How to quickly fix a hissing leaking Toto toilet with a new flush valve cap
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- (Replacement caps are no longer available at Home Depot and I've included updated links where they can be purchased) I'm a Calgary realtor (www.mikolajow.com) and often come across simple fixes to common household DIY problems. When a friend asked for help with their "hissing" running and leaking Toto toilet - we found it was dripping into the bowl and wasting a substantial amount of water. We were able to quickly and easily install an all-new replacement flush valve mechanism - a relatively easy task, which cost about $25 at Home Depot Canada.
Well, Murphy's Law decided to remind me of its existence and within a few days, my Toto toilet began making the same hissing noise! Curiosity got the best of me and, while tinkering, I noticed the rubber valve under the top cap had deteriorated and started to curl - from chlorine and hard water mineral deposits. Back at Home Depot, I discovered the top cap & valve was available for $5 and, this time, an entire flush valve replacement wasn't needed.
In the USA, the easiest way to buy appears to be ordering from Amazon www.amazon.com... but it seems to be available at True Value and Ace Hardware.
In CANADA, The Korky Quietfill Replacement Cap is $6.59 at Rona www.rona.ca/en... or Lowes www.lowes.ca/p... and is a replacement for Toto, Korky Quietfill and Platinum fill valves. There's a two pack of caps for about $20 at Amazon.CA as well. www.amazon.ca/...
I've been a Calgary Realtor for over 25 years - now brokered by eXp Realty.
Plumbers said we needed a whole new toilet, but me and my grandpa found your video and fixed it no problem. Thanks a ton.
Amazing! Easy fix, seems to be getting harder to find the cap. Cheers!
New toilet?!?!?! Questionable plumbers...
@@sdshuge2.0 yeah I know man. Crazy how greedy people can be
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You saved me a $150+ plumber visit. And you didn't go on and on in the vid. Thank you!!!
Excellent!
I just rinsed the rubber valve and all other pieces under the green cap you showed in the video under warm water and put them back. I didn't even need to order anything! Thanks Jeff!
Great tip!
Thank you for sharing! As a 70 year old woman, I found it easy to fix my toilet! Bless you!
You are so welcome!
Thank you Jeff, this video is still helping people in June 2023!!!
Thanks, I'm glad it helped you! Seems people still like simple and to the point 😃
Thanks! Was able to just buy the piece on-line ($8), not the whole assembly, and changed it in 5 minutes. Really appreciate that you posted this.
Thank you!!! We have an older Toto dual flush toilet with the green 528 fill valve. Took a bit to figure out what was going on since we weren't having the typical hissing noise. In our case, the water fill was stuttering on and off, which was then causing loud knocking in the wall. The Korky replacement cap cost $5 at my local True Value hardware store and was the perfect fit, and was so simple to follow your instructions - fixed it in about 2 minutes :-) The previous gasket had completely degraded and was in pieces. So much money saved not calling a plumber!
After playing with replacement valves and replacement caps and cleaning the filter, with varying success, I’ve learned that $9.88 (currently at Amazon) to just replace the entire unit is easiest. Turn off the water, flush, a few unscrew and screw back ins, and you’re done. No disassembly, no “will it work” after a fix, no “what fails next” in a few months.
This is great. Was about to replace a whole new toilet, saved a lot of $. Thank you.
Thanks, I googled Korky fill valve and your video popped up. Super easy to follow and cost $4.80 inc tax but best of all NO headache trying to replace the whole unit
Thank you! I've had that hiss for a while now and recently my toilet started taking longer to stop running. Yesterday it got to almost 10 minutes so I had to figure out what to do. Found the part at a local Ace Hardware for $5 after viewing your video and seeing the comments where to buy. Quick easy replacement just like the video and now everything functions as it should.
Glad it helped!
Appreciate you, sir!! Just wanted to say that I (like many commenters) inadvertently ended up fixing my toilet by taking one of the steps you showed here. After following your disassembly steps, I found that our green valve filter (?) was partially caked with brownish sediment. After cleaning it and putting the valve back together, our toilet water level is back up and flushing like new.
