Great instructional video. Your explanation will make the process of replacing the valve on my American standard toilet very easy, and I appreciate that. Thank you very much.
Great video! I too usually have no issue with DIY plumbing repair but American Standard had me stumped on this one! Thank you again you have the only video online that shows this!
Great Video. Precise and to the point. I'm a home improvement contractor and I know the difference. You even called the "air filled bladder" the correct name. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. I will definitely use your tips. Thank you again!
Great video. Saved me from calling a plumber. I called American Standard. They said that the Champion parts are under warranty for 10 years. They are sending me the seal for underneath the flapper for free. Waiting for delivery now. Hopefully that will be a quick fix. They are sending instructions but I wouldn't have known that the valve could be removed so easily without this video. Thank you!
Bless your heart!! Again, you are the only youtube video I could find with my style flapper, almost. Excellent job explaining the workings of a toilet for those slackers who don't bother anymore to figure it out.
Dude! Thanks so much for saving me time and money. Your super-comprehensive video and the excellent comments below helped me with 3 things. 1) How to fix the toilet. In my case, it is a leaky flapper 2) Do it for free by calling American Standard as the toilet is under warranty. I didn't save the receipt but the guy was nice enough to do a one-time courtesy shipment 3) Fix it temporarily while I'm waiting for the warranty item to arrive b applying Vaseline on the bottom of the flapper. That stopped the leak for now. Such a great example of the UA-cam community coming together to help each other out. I would've spent at least $40 on doing it myself and $100+ had I called a plumber.
Hey just a comment I bought a Fluidmaster American standard Champion 4 seal for my grandpas toilet. Figured I didn’t have to spend the extra dough on the whole apparatus and so far so good. Great vid!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! Great video and I've been so frustrated by this valve and how to remove the seal to replace it. You save me a lot of work showing how it clicks and unscrews. Now I don't have to replace the whole assembly.
Thank you. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to remove the top to replace the gasket without breaking anything based on other videos. This is the model flapper valve I have so your instructions were spot on. Thanks again.
Excellent video - I wish I knew how dicey the flush and flapper were on this toilet before I bought it and had it installed. It has had numerous run-on issues - and as you showed, it's most likely at the flapper. As other commenters have said: thanks for showing how to unscrew the flapper. I purchased a set of 2 Pack 7301111-0070A Flush Valve Seal Kit for American Standard Toilet Valve Seal for Champion 4 Tank and Eljer Toilets Flush Valve Gasket rings, from Amazon. The new blue rings are slightly thicker than the original clear ring. One other IMPORTANT thing: there is a locking mechanism that locks the ring in. It must be turned to a "mark" to secure the ring. So far, this ring replacement has SOLVED the problem. I did not need to purchase a complete kit. Just the seal rings. Thanks again for this video and your other videos!
I have no plumbing experience, this video was so helpful that I was able to fix my water running issue all by myself! Thank you so much for posting this video! - from one proud 31 year old women lol
Great video. I found replacement gaskets at Amazon. I have had to change several on one of the American Standard toilets I have. Today I replaced that gasket and the toilet just keeps running. I'm going to try loosening the cap and see if that helps. It was not running constantly before I replaced the gasket. Now it is. Appreciate your generous gift of time and thorough research and explanations!
Try wiping off the lower rim that the gaskets sits on. Buildup can cause a leak, but the problem is usually the defective gaskets that came with the toilets. FYI, I have read the amazon gaskets only last 6 to 9 months. American Standard seals are suppose to be better. My toilet is still under warranty so I just replaced my amazon gasket with the free American Standard gasket so I will have to wait and see if it lasts longer than the amazon gaskets. Apparently there was an issue with the gaskets that came with the toilets. They form bubbles in the gasket over time causing them to lose their seal.
Thanks so much for the video, these were the only instructions I could find for parts that didn't have the twistable part that removes from the top. Was able to fix our leaky toilet on my own. :)
Great video. I’ve replaced the flush valve assembly every year for the past three years but great to know it’s actually the flapper. SMH thinking of replacing the toilet all together.
This was a great video for this kind of toilet. So, what I did was unscrew it and then remove the plastic cap holding the gasket down and pulled gasket off and noted that on the side away from the drain there was an indentation in the gasket so I flipped the gasket over and it fixed the problem. Thanks, one of the few to address this kind of toilet. Great video.
Thank you , the way that Rod looks. I thought it would break. Our last toilet was a golf ball toilet,I only replaced it due to something falling off the wall and breaking the top cover. It did not have the rod.
Just what the doctor ordered. Great video. Thank you so much for taking your time to process. Supremely help me out with an issue. I was having kudos to you brother.
