What could it be that when the float goes all the way up even after adjusting the height through the screw knob thing and the water rises above the float and goes into the overflow?
Went over my 85 year old father's house and he told me he had called a plumber because his toilet would not stop running. The plumber was going to charge a $150 just to come and check the problem. I quickly went on UA-cam and found this video and fixed the problem for $3.50. Without this video I would have gone and bought him a new fill valve for about $30. So not only did this video save him hundreds of dollars from a plumber but it also saved him $26.50 when I stepped in and became his plumber. So thanks for the video I'm sure my father will be using UA-cam from now on to troubleshoot problems.
Easy to install, ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxjA-hDN2m8_mi0Dg0JD8U6QiArozIAc4I and comfortable. No idea what other people were talking about when they said it was difficult to install or uncomfortable.
I was watching videos about changing the fill valve due to slow fill, water leaking from top of fill valve but then saw yours and got the cap off. Completely worn down seal! Fluidmaster not a perfect replacement for my Delta but good enough for right now! Thanks a million! I try to be handy but miss my husband doing things like this around the house and get so frustrated that he was taken too soon. Sometimes I feel so stupid an not confident to do the things I used to never have to worry about. Many Thanks to goods guys like you.
I’ve fixed both my toilets with this one video with a fill valve that would not stop and then one with a fill valve that would not run. You’re an absolute master for posting this short and sweet informational DIY video..
Growing up, if my family had house issues we had a family friend who was VERY handy, and we called on his help often. Now he is passed away, and small things here and there have started to pop up at my mom's house that she's asking ME to help with! I'm not a plumber or a handyman, I'm a 20-something with a dead end job and a music hobby. When my mom called me today to ask if I could replace "the thingy in the tank that goes up and down with the water," I let her know I'd be starting from scratch and using the internet to learn on the fly. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for making this sort of information so readily accessible.
Always love hearing comments like this, and glad to hear you’re helping your mom out by learning & doing. Better be careful, that’s how it started with me… I learned how to do this and that, then was getting people asking if I could help them too. Next thing you know, I knew how to do alot of stuff and had a multimillion dollar business going. If you ever need help with something, hit me up and we’ll figure it out. My email is thehometeam1974@gmail.com
Thank you Joe. I was waiting my husband to fix it. But he was very busy with his work schedule. So I decided to fix it by my self by watching on yt video. Your video help me alot. I don't even need to change the rubber. Just clean the rubber and boom. Its fixed. Thanks. Bless you
You are a bonafide cape-wearing hero! I had budgeted time to go to the hardware store to find/buy the whole assembly and replace it. Turns out, the seal was fine but there was some debris preventing it from sealing. Cleaned it out and voila, now I'm the hero to my wife. Thank you Papa Joe!
I have a brand new toilet I installed lately, and the fill valve inside the tank wouldn't stop filling the tank. Looking at your video I used your advice and removed the top valve and flushed the screen looking thing inside the tube. It had rusty sediment from the supply pipe. I reassembled the valve and I now have a toilet that acts as it should. You sir have made me a very happy guy because your advice worked! Thank you so very very much for posting the video. I am now a subscriber and will watch all of your content. You have videos on things I need to learn. Thanks again and I'm so grateful to you.
OMG! Papa Joe!!! I am a 70-yr old woman who thought I was going to go STARK RAVING MAD listening to the toilet run for the past 2 weeks. The maintenance guy in my bldg came & told me it was the big plug at the bottom of the toilet & I needed to buy a new one. WRONG. I could see there was nothing wrong w that plug. So I carefully followed your instructions . You instructed us to click off the top of the gray plastic bit & then unscrew the black part of the tank thingy to the left . So I got it open & saw the other white plastic part was clogged w weird gunk. I removed those nasty chunks w a needle nosed pliers & rinsed out the white plastic thingy with a glass [as you demonstrated] in case there were additional mineral deposits. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!!! Bless you kind sir for your clear & concise demonstration. I still cannot believe I repaired the dang toilet when the maintenance man had NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT lol Blessings to you!
Thanks to you, I easily replaced the washer to my fluid master. I ordered 2 of them from Amazon for a total of almost $4.00! Works perfectly. Finished in seconds. Thanks again. Oh, my local plumbing supply store told me that I’d never find just the washer anywhere. WRONG! I saved so much money because of you.