TY! Saved me a ton of money. I didn't need a new valve. I cleaned out that part and a ton of crap (teeny pebbles) was in there. Put it all back together - done! 5 mins worth of time and free. Thanks again!
I am the least handy-man in the world and I was able to fix the problem in about 5 minutes. Thank you so much for this video!
Thank you so much. I watched way to many videos and now I know how to completely install a toilet. But with you my friend I can actually fix my toilet instead of just using the hole where the toilet used to be
Thanks for saving us a bunch of time and money! We couldn't get the fill hose to come off but were still able to pull the top off the unit, with a little effort. Thanks for your simple explanation and demonstration.
Thank you sooooo much for the video! I did go to Home Depot and Ace Hardware. Neither one of them had the valve part however, Amazon did and you are right very inexpensive. Again, thank you so much for sharing. My toilet is not hissing! Whoop whoo!!!!
Easiest and cheapest (and thus best) plumbing experience ever - thank you!
Just like to thank you for this tutorial...I see it is 4 years old, but it saved me! I had a gurgle sound coming from my TOTO, and when I followed your directions found that valve to have serious gaps in it. Had to order overnight from Amazon, but just installed it and voila! Back in business! Thank you very much!
Thanks, Jeff! I just replaced the flush valve cap and now my Toto no longer hisses and leaks. Easy peasy and you saved me money to boot. Much appreciated.
You're very welcome! We like easy peasy, too! 👍👍🚽
You saved my day as my toto toilet is hard to unscrew flush valve (I do not understand why it is designed in such a way ). In order to change valve, you need to disasseble toilet from bottom first. Fortunately I saw your video and get it fixed by only chaging cap!!! Thank you so much!!!!
Got the part on Amazon for $7. Home Depot didn't have it. Perfect fix. Same toilet in other bathroom last year I called a plumber and also asked to fix dripping sink. $450 later sink still dripping. Shame I didn't see this last year and save. What a rip off some people are. Thank you Jeff!
Glad it worked!
Jeff, you saved my manly honor! I brought a Korky replacement valve and spent better part of the afternoon trying to install it, but water kept leaking everywhere until I realized that the bottom stem was too long for my rigid water line. So then I had no choice but to reinstall the old one and deal with the hissing. Almost threw in my water drenched towel and asked my brother-in-law, who’s much more handy, for help. But your video saved me! And now he will never know that I almost had to beg for his help!
I might need this on a t-shirt! "Saving manly honor'". Glad it helped 👍
Terrific video. Thx. The green cap I struggled with until I saw that when you put your right hand over the cap, at the bottom near your thumb is a small flap that if you pull forward with your thumb it releases the cap easily.
Worked great for a different problem: tank filled, stopped, then started filling again several times briefly before finally stopping. That rubber gasket was torn. Picked up the Korky R528 equivalent replacement at Menards ($3.49). Easy repair and it worked! Thanks for the video
our higher than usual water bill was the big motivator for getting this done. Found your video, then picked up the part at our local Ace hardware store (Korky Replacement Cap No.R528) for $5.50 and followed your instructions. Oops, forgot to check the filter - but the hissing leak is gone and peace is restored. Thanks!
Woohoo! Cheers.
Thanks a million times for this video, easy fix to my toilet bowl that hissed and no longer filled the bowl to where the water level should be.
Thank you so much Jeff! After watching this video, I went to Ace Hardware to buy the replacement cap, and was able to fix my toilet! No more hissing sound!
I can't thank you enough...... I thought I would have to call a plumber but after watching your video, ordered cap off of Amazon, $7.99, I fixed in within 3 minutes. I can't believe how easy that was. Greatly appreciated!!!
Wow. Thank you Jeff! I first tried to replace the flapper gasket and that didn't work. I ordered the Korky fill valve replacement after seeing this video and no more no more running water in the tank. I had a plumber come and quoted me a replacement toilet installation for over $1k. Needless to say. I won't be calling him back.