I had the same issue , I registered my toilets and there is a 10 year warranty. I called them and they sent new revised seals and problem solved. The video is great as you need to know about the clicks on removal and reassembly.
Damn fine video. Thank you. I have two of these toilets in service. One for about 5 or 6 years which has given me zero problems. One I installed a year and a half ago. That is now leaking but I don't know where. Doesn't appear to be the flapper but I'll replace it just to see. This showed me extremely well How to understand a flush valve from American standard Even though I've installed several of my own and repaired all of my own toilets for many many years. Thanks again!
We have a toilet that had a nagging leak a few years ago. I replaced the flapper several times and it still leaked. Old timer at the hardware store told me to apply a coating of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly on the bottom of the flapper where it contacts the opening it seals up. I was skeptical, but gave it a try. Toilet hasn't leaked yet. I did the same thing to our 2nd toilet and both my Mom's toilets when they started leaking, and it fixed those too.
I have an older Champion 4 which I previously did battle with the part that screws into the flapper from the top. After conquering that technique, I replaced another toilet with a newer Champion 4. The new one started phantom flushing after a few months. I opened it up and was faced with a new flapper design. Your video really helped me conquer this one. The new design is an improvement over the older one, but that gray clip seems pretty flimsy. I think the next time I need to replace a toilet, it will not be a Champion 4.
Watched your video very helpful. You can replace just the gasket which is likely the problem with the flapper. Saving you the cost of the full canister.
I had the same toilet for one month. Already having to replace the flapper. Lesson learned, never buy American Standard again! American Standard is absolute garbage.
@@420surfdawg I bought this toilet a year ago because I thought it was the best, oh was I wrong. This is the second time I've had to work on it. A couple of months ago I had to replace my filler valve. Never buy American standard it is junk? Thank you for your video because everyone told me I had to take the toilet apart to fix it. You saved me a lot of time and trouble. Joe
Thank you. I bought the entire flush valve not realizing all I had to do was unscrew the top and replace the seal. When I heard a click I thought I was going to break it. You explanation should be a provided link to the flush valve kit. I have a feeling American standard does not want anyone to know this procedure, so that they can make more money by selling the whole unit. Cheezy move American standard. Thanks again for your explanation.
Absolutely super video! I bought 4 yes four toilets because I was tired of the cheap flappers; I also heard good things about American Standard. Well, you are spot on. I changed the first one a year ago and did it the hard way. Slipped off the seal over the top. This time, I took off the entire drop-down flapper. So much faster!!! Some suggestions: take off the flush lever and use latex or rubber gloves, which allow a sure grip if you have a weak grip or a build-up of slime on the parts.
Thanks for the video. I replaced all my toilets over years to this Champion model. None of the old one have had any problem whatsoever. The newest one I bought, made in Mexico is the one started leaking
Before replacing anything! Remove flapper cover and make sure the gray ring that holds flapper right under green cover is secure, mine came loose from manufacturer and leaked. Thanks to this video I removed cover and found gray ring loose. Fixed my situation. Good luck people.
Thanks for the video!! I'm a facilities technician for clinics and hospitals and I have to be very efficient on my work, I started replacing the toilets for the customers since the previous old toilets gave me a lot of work but not only that, that I had to leave the area clean since we have a problem with homeless and drug addicts in L.A. County thanks to our "governor" these particular people put their feces all over the walls, floors and the toilets since I have a contract that every time I come I have to leave everything spotless clean so the real fact is that these "New Design" toilets came across and I didn't know about this new design and it hurt me really good with this bad design, now I found out about American Standard has been sued for this particular flapper system that has caused numerous problems with this bad design... If there's someone with a kit to replace this part I will really appreciate the effort to show the engineers from American Standard that they are a total failure on this particular design...
Thanks for the video and sorry yours failed. My issue is the two pieces of the flapper have separated. But just as an fyi I have 2 of these and they have both performed solidly for over a decade and they. Do. Not. Clog! Love them. Happily deal with the maintenence ; )
Great video. Our friends highly recommended this model. Ad said it could flush ten golf balls! I told my wife next time I accidentally swallow ten golf balls I know my toilet will handle it the next morning. Sadly, the toilet started leaking after six months. Thanks for the tutorial.
My issue was related. There is seemingly a greater level of vulnerability to leaking caused by calcium buildup on the circle on which the flapper sits. Removed flapper per the excellent tip in this video, then let CLR sit on the calcium for a couple minutes, then wiped away until all calcium removed. Then good to go. The Vaseline idea is really cool. I’ll bet it has both the benefit of aiding seal and resisting calcium. Will try on the inevitable next treatment.