Thanks for the informative video! I usually do all my own plumbing but hired my first plumber on a new bathroom remodel at my wife's urging. He replaced supply line, shut off valve, and installed new toilet. The very next day, the valve wouldn't shut off. Upon inspection , and thanks to your video, huge chunks of rust had found their way inside the brand new fill valve just as you described. Your tutorial worked like a charm! Mama is happy again. Thanks Papa Joe!
I bought and installed 2 Fluidmaster 400A Universal Toilet Fill Valves and installed them. Within a few months, both stopped shutting off. I followed the steps outlined in your video and discovered plastic manufacturing debris under the fill valve cap. After removing the 4 or 5 bits of plastic, the valve shut off as it should. Thank you!
I want to thank you for this video. I have been having to turn my water on and off at the floor because I didn’t know what was causing the over filling issue and my septic tank was taking a hit. (The tank was just emptied so this is quiet the water waste). Anyway, I took that top part off and found two pieces of broken black plastic jamming it up. Looks like they broke off of something but I can’t tell what. The toilet now flushes and stops properly. I would have called my dad but he passed a few years ago, so thank you very much. 💜
You bet, glad it helped you. And it’s not uncommon to get “gallstones” in there, even from somewhere upstream. Don’t hesitate to contact me with issues around the house. My email’s in the description. You may have lost your Dad, but you have a Papa Joe. 👍🏻
Thanks! First time homeowner learning as I go and your knowledge really helped me save my water bill and a new filler valve. As soon as I twist open to get to the seal there was debris in there. Flushing it out did the trick. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks, just learning about the valve internals in this video solved my issue, I removed the rubber seal and cleaned it with soap and a toothbrush. also cleaned out the top end of the valve assembly with soap and a toothbrush. All is good right now and my seal was is great shape after cleaning, it should last for years now. Easy - fast - free fix, THANK YOU !
I just can't thank you enough for this video. Removing the fill valve top showed me that the rubber seal looked okay but just in case, I purchased a new seal and a new fill unit. My local hardware store says they don't sell the valve cap piece separately (but I've seen them on amazon.) I noticed that even with the new seal, the outside lever that moves the pin up and down just didn't move easily. So, I took a dowel and moved it up and down in the opening in the old seal and removed some debris that had accumulated in there, and now the lever/pin combo moved like the new fill unit I just purchased. Replaced the cap and turned on the water. COMPLETE SUCCESS! The tank filled and turned off promptly. I was beside myself with joy. I had been dealing with this for at least six months, and all it was was a little debris in the rubber seal!! The seal itself is in perfect shape (the water in San Francisco is quite soft.) It's interesting that FluidMaster says to replace the entire unit every five years. Thanks again!
This video was extremely helpful, while I didn’t need to replace anything, just follow your steps caused the noise to stop. I appreciate this, thank you 🙏🏽
Thanks Joe. Your video was a HUGE help. Had no idea how to get inside the float. When I followed your instructions, I actually found a hard piece of iron deposit on the valve seal, which turns out was causing my problem. Cannot thank you enough, and please keep the helpful videos coming.
This is really awesome. I went to Home Depot and to double check I asked the associate should I do this option after sharing what was happening and he said, I would purchase the Valve and replace the whole thing :) I went ahead with your solution and replaced just the seal and it worked like a charm!!!! Excellent video!! This helps better than Pros
I did this again today for another toilet. It took less than 5 mins. Thanks much for sharing this knowledge with the community. Appreciate it. I’ll pay it forward as well
🎉Thank you sooo much for posting this video. I noticed my unit wouldn’t stop running either and thought by just turning the “screw” would solve the problem - nope 😞😞😤🤔🤔Found your straight forward, easy to follow video!! Life saver!! 🎉🎉
I ended up have debris from reno end up under the cap, and I would have never known how to open and find that! It flushed a few times fine, then kept running water. I took the top off like you said, ran the water with the cup, and sure enough there were 2 rocks or whatever stuck in there. Removed, and wa-la, toilet functions again! Thank you so much
saved me some headache. I have had it with my creaky old house and its plumbing problems! had six plumbers come out last year for one problem. but now this minor problem comes up with my john! Just that I am fortunate enough to find someone with a toilet mechanize just like mine! I did replace the toilet about 6 years go, so it isn't a "special" configuration like lots of stuff in this Annityville horror look-a-like house I inhabit LOL. I am just glad I can fix it thanks to this vid! Aces! I am liking and subbing! :D
Haha, Ammityville horror house… sounds like you’ve got alot of trouble on your hands, at least the toilet isn’t one of them now. Glad the vid helped. 👍🏻
Never give reviews on UA-cam but this saved me so much of heartache , my plumber had installed a new fluid master and noticed this issue after he had left , and all the inconvenience of not using the flush fully until I stumbled on this video followed the steps to a T and there it was a small rubber residue was blocking the valve shutdown , removed it and we are back in action ! Thankyou
I experienced the problem of the toilet fill valve not shutting off. I followed your video and discovered there was a small pebble blocking the valve seal! I followed your method, cleaned the seal, flushed the valve, and now the fill value shuts off like before! As a new homeowner on a tight budget, I really appreciated being able to do this without calling a plumber. Great video. Thanks!