Excellent!
God bless the youtube plumbers. This saved me a huge headache and a bunch of money. $7 part from Amazon and five minutes of work and it's all fixed!
Big thanks for the links! Saved me a lot a research time. The replacement cap fit more tight, but it works great. It's still a bummer to buy a full cap with valve, when all you need is just a rubber part! While removing the the hose I broke the nozzle on the cap, so I ended up using the advantage on new cap, but it doesn't mean that you have to buy so much to get so little.
I never reply to vids - but like many have said, this not only worked, saved money, but more over save me a ton of time (especially if like me, you have a TOTO AQUIA 2 that requires a bigger tear down to replace the full filling value unit). BIG THANK YOU @JEFF
You are so very welcome!
Perfect instructions! Simple, clear, and to the point. Thank you! I found the part on-line, got it at my door next day, and then it took me 30 seconds to replace. I will come back for other questions in the future, for sure!
Perfect walkthrough, and thank you for the link to the Rona part. Solved in about 45 seconds and $7.
Thank you. You just helped me fix my toilet. The valve cap wasn't turned clockwise all the way so it was causing the floater to hit the side and not initiate the refill. Watching your video helped me to disassemble the valve and figure out what was going wrong. It's now flushing like a champ.
Fantastic! Glad it worked out for you.
Jeff - thanks for your help. Fixed the toilet easily and for under $10!
Had to order the part off Amazon Home Depot, True Value didnt have it. Got the part for $10 fixed the problem no problems now. Thanks
can you post a link to the part?
I was going to change the insides of my 3 Toto toilets... You saved me a lot of money. Thanks
Thanks Jeff. This is exactly what I needed. Minerals from our well had clogged the filter
Thank you so much for such a clear, fast and informative video! Was able to easily replace the top cap & valve much to the surprise of my husband. I'm in the US, so your tip to buy the part at Ace Hardware paid off too. Double thanks!
Thank you. You saved me the a lot of money and trouble. I was going to replace both the fill valve and flush valve, plus put in a new gasket between the toilet base and back. I bought a Korky Quietfill Fill Valve replacement cap at RONA for about $6.00 cad.
Thank you! In my case, it was making hissing noise and water was continuously flowing. All I had to do is follow your instructions and just clean everything out. I didn’t had to replace anything! Once I put back everything together, the hissing sound stopped!
Perfect! I do this to mine a couple times a year to keep it working properly - they're always covered in a bit of mineral deposits.
Thank you! Fixed mine in 10 minutes, had a small panic moment when I saw the water overflowing but fixed it pretty quickly rewatching how to lock the mechanism.
THANK YOU! YOU PROB JUST SAVED ME $300. This worked the 1st time.
🤘 Yes!
This 2:42 mins video probably saved me $125-150 in plumber cost ... more importantly I was not able to get one for 3-4 days. Original part was $9. Job done in less than 5 minutes. Thanks a lot Jeff!!
Awesome! I'm glad this worked out so well for you!!
Thanks, Jeff. I had that exact problem and that exact fix did the trick. The part was about $7 Canadian at my local Rona. The Korky brand part for their universal fill valve is the exact same part for the Original Toto brand GMax fill valve.
Thanks to guys like you and videos like yours ... for $7 we have a "silent and working" toilet. PLUS .. you even gave me the part to buy at Rona (in Canada0
Thanks for the video. I did it in less than 5 mins thx to you! I just cleaned my cap off and replaced and so far no hissing!
Nice work!
instructions were excellent. thanks. saved me money from buying an entire apparatus.
Great video! Easy to understand and easy to follow. Made my toilet repair quick and cheap.