Nailed it!! I've only had mine for 1 month and the flapper seal just completely separated! Brand new bldg. Every place I've ever moved w/in months I'm having to fix my toilet for some reason. I even have spare kits now. I finally after a lifetime of apartment DIYs education i told my friend helping me unpack and she saw the kit and I said "nope put it away! I finally have a brand new toilet!" DAYS later and days leaking and adjusting the valve, today I'm fixing it. Never had American Standard flapper and i got as far as trying to take it off and figured I'd need to work in the tank. I wasn't even looking for an answer to that just wanted to see the parts assembly. You SAVED me so much the first 5 mins i just HAD to "THANK YOU!!" BRAND NEW!?! it just fell apart! So my streak and education should be complete now! 😅😅 Dang! 🤐
@@TKCL I could've put a work order in but it was the weekend. Once i put a light on it and found the base it sits and attached to completely blown off swimming around if it was just that ill save the call to maint. Since Thursday lol i was just stuffing the seal up the cap was time😅🙄 till i was tired of hearing it $$ then a few stabs at separating it off then you saying right up it DOES come off i w got whoopwhoop OUT LOUD YEH!! I finally caught a real break for Diy rabbit holes for once!! 🤟 You were ONE in BILLION that did a video right and i got it on the first click. That toilet is a chicken wrap! It's done! Thanks to your vid. Owners can buy the assembly if it blows off again😅
I bought 3 of these toilets in my home when I bought it about five years ago. They’re all bad and my water bill just jumped $350. Thanks for showing this. They were running every three minutes
This video helped me disassemble the flipper unit. I took out the seal which had the blisters. I don't know what causes them but I ran a tweezers into them, fluid came out, the seal flattened out so I put everything back together. We'll see how long it lasts but so far it's leak free.
I have the exact same toilet. I had to replace the flush assy also after about a year. After some research, I found that the flapper goes bad because of the use of tablet cleaners being placed in the tank. The chemicals/chlorine cause the rubber to bubble up and cause it to not seat flush on the valve. My wife now uses the stick on ones in the bowl instead of the tank.
We also use those chemical tablets and now have a running tank. I bought a generic replacement valve seal and replaced the original, but it still runs.
@@JasonMaehl If you have stopped using the tablets, I would recommend replacing it with OEM. I bought four of them as spares and havent had to replace it since we stopped using the tablets.
Great video. Once I got the flapper off, I found I could turn the bottom a quarter inch and pop the bottom off. That way you can just replace the seal and not have to buy the whole assembly.
Another thank you. I bought 2 of these toilets in 2022 and one is one is now cycling every 20 minutes or so. I couldn't see or hear any leaking but this is most likely the issue. reading in the comments, it sounds like Home Depot now has replacement gaskets or flappers in stock. I will have to check it out. Great helpful video.
man, thank you so much we have had ours for maybe 9 months i already replaced the entire flush valve once and its leaking again i took the silicone gasket off and were the bubbles were in it i just took a needle and poked a hole and water came out the gasket then flattened out i put it back on and no more "running" toilet will see how long it lasts.. i did order replacement seals just to have in case this does not last again thank you for the video this was the best instructional video i have found for the champion toilet
Great video! Thanks. I’m having the same issue but I was able to get free replacement parts from American standard. I believe they have a lifetime warranty on the internals.
@TKCL Agreed and sad, really. Good info on the fix, a shame the manufacturer doesn't acknowledge the issue. More money for them with a full replacement, though. .
Can you tell me how to replace the rubber seal/gasket at the bottom of the tank under the float assembly. It’s the rubber seal that should be flush with the bottom of the tank. Also, please tell me what that seal is called. Thank you.
Mine was leaking from the flapper. Took it out and noticed the bottom part was loose and not pressing the seal firmly to the flapper body. Gave it a twist to tighten it up, reinstalled, and all is good. Thanks for the video
Excellent video. I had the flapper accidently come off. Not sure how. Home Depot couldn't figure the problem although I showed them the video. They sold me a 25 dollar kit which I luckily didn't install. All I had to do was twist the flapper back like you showed.
Upon searching online for a valve assembly I find that none shown actually state my model number. Will the valve assembly used in this video be the valve assembly to use for American Standard model 4266? I completed agree that having to disassemble the whole tank is ridiculous! I wish it was just my flapper. Unfortunately the plastic rod that runs through the center of mine snapped off. Im thoroughly aggravated! Great job doing the video! Best vid I found while searching all afternoon and I can't express enough how happy it has made me! Thank you!!!