You taught me something o won’t ever forget and saved me a trip to the store and acquiring a replacement, thank you! We just bought a house flushed changed our hot water heater, and it caused minerals to go into most faucet screens, including the fill valve, stopping it from sealing. You made my day! Now I can play with my son instead of drag him to store. ❤
I have always replaced these. Struggling with one that just gave up the ghost at 9pm, dreading the idea of driving out to buy one. Cleaned the gasket, and buying a new one tomorrow. Saved my night thanks a bunch.
Thanks,Joe! I’ve actually changed out a few toilets in my time along with fill valves. I never thought to just take it apart and clean the sediment out. Thanks for teaching me some common sense 😎👍🏼
Thank you so much. Usually I end up replacing all the inside parts, this was way easier. It's funny, the old valve seal didn't look worn at all, but replacing it did the trick
Thank you so much for your video. I was able to fix our toilet. I've even done the cup trick. So impressed about myself but most importantly I am so greatful about your video. Thank you.
Love comments like this… I makes you feel proud to fix something you didn’t previously know how to do. There’s really nothing you can’t do with a little guidance. Well done! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks so much for posting this! We live in a new construction home, so I was at a bit of a loss when I took the lid off the tank and saw that everything looked different from the old school toilet tanks. I used Fluidmaster in my search, and your video came up. Fortunately for me, I was able to just take out the seal, wipe off some build up, and insert it back in to get my water to stop trickling.
My toilet stopped running, but I knew this video would lead me in the right direction. Popped the top off and repositioned the rubber piece snug in there, and it fixed it. So simple, and I thought the worst-case scenario before watching this.
Thank you so much, Joe! I didn't think we could fix it but your video was fantastic and we did it!!! I so appreciate you taking the time to make this video. It saved us so much money and time!
I’d just replaced the gasket and O-ring for the main flush valve as I had a tiny leak that caused intermittent running. Once that was seated, of course another problem came up: the flush valve not stopping! Found your video this morning, and I cannot thank you enough! Worked like a charm. But…now I have a little gurgle (it sounds like it’s right at the valve) that happens right as the water shuts off. NOTHING is easy, LOL! Do you happen to have a video that addresses that? I have not replaced the inner gasket on the flush valve yet, but I think this may be in the line itself? Good lordy 😢
I kept watching all these toilet help vids and no one took the time to show and explain in depth how the toilet valve worked and i couldnt figure out what was wrong with my toilet thank u!
Thanks and since my float was from "El Cheapo' is was not exactly the same but after finally getting it apart I did follow your instructions and it seems to be working again after months of using the bucket to fill up the water tank. Yes, i could have bought a new one for 15 bucks or so but since my shower head likes to drip a bit, I kept using the bucket it dropped in the flushing the toilet and yes, the next project will be new seals for the shower faucets. Thanks again Joe and take care!
Great! A 2-minute fix. We’ll go to the hardware store soon to replace the rubber thing, but for the moment, removing, scrubbing grit out with an old toothbrush and replacing it, made a useful stopgap. Thanks!
Thx for the video. Noticed my toilet running yesterday and couldn't get it to stop. Was thinking I needed to replace the entire floater assembly. Ended up replacing the float valve as you had shown and it works great now. I was worried that it wouldn't work because I used a Fluidmaster valve seal but the float was a Kohler brand that looked almost exactly the same.
My brand new toilet would not stop leaking at the fill valve, turns out a piece of debris came into the fill valve after I turned the water back on. Worked awesome !Thank you
I opened mine up because it kept running. I found two huge sediment stones that were preventing the arm from moving up and stop the water from running. You're the best!!