.....just completed the job myself...it was quite difficult to remove that top cap which was concerning....I thought I was going to crack or break it but I squeezed it a couple of times and twisted ever so slightly and it eventually disengaged....but it definitely wasn't so nicey nice as shown in the video....but the rest of the job was as smooth as silk....ty for the video...I'm a new subscriber
Glad it worked! (Sorry for my late reply!) For others reading - yes, the first time you try removing the cap and the hose, they're pretty tight. 👍
Wow! This was awesome. Fixed in 5 minutes!
BTW: Our toilet wasn't hissing/leaking, it was filling in an on-off sort of fashion, with water spurting out the top of the plastic piece.
Thank you! We get really hard water out here. I took it apart per your instructions (tough because of all the hard water) and rinsed everything out and put it back. May have to replace the cap in the near future but for now it stopped the hissing!
I had the right part but your video gave me more confidence in disassembly. Thanks! The outflow bit broke off in the hose when I pulled it off and I couldn’t get it out, but fortunately there was enough slack for me to cut a quarter inch off and still have it fit.
I was wondering why my water bill went from around $180 per month to $320 over the past couple of months. Thanks for the video on how to replace the worn valve!
Thanks Jeff! This was a quick, easy & cheap fix for my Toto toilet! 👍👍
Worked perfectly. Could not find the part in a store, but found it online.
Jeff, you are the man! Thank you for this video. It worked for me too. I didn’t see your video until after I spent $25 on a replacement, but you saved me from needing to swap out the entire device. Cheers!
Rad! Time is money 😃 Glad it helped.
Thanks so much! I couldn't figure out how to take this apart, and you explained it perfectly!
Good work Jeff, fixed two today per your instructions...thanks!
Not only does Home Depot not have the part, Lowes wants 30.00 for it. At the Toto Parts store, it IS 5.00 but cheapest shipping is 21.00! Amazon is the way to go. 7.00. Thank you for the video!!!!
The Korky R528 Replacement Cap from Ace HW did the trick for me. On the back it says fits Toto too. $3.99. Thanks for the quick fix. I was thinking it was a leaky flapper instead.
Fantastic! Thanks for the part #
Thank you so much for this tutorial Jeff!!
My Toto toilet is maybe one and a half years old and started hissing about 2 weeks ago and so annoying because it's so close to the master bedroom.
I took all of the components apart on the left side rinsed them under hot water put them back together no more hiss.. so I did not have to replace any components but will know what to do if in the future the hissing doesn't stop after rinsing the components at least I know what valve to purchase..
Thank you UA-cam and Jeff 😊
Glad it worked! I had cleaned mine all out with vinegar a couple times and even tried some silicon lubricant but once the gasket was dried out it need the replacement :)
@@JeffMikolajow thanks, and I did not use vinegar, I only rinsed with water, but if it happens again, I will rinse using vinegar, I do have super hard water in my home :)
Thank you fellow Calgarian!! Great video, clear, concise and excellent elocution.
Thanks 😀
This saved me not just $20 but lots of hassle. We have a skirted toilet and the nut the attaches the supply line to the fill valve is impossible to reach by hand. Replacing the whole fill valve would probably require unmounting the toilet. So.... THANK YOU for sharing this info!
This fixed my hissing problem and was so cheap! Five bucks! Thanks for the clear instructions!
You're welcome! 🚽
Thank you Jeff- Your video made it easy to fix the loud hissing sound. Turns out it was just the filter (I didn't know my toto came with a filter). You're awesome!
Amazing tip! Saved me from replacing the entire unit!
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for your excellent video! Got it from Ace and fixed it in 2 minutes!
Thanks Jeff, very helpful and saved me some $. HD in Los Angeles doesn't sell part, but Ace Hardware does.
Thanks I ordered 2 and replaced both on my Totos. Heads up though it is NOT easy to take the top of the fill valve apart. Every part is hard to remove (except the valve itself).
Thank you!! I've had to replace the whole thing before on a different toilet but this is SO much easier. Not to mention cheaper and faster! Thanks again!
Thanks for a useful, well made video! It turned out with mine that there was a bit of gunk that just needed to be rinsed off, no replacements needed!