Thanks for your help you have the only video I could find to help with this type of flapper. I saw in a comment you said you found just the flapper can you tell us where found just flapper? Thanks again and great job
Hi, Andrew! I recently had to replace the flapper on my Crane toilet, and all I had to replace was just the flapper. I’m happy I don’t have American Standard.
Excellent job! Thank you so much! I’m just going to replace the whole toilet. I’ve been through this before w this toilet. Do you recommend a better toilet?
It worked just as you said but I encountered an issue where the shaft on my toilet did not have the barbs on each side to keep the shaft from falling down into the toilet and yes mine disappeared into oblivion lol. So I took the new shaft to use and found the next issue. The hole in the center of the flush valve has reliefs built into it for the locking tabs to pass through. Mine does not. So I ended up cutting them off so the new shaft woo I’ll old pass through the hole in my existing flush valve. If it happens to come loose, at least the new shaft can come out. Thanks for the help !
Thanks for showing how to unscrew the flapper! You have the only youtube video I could find with my style of flapper
Glad it helped!
Same.
Same here
Also same man just saved the day for me
Same
No idea you could unscrew and replace that flapper piece. You just saved me alot of time. Thanks so much!
Your welcome
Great instructional video. Your explanation will make the process of replacing the valve on my American standard toilet very easy, and I appreciate that. Thank you very much.
Glad it helped, they also started making the gasket only available for these amzn.to/3PoxyGF
@@TKCL Still having issues. Now the water keeps running more frequently. Any ideas?
Great video! I too usually have no issue with DIY plumbing repair but American Standard had me stumped on this one! Thank you again you have the only video online that shows this!
Glad it was helpful!
Great Video. Precise and to the point. I'm a home improvement contractor and I know the difference. You even called the "air filled bladder" the correct name. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. I will definitely use your tips. Thank you again!
Thank you for watching
Great video. Saved me from calling a plumber. I called American Standard. They said that the Champion parts are under warranty for 10 years. They are sending me the seal for underneath the flapper for free. Waiting for delivery now. Hopefully that will be a quick fix. They are sending instructions but I wouldn't have known that the valve could be removed so easily without this video. Thank you!
Your'e welcome!
Bless your heart!! Again, you are the only youtube video I could find with my style flapper, almost. Excellent job explaining the workings of a toilet for those slackers who don't bother anymore to figure it out.
Glad I could help!
Dude! Thanks so much for saving me time and money. Your super-comprehensive video and the excellent comments below helped me with 3 things. 1) How to fix the toilet. In my case, it is a leaky flapper 2) Do it for free by calling American Standard as the toilet is under warranty. I didn't save the receipt but the guy was nice enough to do a one-time courtesy shipment 3) Fix it temporarily while I'm waiting for the warranty item to arrive b applying Vaseline on the bottom of the flapper. That stopped the leak for now.
Such a great example of the UA-cam community coming together to help each other out. I would've spent at least $40 on doing it myself and $100+ had I called a plumber.
Glad you enjoyed it and it was helpful
Great, clear, easy to follow instructions, and a huge help. Thanks a lot, was able to fix my leak with no issues.
Glad it helped
So much great information. You post the most informative videos.
Thank you for watching a rather odd video 🤣
Hey just a comment I bought a Fluidmaster American standard Champion 4 seal for my grandpas toilet. Figured I didn’t have to spend the extra dough on the whole apparatus and so far so good. Great vid!
Ignore everybody else. This guy is the one. Great advice.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! Great video and I've been so frustrated by this valve and how to remove the seal to replace it. You save me a lot of work showing how it clicks and unscrews. Now I don't have to replace the whole assembly.
Glad it was helpful, they now sell just the seal on Amazon m
Thank you. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to remove the top to replace the gasket without breaking anything based on other videos. This is the model flapper valve I have so your instructions were spot on. Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful
Excellent video - I wish I knew how dicey the flush and flapper were on this toilet before I bought it and had it installed. It has had numerous run-on issues - and as you showed, it's most likely at the flapper. As other commenters have said: thanks for showing how to unscrew the flapper. I purchased a set of 2 Pack 7301111-0070A Flush Valve Seal Kit for American Standard Toilet Valve Seal for Champion 4 Tank and Eljer Toilets Flush Valve Gasket rings, from Amazon. The new blue rings are slightly thicker than the original clear ring. One other IMPORTANT thing: there is a locking mechanism that locks the ring in. It must be turned to a "mark" to secure the ring. So far, this ring replacement has SOLVED the problem. I did not need to purchase a complete kit. Just the seal rings. Thanks again for this video and your other videos!