Thanks .,,,,,, I saw there were mineral deposits in the rubber gasket of the flow valve as well as the flapper valve after I replaced them both. I did keep the flow valve because ever since I was a kid I like to take things apart and see how they work inside. The flow valve has been sitting on the washroom floor a while and if I didn't see your video I would have used a screwdriver to pop off that black cap. As soon as you said quarter turn left. I went and picked it up did a quarter-turn left and the cap came off perfectly. It was filed with minerals. Thanks for saving me some money for the next time around.
My landlord had to replace the water line to my house. The crew used PVC pipe. Immediately after turning on the water my toilet started running. I popped the Fluidmaster 400 cap off and removed the valve only to see that the valve was totally clogged with PVC saw shavings. After a good flushing I didn't even need a new rubber valve. Your video was an eye opener and I thank you.
Thank you for this video. I have been contacted by my city water dept for excessive water use that was about 200 to 300 gallons per/day over our normal usage. Watching this video I went right to the problem and fixed it replacing the fill valve seat. That little guy can waste some water.
This worked. Awesome advice, sir, thank you. And maybe this will help others: after I blew the possible minerals out of the tube as suggested, I just put a little vegetable oil on the sealer…worked perfect. Thanks again, Joe.
You're awesome! My pops was worried cause we had to manually pull up the valve for it to stop he didn't know what to do I found this video 1 AM bored and fixed the toilet within 1 minute max. Def gained a subscriber
Thank You!! First time homeowner and this not only saved me a call to a plumber but also saved a trip to Lowes! Mineral backup was causing it to run and run.
Mine was so bad I couldn't even flush it out by turning the water on. I had to use a Bobby pin that I cut the tip off of to pick ROCKS out from around the spout. Didn't even have to take the seal out. It was just barely dribbling and wouldn't fill up before, now it fills up in like 5 or 10 seconds. Thanks a ton man, every other video basically just says, hey change the fill valve because it's so easy.
@papajoeknows8355 There were hardly any videos on how to fix or repair an existing fill valve, thr majority of videos were simply showing how to replace the entire fill valve because it is so simply and easy. I wanted to try and repair mine, not replace it right now. So this video you put out is a real gem, and stands out from the others. I would try to keep stuff like this in mind when putting out any future videos if you still do that, just a thought. Anyways, thanks again, and I wish you the best of luck sir.
Thanks for the video. I honestly didn't know this could be done. Went immediately and ordered some from ebay, Amazon was more expensive. Just arrived today and less than minute later, fixed. I was just going to replace the whole valve until I ran across this. Thanks again.
Thanks, I had a gut feeling that the problem was in the fill valve mechanism. Took out the gasket cleaned off some minor buildup, and put it back on. So far so good.
That was great! Thank you so much. Just fixed my runny toilet. And I'll go you one better: After seeing the price of the replacement valves, all I did was I took off the valve seal and cleaned the mineral deposit from it under hot water with a cotton swab and replaced it. :)
@@papajoeknows8355 Although I still have a problem I just noticed. The toilet still runs too long after flushing, and I resolve it by pushing down on the top of the valve housing. Apparently, the seal is not seated properly. Any ideas on how to properly seat the seal in the plastic thing? As soon as I push down and put pressure on the top of the housing the water stops running.
Thank you so much! I couldn’t figure out why our toilet water kept running for months and finally came across this video, did exactly as how you have shown it, and the water stopped running! I can sleep in peace without the incessant water running sound! Thank you! Thank you!
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What could it be that when the float goes all the way up even after adjusting the height through the screw knob thing and the water rises above the float and goes into the overflow?
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Went over my 85 year old father's house and he told me he had called a plumber because his toilet would not stop running. The plumber was going to charge a $150 just to come and check the problem. I quickly went on UA-cam and found this video and fixed the problem for $3.50.
Without this video I would have gone and bought him a new fill valve for about $30. So not only did this video save him hundreds of dollars from a plumber but it also saved him $26.50 when I stepped in and became his plumber.
So thanks for the video I'm sure my father will be using UA-cam from now on to troubleshoot problems.
