recently bought the Fluidmaster 400A and alone installing it, I turned off the water from the bottom empty the tank went to unscrew the valve pump, but the kicker is even after securing the water pressure soon as o unscrew the bottom hose water came gushing out would not stop, till it dawn on me I went outside to turn off the water lever, not the one thas outside by sidewalk since I live in a studio think these people did something that made for our water not to turn off directly when completely turning off bottom on toilet. So my question is isn't it supposed to turn off when I shut the main water line within side our home? Do you think I had to go outside to turn the lever? i mean it defeats the whole purpose of having the emergency shut-off line yes? so I ask for ur opinion? thanks again Amigo for the Hissing tip totally worked.
When you shut the valve that's a couple feet away from the toilet, it stops the water from flowing in your toilet. If you had to shut off the water line going to your whole apartment, then something is wrong with the valve that's next to your toilet. Could be that the valve is broken from inside and its not shutting off the water. Try to turn it in both directions and if it doesnt stop the flow of the water, then it needs to be replaced. To test to see if it shuts off the water, turn the valve to shut off the water, then flush the toilet and if the tank doesn't refill, you know its off.
@@ChavezDIY : LoL yeah i figured there's something wrong, when the I shut the toilet water off, and put the one foot hose in a decent size bucket, and when I saw it didn't stop, after well lets say I had to lay a big towl on the door to try an stop it, I knew this wasn't right, so I ran outside where the landlord has her washing machine and there's a Shut off leveler soon as I pull it down water stopped, I was also thinking I hope I don't have to go out the the streen on the side walk and turn it off from there but didn't go that far. But thank you man for confirming . yes i did do that shut the toilet valve off, and flushed it and didn't fill the tank, so i thought, i was good, but to my surprise that wasn't the resolution LoL. ur raza righ? these people built this studio room and just did a Chicanada on the inworking of the studio, i mean this whole house is Crook it, front stairs are all weorded angled like a circus house, you go in and ur holding on the walls to not fall, well same deal here. But thanks i knew there's something wrong
Yes, I'm Latino. My parents were born and raised in Zacatecas, Mexico and I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I know what you mean by Chicanada work, my dad does work like that around the houses he has owned, haha! Crooked stuff around the house is an indication that they cheap out on many other repairs. I didn't have an eye for that stuff until I owned my own home. Now I notice a lot of mickey-mouse jobs everywhere I go, haha.
@@ChavezDIY :👍🏼 exactley thas what I waz trying to say they cheapt out indeed, and there's a lot of that Micky mouse jobs today, I'm not putting my own people down but least there was more pride in the work back then I mean thas what we were known for to be good hard working class, Now its pretty much gone you be Lucky to find a good worker, but GL unless one does it him or her self.
This just saved me $7 and a whole lot of cussing
Awesome!! 😁😎👍🏻
Fixed in 35 mins (including the trip to Home Depot) for $14.
That's awesome! =)
Great vid, thank you! But I have an issue...the top portion of my fill valve will not budge...I have a Western toilet with fill valve part # A1250430019. Any advice? I appreciate it!
If you can't remove the top by itself, just remove the whole top and bottom together. Shut off the water supply, then flush the toilet and the water will drain from the tank. Use a sponge to remove any leftover water in the tank. Then you can remove the whole fill valve from the bottom of the tank.
I can't get the water to shut off. I think the knob is stuck in place (21 years old). Can you replace the toilet fill valve without shutting off the water if you do what you did and only replace the top 1/2?
You have to shut off the water because as soon as you remove the top part of the valve, the water will squirt straight up like a fountain. You will need to shut off the water to your whole place and then open a faucet to release the water pressure.
@@ChavezDIY Thanks, I changed it today (only the top 1/2 like you did), but mainly because everything else was too corroded to get off. There are a TON of bubbles coming from the bottom 1/2 when I flush the toilet (inside the tank, near the bottom part I did not remove) - not sure if that means anything. At any rate, now I have to figure out how to get teh water valves off and change them, they are GREEN and SUPER corroded.