Same I wish I had known.
I have no plumbing experience, this video was so helpful that I was able to fix my water running issue all by myself! Thank you so much for posting this video! - from one proud 31 year old women lol
Glad it helped!
Great video. I found replacement gaskets at Amazon. I have had to change several on one of the American Standard toilets I have. Today I replaced that gasket and the toilet just keeps running. I'm going to try loosening the cap and see if that helps. It was not running constantly before I replaced the gasket. Now it is. Appreciate your generous gift of time and thorough research and explanations!
Try wiping off the lower rim that the gaskets sits on. Buildup can cause a leak, but the problem is usually the defective gaskets that came with the toilets. FYI, I have read the amazon gaskets only last 6 to 9 months. American Standard seals are suppose to be better. My toilet is still under warranty so I just replaced my amazon gasket with the free American Standard gasket so I will have to wait and see if it lasts longer than the amazon gaskets. Apparently there was an issue with the gaskets that came with the toilets. They form bubbles in the gasket over time causing them to lose their seal.
@@justmeveginout8864 Thank you. I have found the same duration with the Amazon replacements. I will try your suggestion. Much appreciated!
Thanks so much for the video, these were the only instructions I could find for parts that didn't have the twistable part that removes from the top. Was able to fix our leaky toilet on my own. :)
Glad it was helpful
Thank you sir... I didn't know you could unscrew the top. Saved me a ton of time, frustration, and money!
You're welcome, glad it was helpful!
Great video. I’ve replaced the flush valve assembly every year for the past three years but great to know it’s actually the flapper. SMH thinking of replacing the toilet all together.
They now make an improved seal only, I changed to it with no issues. I put the link in the video description to the seal. You can find it on Amazon.
I’ve replaced mine with the new and improved twice now
Appreciate you providing the link to the seal only, as that was all i needed. saved me $20 and gave easy instructions!
Happy to help!
This was a great video for this kind of toilet. So, what I did was unscrew it and then remove the plastic cap holding the gasket down and pulled gasket off and noted that on the side away from the drain there was an indentation in the gasket so I flipped the gasket over and it fixed the problem. Thanks, one of the few to address this kind of toilet. Great video.
Oh my gosh. THANK YOU! All I needed to do was buy the replacement gasket. Thanks again for taking the time to do this video.
Your welcome
Are you referring to the rubber gasket on the flapper? If so where did you buy a new one??
You saved me a ton of time trying to figure out how to get that flapper off so i could change the seal! Much appreciated!
Your welcome
Thank you , the way that Rod looks. I thought it would break.
Our last toilet was a golf ball toilet,I only replaced it due to something falling off the wall and breaking the top cover.
It did not have the rod.
Just what the doctor ordered. Great video. Thank you so much for taking your time to process. Supremely help me out with an issue. I was having kudos to you brother.
Glad it was helpful
I had the same issue , I registered my toilets and there is a 10 year warranty. I called them and they sent new revised seals and problem solved. The video is great as you need to know about the clicks on removal and reassembly.
Damn fine video. Thank you. I have two of these toilets in service. One for about 5 or 6 years which has given me zero problems. One I installed a year and a half ago. That is now leaking but I don't know where. Doesn't appear to be the flapper but I'll replace it just to see. This showed me extremely well How to understand a flush valve from American standard Even though I've installed several of my own and repaired all of my own toilets for many many years. Thanks again!
Glad you enjoyed it
Very clear instructions, Thank You very much, it was very helpful 👍
Glad it was helpful!
We have a toilet that had a nagging leak a few years ago. I replaced the flapper several times and it still leaked. Old timer at the hardware store told me to apply a coating of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly on the bottom of the flapper where it contacts the opening it seals up. I was skeptical, but gave it a try. Toilet hasn't leaked yet. I did the same thing to our 2nd toilet and both my Mom's toilets when they started leaking, and it fixed those too.
Nice!
@@TKCL I feel like placing a 2nd Ring on and add Weight to the Flapper, over so many flushes eventually what is placed on can desolve off
I have an older Champion 4 which I previously did battle with the part that screws into the flapper from the top. After conquering that technique, I replaced another toilet with a newer Champion 4. The new one started phantom flushing after a few months. I opened it up and was faced with a new flapper design. Your video really helped me conquer this one. The new design is an improvement over the older one, but that gray clip seems pretty flimsy. I think the next time I need to replace a toilet, it will not be a Champion 4.
Watched your video very helpful. You can replace just the gasket which is likely the problem with the flapper. Saving you the cost of the full canister.