You bet, and I’m glad you were able to help him… there are soooo many things around the house that we can learn to do on our own. Well done! 👍🏻
Easy to install, ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxjA-hDN2m8_mi0Dg0JD8U6QiArozIAc4I and comfortable. No idea what other people were talking about when they said it was difficult to install or uncomfortable.
I was watching videos about changing the fill valve due to slow fill, water leaking from top of fill valve but then saw yours and got the cap off. Completely worn down seal! Fluidmaster not a perfect replacement for my Delta but good enough for right now! Thanks a million! I try to be handy but miss my husband doing things like this around the house and get so frustrated that he was taken too soon. Sometimes I feel so stupid an not confident to do the things I used to never have to worry about. Many Thanks to goods guys like you.
Glad to hear it helped you. Well done! ✊🏻
I’ve fixed both my toilets with this one video with a fill valve that would not stop and then one with a fill valve that would not run. You’re an absolute master for posting this short and sweet informational DIY video..
@@yurikalashnikov5815 hey that’s awesome. Glad to hear it helped you! 👏🏻
Growing up, if my family had house issues we had a family friend who was VERY handy, and we called on his help often. Now he is passed away, and small things here and there have started to pop up at my mom's house that she's asking ME to help with! I'm not a plumber or a handyman, I'm a 20-something with a dead end job and a music hobby.
When my mom called me today to ask if I could replace "the thingy in the tank that goes up and down with the water," I let her know I'd be starting from scratch and using the internet to learn on the fly. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for making this sort of information so readily accessible.
Always love hearing comments like this, and glad to hear you’re helping your mom out by learning & doing. Better be careful, that’s how it started with me… I learned how to do this and that, then was getting people asking if I could help them too. Next thing you know, I knew how to do alot of stuff and had a multimillion dollar business going. If you ever need help with something, hit me up and we’ll figure it out. My email is thehometeam1974@gmail.com
Thanks Joe, single Mom here. My toilet was running on & off. I watched your video & replaced my fill valve seal. It worked like a charm. 😊
Awesome, glad to hear it.👏🏻
Thank you Joe. I was waiting my husband to fix it. But he was very busy with his work schedule. So I decided to fix it by my self by watching on yt video. Your video help me alot. I don't even need to change the rubber. Just clean the rubber and boom. Its fixed. Thanks. Bless you
Great job!
I followed your instructions and was able to fix my stuck fill valve without having to buy a new one. Thanks!
You are a bonafide cape-wearing hero! I had budgeted time to go to the hardware store to find/buy the whole assembly and replace it. Turns out, the seal was fine but there was some debris preventing it from sealing. Cleaned it out and voila, now I'm the hero to my wife. Thank you Papa Joe!
You bet, glad to hear it! 👍🏻
Thanks to you....two "older" women followed your instructions and VOLIA! We are subscribers.
Hey that’s awesome, glad to hear it! 👏🏻
I have a brand new toilet I installed lately, and the fill valve inside the tank wouldn't stop filling the tank. Looking at your video I used your advice and removed the top valve and flushed the screen looking thing inside the tube. It had rusty sediment from the supply pipe. I reassembled the valve and I now have a toilet that acts as it should. You sir have made me a very happy guy because your advice worked! Thank you so very very much for posting the video. I am now a subscriber and will watch all of your content. You have videos on things I need to learn. Thanks again and I'm so grateful to you.
Thank you for the kind words, and glad to hear that it was helpful for you! 👍🏻
OMG! Papa Joe!!! I am a 70-yr old woman who thought I was going to go STARK RAVING MAD listening to the toilet run for the past 2 weeks. The maintenance guy in my bldg came & told me it was the big plug at the bottom of the toilet & I needed to buy a new one. WRONG. I could see there was nothing wrong w that plug. So I carefully followed your instructions . You instructed us to click off the top of the gray plastic bit & then unscrew the black part of the tank thingy to the left . So I got it open & saw the other white plastic part was clogged w weird gunk. I removed those nasty chunks w a needle nosed pliers & rinsed out the white plastic thingy with a glass [as you demonstrated] in case there were additional mineral deposits. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!!! Bless you kind sir for your clear & concise demonstration. I still cannot believe I repaired the dang toilet when the maintenance man had NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT lol Blessings to you!
Awesome, glad to hear it helped you! 👏🏻
Thanks to you, I easily replaced the washer to my fluid master. I ordered 2 of them from Amazon for a total of almost $4.00! Works perfectly. Finished in seconds. Thanks again. Oh, my local plumbing supply store told me that I’d never find just the washer anywhere. WRONG! I saved so much money because of you.