The bubbles might mean there's an air leak somewhere. You can try sealing it by tightening the plastic nut that's threaded to the bottom half (the shank) under the tank on the outside. If that doesn't work, you might as well go ahead and replace the bottom half too. The corrosion can be removed with a wire brush or some plumber's abrasive grit roll, just take your time and be persistent. I use WD-40 or some PB blaster to help remove corroded threaded valves. I don't know what your valve looks like but if you're able to remove it, take it to Home Depot and the guys in the plumbing aisle can help you find the replacement.
@@ChavezDIY That is what I was thinking (air). I will replace the bottom half when I do the water valves, but I couldn't get it off, hence why I just did the top half like you. It is REALLY on there (21 years worth) of corrosion. I am not sure how I can get it off, I don't want to break the pipe coming out of the wall.
Used the method of taking the cover off the top and broke one of the plastic clips that hold the cover in place. ☹️
Sorry to hear that. I'm assuming the cover still stays on with the broke clip. It should still be functional.
I'm getting a loud sshhhh sound after flushing while water flowing. Can hear throughout small house. Not foghorn. Not hammer. Any ideas. My first step is to replace tap at wall. It's a new toilet but old tap.
The house I live in was built in 1947 and I can hear the water going through the pipes when the toilet is refilling the tank after a flush. The noise stops when the tank finishes filling up. I think there are still some old pipes down under the house. I noticed that the plumber's that installed the copper piping from the main line and into the house left excessive solder in some joints and this causes turbulence in the pipes and maybe that explains I've had two pinhole leaks in the copper piping in the front yard. I have no plumbing experience, but I enjoy watching this youtuber, Got2Learn, check out this video: czcams.com/video/FbkE0HhEHVY/video.html
Mine has started doing that too, but we've just had our first 100+ degree days. Could be coincidence, but the water in all of our pipes is definitely hot to the touch. No hiss, no hammer, no leak, just loudish high pitched fluid sound. Not sure over here.
I just installed a new fill valve and it keeps making these hissing noise like its running water every 3minutes or so
If you have a new valve and there is no debris at the top, then check to see if the water pressure is too high from the supply line. The valve coming out of the wall should have a way to open or close it. If the sound is loud, close the valve a little and see if that decreases the noise.
I tightened the water valve on the wall but i could still see the water lesking into the toilet and the water in the tank keeps dropping and filling up back again.i slackened the chain on the flapper properly and its a new performance flopper that came with the fill falve.i am messing with this thing the whole day.i put some powder spice in the tank to see if it would go to the leak but it didnt
EDIT: i found the term, ppl call it a Phantom Flush since the water level goes down without flushing
reall quick question, hope this reaches you as im about to order the parts tomorrow
i shut off the water while my toilet was hissing, i havent flushed and i wanted the fill tube to stop spraying for the mean time until i bought the parts, however, i came to find the tank's level is low, obviously didnt refill cause the water is shut off, but does that mean it is leaking and going straight to the trap since i havent done anything to it?
The water may be leaking out from the flush valve, the large rubber stopper inside the tank that opens when you flush. The water that leaks from the tank to the bowl via the flush valve, eventually goes down the trap. To test and see if that flush valve is leaking, you can use food coloring or other colored liquid or powder, and pour it into the tank. Wait a couple of hours or overnight for slow leaks. If you see the coloring go down into the bowl area, then your flush valve needs to be replaced to fix the phantom flush.
@@ChavezDIY for some reason it never went into the bowl even though i did the water dye trick, i did mark the level with a pencil and i noticed it was going down very slowly until it emptied it way below
i ordered the same one you had on amazon with a stopper on it as well cause of the phantom flushes
I don't know what the problem is and don't touch it
If something is wrong with the valve, try replacing it.