I found the gasket after making this video, thanks to a viewer. Ordered two of them, now my other toilet just started leaking 🙄
I had the same toilet for one month. Already having to replace the flapper. Lesson learned, never buy American Standard again! American Standard is absolute garbage.
The new seal takes care of the issue. I love the power of this toilet after the fix.
Facts! I'm replacing mine for the 2nd time. I purchased my home only 4 years ago, a new build.
These toilets are utter Garbage replaced this part more than once...
Doesn't the new (and upgraded seal ) last longer ??
@@420surfdawg I bought this toilet a year ago because I thought it was the best, oh was I wrong. This is the second time I've had to work on it. A couple of months ago I had to replace my filler valve. Never buy American standard it is junk? Thank you for your video because everyone told me I had to take the toilet apart to fix it. You saved me a lot of time and trouble. Joe
Thanks Kelly! My Champion toilet started leaking after 3 months, and plumbing is my kryptonite. Hooray video helped me tremendously. Thank you
Glad it helped!
Thank you for the video Andrew. Hopefully it will help people to change out just the flapper
Thank you for watching
Excellent presentation. Very informative. Thank you.
Thank you. I bought the entire flush valve not realizing all I had to do was unscrew the top and replace the seal. When I heard a click I thought I was going to break it. You explanation should be a provided link to the flush valve kit. I have a feeling American standard does not want anyone to know this procedure, so that they can make more money by selling the whole unit.
Cheezy move American standard.
Thanks again for your explanation.
Great video my man!....I went ahead and changed the whole unit....Your video made it a breeze!!!....Thanks you so much!!!!
So glad I could help! Take care.
Absolutely super video! I bought 4 yes four toilets because I was tired of the cheap flappers; I also heard good things about American Standard. Well, you are spot on. I changed the first one a year ago and did it the hard way. Slipped off the seal over the top. This time, I took off the entire drop-down flapper. So much faster!!! Some suggestions: take off the flush lever and use latex or rubber gloves, which allow a sure grip if you have a weak grip or a build-up of slime on the parts.
FYI they now make just a replacement seal that appears to be new and improved.
Thanks for the video. I replaced all my toilets over years to this Champion model. None of the old one have had any problem whatsoever. The newest one I bought, made in Mexico is the one started leaking
Great Instructional video!
Well done instructional video, thanks for sharing.
i have the exact same toilet it just over maybe 2 years old and is leaking , you answerd all my questions great video thanks
Glad I could help
Before replacing anything!
Remove flapper cover and make sure the gray ring that holds flapper right under green cover is secure, mine came loose from manufacturer and leaked. Thanks to this video I removed cover and found gray ring loose. Fixed my situation. Good luck people.
Great video. Thanks for showing how to remove the top piece on the flapper.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the video!!
I'm a facilities technician for clinics and hospitals and I have to be very efficient on my work, I started replacing the toilets for the customers since the previous old toilets gave me a lot of work but not only that, that I had to leave the area clean since we have a problem with homeless and drug addicts in L.A. County thanks to our "governor" these particular people put their feces all over the walls, floors and the toilets since I have a contract that every time I come I have to leave everything spotless clean so the real fact is that these "New Design" toilets came across and I didn't know about this new design and it hurt me really good with this bad design, now I found out about American Standard has been sued for this particular flapper system that has caused numerous problems with this bad design...
If there's someone with a kit to replace this part I will really appreciate the effort to show the engineers from American Standard that they are a total failure on this particular design...
Awesome educational video. Thanks for sharing. 🤠
awesome! you rock. thanks. This is the only video I found that had my exact flapper...the 'two clicks' make it!
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the video and sorry yours failed. My issue is the two pieces of the flapper have separated. But just as an fyi I have 2 of these and they have both performed solidly for over a decade and they. Do. Not. Clog! Love them. Happily deal with the maintenence ; )
This is super simple, saved me some $$ too. Plummer told me it would 550 for a new toilet and to install it.
Thank you!
Wow that's crazy! For a few bucks you can fix this toilets only issue. I found just the seal here amzn.to/4aLKBKY
Excellent instructions
Was wondering about this... thanks! Mine was just warped. Turned it over and works great!
Glad I could help!
Great video. Our friends highly recommended this model. Ad said it could flush ten golf balls! I told my wife next time I accidentally swallow ten golf balls I know my toilet will handle it the next morning. Sadly, the toilet started leaking after six months. Thanks for the tutorial.
Thank you for watching
Thank you! This was very helpful. I was able to replace the valve, no problem.
Glad it helped
excellent video !!! I did not know that I could replace only the flapper!!!!
Check the video description, I found only the seal on Amazon saving more money.