Lol, plumbing supply store, they definitely know better than to tell you that. But awesome, glad the video helped you! 👏🏻
Thanks for the informative video! I usually do all my own plumbing but hired my first plumber on a new bathroom remodel at my wife's urging. He replaced supply line, shut off valve, and installed new toilet. The very next day, the valve wouldn't shut off. Upon inspection , and thanks to your video, huge chunks of rust had found their way inside the brand new fill valve just as you described.
Your tutorial worked like a charm!
Mama is happy again.
Thanks Papa Joe!
You bet, and well done! 👍🏻
I bought and installed 2 Fluidmaster 400A Universal Toilet Fill Valves and installed them. Within a few months, both stopped shutting off. I followed the steps outlined in your video and discovered plastic manufacturing debris under the fill valve cap. After removing the 4 or 5 bits of plastic, the valve shut off as it should. Thank you!
Never had that happen with manufacturing debris... good to know. 👍🏻
After years of replacing these units never knew this was repairable. Thanks Papa!
You bet. 👍🏻
I want to thank you for this video. I have been having to turn my water on and off at the floor because I didn’t know what was causing the over filling issue and my septic tank was taking a hit. (The tank was just emptied so this is quiet the water waste). Anyway, I took that top part off and found two pieces of broken black plastic jamming it up. Looks like they broke off of something but I can’t tell what. The toilet now flushes and stops properly. I would have called my dad but he passed a few years ago, so thank you very much. 💜
You bet, glad it helped you. And it’s not uncommon to get “gallstones” in there, even from somewhere upstream. Don’t hesitate to contact me with issues around the house. My email’s in the description. You may have lost your Dad, but you have a Papa Joe. 👍🏻
Thanks for this video, it fixed my problem immediately and saved me an expensive call to a plumber.
You bet. 👍🏻
Extremely helpful! On mine, the seal looked good but there was some debris. Wiped off the seal, flushed everything out and now we're good to go!
Great video. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks! First time homeowner learning as I go and your knowledge really helped me save my water bill and a new filler valve. As soon as I twist open to get to the seal there was debris in there. Flushing it out did the trick. Greatly appreciated.
@@patrickhimebaugh775 awesome, glad it helped and thank you back! 👏🏻
Thanks, just learning about the valve internals in this video solved my issue, I removed the rubber seal and cleaned it with soap and a toothbrush. also cleaned out the top end of the valve assembly with soap and a toothbrush. All is good right now and my seal was is great shape after cleaning, it should last for years now. Easy - fast - free fix, THANK YOU !
You bet, glad it helped you! 👍🏻
I just can't thank you enough for this video. Removing the fill valve top showed me that the rubber seal looked okay but just in case, I purchased a new seal and a new fill unit. My local hardware store says they don't sell the valve cap piece separately (but I've seen them on amazon.) I noticed that even with the new seal, the outside lever that moves the pin up and down just didn't move easily. So, I took a dowel and moved it up and down in the opening in the old seal and removed some debris that had accumulated in there, and now the lever/pin combo moved like the new fill unit I just purchased. Replaced the cap and turned on the water. COMPLETE SUCCESS! The tank filled and turned off promptly. I was beside myself with joy. I had been dealing with this for at least six months, and all it was was a little debris in the rubber seal!! The seal itself is in perfect shape (the water in San Francisco is quite soft.) It's interesting that FluidMaster says to replace the entire unit every five years.
Thanks again!
You bet, glad it helped. And yes, it’s not uncommon to find some “gallstones” in there.
I was skeptical but it actually worked, there was a little pebble in the seal that was stopping it from closing and stopping water flow
Glad it helped. 👍🏻
Great help! Didn’t know that part twisted on! Those damn minerals depositing there.
Glad it helped, and yes, it’s not uncommon to find “gallstones” in there.
This video was extremely helpful, while I didn’t need to replace anything, just follow your steps caused the noise to stop. I appreciate this, thank you 🙏🏽
The man of the house is feeling pretty awesome about himself after you helped him repair the toilet without calling in the professionals. Thanks!
Awesome, glad to hear it!! 👏🏻
Thanks Joe. Your video was a HUGE help. Had no idea how to get inside the float. When I followed your instructions, I actually found a hard piece of iron deposit on the valve seal, which turns out was causing my problem. Cannot thank you enough, and please keep the helpful videos coming.