Awesome! Yes, I open this up and clean it out every 6 months or so as it tends to get clogged.
Thanks Jeff. You saved me time and money.
Thanks for this. My toilet wasn't hissing but it was surging back and forth while filling. I bought a new fill assembly and wasn't looking forward to replacing it so I thought I would try this first. I bought the piece for $6.49 at Lowes and the surging has stopped. I can now return the $35 assembly back to Canadian Tire.
That's great!
Thanks! This was exactly what was wrong with mine. Took two minutes to repair it!
That's awesome, Jeff!
Thank you Jeff, this saved us so much time & trouble.
Thanks a bunch ($25 USD worth!) for this useful video. I had a similar problem and a new cap fixed it right up.
Excellent!
Thanks for the clear instructions--I was able to fix mine this morning.
Fantastic!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! So easy to fix thanks to your video. Most likley saved me a couple hundred bucks for a plumber to come out.
Awesome! Glad it worked. Cheers.
Thanks, this exactly what I'm looking for and saves me $20.
Glad to see it worked for you, Louis!
Can you raise the water level on these units? Usually there's an adjustment screw or something
yes it is and I'm glad to run across your video. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks Jeff! Any chance you can do a quick video on adjusting the water level of the GMAX flush valve? My valve tube seems to be locked in place with a tamper proof key.
The rubber seal on mine was cracked near the edge. Local Home Depot didn't have the cap - just the whole mechanism for $26.99. However our friendly neighborhood Ace did stock it - $4.99. Thanks!
My wife was able to fix our leak by herself for $5 thanks to you. She says your video was masterfully done. Bravo!
So glad to hear!
It did work, thank you. Your video was very helpful. Thanx again.
Awesome!
Thank you Jeff. Worked perfectly- once I found Korky part.
Thanks! Fix worked like a charm.
Great to hear!
Thank you for the tip. Man I been annoyed and finally decided to get to bottom of it. Just been getting louder over the year... You mentioned chlorine, I did drop a tablet in it once maybe two years ago. Useless thing... Never bought it again. But I'm sure that was just supplement to the naturally chlorinated utility taps
How do you adjust the water in the tank?
Need to keep it from overflowing into the tube, would like to be able to adjust the height of the water .
Jeff, I have three of these little buggers, and NO FEAR ! Thanks
Thanks for the video, Jeff. I ended up just buying the whole assembly, but it showed exactly what we needed to do.
Great info! Appreciate it. Got the valve seal at General Plumbing for under $4. HD didn't have it, but I opened a new "Korky" GMAX valve to look at it and I think the new valves do not come apart? Not sure if anyone else has noticed that. Really made me want to keep this one if l can maintain it with $4 parts!
I've used the Korky replacements in other toilets (kids broke a full mechanism) but it seems the Toto branded parts are better quality, in general. Because of our high mineral content, I've been taking these ones apart at least once a year to proactively keep them clean 👍👍
If you didn't notice, the bottom of the chain has been enclosed in a short piece of tubing that falls slightly to the side when the chain is relaxed. That tube prevents occasional tangles at the bottom of the chain. When such tangles happen to happen, the flapper valve at the bottom of the tank won't seal and the toilet runs continually until you straighten out the chain. Make this simple fix to avoid needing to listen for the toilet to stop running after it refills each time it is flushed. That's probably what happened when someone ends up with a mysterious several- hundred dollar water bill.
Jeff has shown us a simple way to solve a second Toto toilet problem. Thanks, Jeff!
Thanks for the added tip! (and sorry for missing it earlier!) 👍
Thanks so much for this !! Even if I have someone else fix it - at least I’m not having panic attacks about what it is ❤
Thanks my float had something gummy hanging it up, cleaned everything and it work well so far.
Great! I'm glad it worked for you. Cheers!
Worked like a charm! Thank you!
Thx! The valve was difficult to turn but finally got it open and cleaned it. I will eventually have to replace it but for now, no more hissing
Very helpful! Thank you! 6 year old Toto just started hissing!