Thank you for showing how to take the flapper off to replace the gasket
You're welcome
You just saved me a ton of time. Thank you
Glad it was helpful
My issue was related. There is seemingly a greater level of vulnerability to leaking caused by calcium buildup on the circle on which the flapper sits. Removed flapper per the excellent tip in this video, then let CLR sit on the calcium for a couple minutes, then wiped away until all calcium removed. Then good to go.
The Vaseline idea is really cool. I’ll bet it has both the benefit of aiding seal and resisting calcium. Will try on the inevitable next treatment.
Good video Andrew, Thanks!! 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦
Nailed it!! I've only had mine for 1 month and the flapper seal just completely separated! Brand new bldg. Every place I've ever moved w/in months I'm having to fix my toilet for some reason. I even have spare kits now. I finally after a lifetime of apartment DIYs education i told my friend helping me unpack and she saw the kit and I said "nope put it away! I finally have a brand new toilet!" DAYS later and days leaking and adjusting the valve, today I'm fixing it. Never had American Standard flapper and i got as far as trying to take it off and figured I'd need to work in the tank. I wasn't even looking for an answer to that just wanted to see the parts assembly. You SAVED me so much the first 5 mins i just HAD to "THANK YOU!!" BRAND NEW!?! it just fell apart! So my streak and education should be complete now! 😅😅 Dang! 🤐
There is a newly designed seal that work's great. It's on Amazon, link is in the video description.
@@TKCL I could've put a work order in but it was the weekend. Once i put a light on it and found the base it sits and attached to completely blown off swimming around if it was just that ill save the call to maint. Since Thursday lol i was just stuffing the seal up the cap was time😅🙄 till i was tired of hearing it $$ then a few stabs at separating it off then you saying right up it DOES come off i w got whoopwhoop OUT LOUD YEH!! I finally caught a real break for Diy rabbit holes for once!! 🤟 You were ONE in BILLION that did a video right and i got it on the first click. That toilet is a chicken wrap! It's done! Thanks to your vid. Owners can buy the assembly if it blows off again😅
This is fantastic and gave me everything I needed. Thank you
Glad it helped!
Thanks! This was the only video that showed the "improved" design. I was fearful of breaking the whole thing.
Glad I could help! I found the new seal only and put that link in the video description.
Thanks Great video! You're a life saver!!👏
Glad it helped!
Excellent video.
I bought 3 of these toilets in my home when I bought it about five years ago. They’re all bad and my water bill just jumped $350. Thanks for showing this. They were running every three minutes
Wow! Get them fixed asap! Amazon now sells just the new seal.
You have saved the day with this video.... Thank you
Glad it helped!
This video helped me disassemble the flipper unit. I took out the seal which had the blisters. I don't know what causes them but I ran a tweezers into them, fluid came out, the seal flattened out so I put everything back together. We'll see how long it lasts but so far it's leak free.
There's a new design seal that works well. I found it on Amazon and out the link in the description.
@TKCL I was thinking with how easy that seal can be removed from the flipper it's insane there's not a replacement easier to find.
I have the exact same toilet. I had to replace the flush assy also after about a year. After some research, I found that the flapper goes bad because of the use of tablet cleaners being placed in the tank. The chemicals/chlorine cause the rubber to bubble up and cause it to not seat flush on the valve. My wife now uses the stick on ones in the bowl instead of the tank.
Good to know
We also use those chemical tablets and now have a running tank. I bought a generic replacement valve seal and replaced the original, but it still runs.
@@JasonMaehl If you have stopped using the tablets, I would recommend replacing it with OEM. I bought four of them as spares and havent had to replace it since we stopped using the tablets.
Thanks, had to use plyers under flapper, was happy to hear the two clicks. Sad thing is my toilet from Home Depot is was purchased 7/7/24.
2 months w American standard toilet and already leaking as well. Glad I found this video
New seal is in the description, it's working very well for both of our toilets.
Great video. Once I got the flapper off, I found I could turn the bottom a quarter inch and pop the bottom off. That way you can just replace the seal and not have to buy the whole assembly.
You saved me a ton of time and headache brother
Glad I could help
Another thank you. I bought 2 of these toilets in 2022 and one is one is now cycling every 20 minutes or so. I couldn't see or hear any leaking but this is most likely the issue. reading in the comments, it sounds like Home Depot now has replacement gaskets or flappers in stock. I will have to check it out. Great helpful video.
Amazon now carries just the seal as well.
@@TKCL Got a link?
man, thank you so much we have had ours for maybe 9 months i already replaced the entire flush valve once and its leaking again i took the silicone gasket off and were the bubbles were in it i just took a needle and poked a hole and water came out the gasket then flattened out i put it back on and no more "running" toilet will see how long it lasts.. i did order replacement seals just to have in case this does not last again thank you for the video this was the best instructional video i have found for the champion toilet
Your welcome! There are new green or blue seals now, I replaced them on both of our toilets and so far so good 🤞
Great video! Thanks. I’m having the same issue but I was able to get free replacement parts from American standard. I believe they have a lifetime warranty on the internals.
Your correct, they do.
The lock got me lol thanks for the video! You helped me fix my leak 😊
Glad I could help!
Thank you for the video. It was very helpful!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow thank you I have had this problem and didn't know how to fix this I'll give it a try thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you!! I found a replacement flapper seal at HD but couldn’t figure out how to take off the green part.
I also discovered the flapper as well and had to repair our other toilet.
It's a shame things made now don't last longer. Good info, Andrew. Thank you!
Especially when you pay a premium for something.
@TKCL Agreed and sad, really. Good info on the fix, a shame the manufacturer doesn't acknowledge the issue. More money for them with a full replacement, though. .
You do a fantastic explanation on this…thank you..thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Good video. I have two of those getting close to a year old. That was helpful.
Thank you for watching
Can you tell me how to replace the rubber seal/gasket at the bottom of the tank under the float assembly. It’s the rubber seal that should be flush with the bottom of the tank. Also, please tell me what that seal is called. Thank you.
If you find out, let me know. I also need the bottom seal
thx for the tutorial once I got it off I found an air bubble on the seal I popped the air bubble and no more leak thx again
Glad I could help
Great video. Was very helpful
Glad it was.
Fantastic info thank you!
Mine was leaking from the flapper. Took it out and noticed the bottom part was loose and not pressing the seal firmly to the flapper body. Gave it a twist to tighten it up, reinstalled, and all is good. Thanks for the video
Thanks for sharing
Excellent video. I had the flapper accidently come off. Not sure how. Home Depot couldn't figure the problem although I showed them the video. They sold me a 25 dollar kit which I luckily didn't install. All I had to do was twist the flapper back like you showed.
Glad it helped!
Excellent Video what did was sucked out the remaining water in the tank with a shop vac
Thanks man! Just fixed my flapper, appreciate it. 😊
Glad it helped!
Nice. Appreciate the info. Interesting 👍✌️
Thank you for watching
Upon searching online for a valve assembly I find that none shown actually state my model number. Will the valve assembly used in this video be the valve assembly to use for American Standard model 4266?
I completed agree that having to disassemble the whole tank is ridiculous! I wish it was just my flapper. Unfortunately the plastic rod that runs through the center of mine snapped off. Im thoroughly aggravated!
Great job doing the video! Best vid I found while searching all afternoon and I can't express enough how happy it has made me! Thank you!!!
You'll have to contact the manufacturer directly to answer that.
Thank you again, I was afraid that was the case.
Thanks, really the best !
Thanks for your help you have the only video I could find to help with this type of flapper. I saw in a comment you said you found just the flapper can you tell us where found just flapper? Thanks again and great job
I'll have to dig that part number up. Please comment back so I get a notification as a reminder
Just wondering if you found the part number thanks again
Huge help, thank you
Glad you found it useful.
Thank you so much. You saved me $25 headache!
Glad it was helpful
Hi, Andrew! I recently had to replace the flapper on my Crane toilet, and all I had to replace was just the flapper. I’m happy I don’t have American Standard.
That's the way it should be.
Great video. FYI, Fluidmaster 510A-001 is the flush valve seal alone so you don't need to buy the whole assembly. 🙂
Correct, I found that later on and ordered it. I already had to replace the seal on my other toilet 🫤
Thank you Sir! You really helped me 😊
You are most welcome
Excellent job! Thank you so much!
I’m just going to replace the whole toilet. I’ve been through this before w this toilet. Do you recommend a better toilet?
Not offhand, but they do make a new and improved seal now. I'd try that before tossing the toilet. I love the power of this one.
It worked just as you said but I encountered an issue where the shaft on my toilet did not have the barbs on each side to keep the shaft from falling down into the toilet and yes mine disappeared into oblivion lol. So I took the new shaft to use and found the next issue. The hole in the center of the flush valve has reliefs built into it for the locking tabs to pass through. Mine does not. So I ended up cutting them off so the new shaft woo I’ll old pass through the hole in my existing flush valve. If it happens to come loose, at least the new shaft can come out. Thanks for the help !
Sorry to hear that you had some issues.
@@TKCL - it’s okay! Your video helped me immensely