Hey Kevin, yes, it’s not uncommon to find “gallstones” in there. Glad the video helped you! 👍🏻
This is really awesome. I went to Home Depot and to double check I asked the associate should I do this option after sharing what was happening and he said, I would purchase the Valve and replace the whole thing :) I went ahead with your solution and replaced just the seal and it worked like a charm!!!! Excellent video!! This helps better than Pros
Glad to hear it! 👍🏻
The pros don’t work at Home Depot 😂
@@yzmoto80 truth ☝🏻
I did this again today for another toilet. It took less than 5 mins. Thanks much for sharing this knowledge with the community. Appreciate it. I’ll pay it forward as well
🎉Thank you sooo much for posting this video. I noticed my unit wouldn’t stop running either and thought by just turning the “screw” would solve the problem - nope 😞😞😤🤔🤔Found your straight forward, easy to follow video!! Life saver!! 🎉🎉
I ended up have debris from reno end up under the cap, and I would have never known how to open and find that! It flushed a few times fine, then kept running water. I took the top off like you said, ran the water with the cup, and sure enough there were 2 rocks or whatever stuck in there. Removed, and wa-la, toilet functions again! Thank you so much
Glad to hear it helped you! ✊🏻
Same here! Brilliant!
THANK. YOU. SO. MUCH!!!! Been trying different things and this was the solution!!! Much appreciated!!!
You bet, glad it helped! 👍🏻
saved me some headache. I have had it with my creaky old house and its plumbing problems! had six plumbers come out last year for one problem. but now this minor problem comes up with my john! Just that I am fortunate enough to find someone with a toilet mechanize just like mine! I did replace the toilet about 6 years go, so it isn't a "special" configuration like lots of stuff in this Annityville horror look-a-like house I inhabit LOL. I am just glad I can fix it thanks to this vid! Aces! I am liking and subbing! :D
Haha, Ammityville horror house… sounds like you’ve got alot of trouble on your hands, at least the toilet isn’t one of them now. Glad the vid helped. 👍🏻
@@papajoeknows8355 saved me about $160 labor fee.
Never give reviews on UA-cam but this saved me so much of heartache , my plumber had installed a new fluid master and noticed this issue after he had left , and all the inconvenience of not using the flush fully until I stumbled on this video followed the steps to a T and there it was a small rubber residue was blocking the valve shutdown , removed it and we are back in action ! Thankyou
You bet, glad it helped you. 👏🏻
I experienced the problem of the toilet fill valve not shutting off. I followed your video and discovered there was a small pebble blocking the valve seal! I followed your method, cleaned the seal, flushed the valve, and now the fill value shuts off like before! As a new homeowner on a tight budget, I really appreciated being able to do this without calling a plumber. Great video. Thanks!
Awesome, glad it helped you!
No more water hissing water noise it fixed the problem perfectly. Thank You !!So much for sharing your knowledge greatly appreciated.
You bet Linda, glad it helped. 👍🏻
Worked like a charm! Didn't even have to replace the seal just cleaned it all out a bit
Perfect, and yes, sometimes that’s all it takes. I just change the seals while I’m in there, as I’ve got them on hand. Glad the video helped you. 👍🏻
You taught me something o won’t ever forget and saved me a trip to the store and acquiring a replacement, thank you! We just bought a house flushed changed our hot water heater, and it caused minerals to go into most faucet screens, including the fill valve, stopping it from sealing. You made my day! Now I can play with my son instead of drag him to store. ❤
Glad to hear it helped. 👏🏻
I have always replaced these. Struggling with one that just gave up the ghost at 9pm, dreading the idea of driving out to buy one. Cleaned the gasket, and buying a new one tomorrow. Saved my night thanks a bunch.
You bet, glad it helped. 👍🏻
You saved me a trip to the hardware store, flushed it out like you said and it worked like a charm.
Good to know. I'm going to do the same tonight. Hopefully I have the same luck.
Thanks for the video. We have these in our toilets at work and this helped out a bunch.
Glad to hear it. 👍🏻
Thanks,Joe! I’ve actually changed out a few toilets in my time along with fill valves. I never thought to just take it apart and clean the sediment out. Thanks for teaching me some common sense 😎👍🏼
You bet ✊🏻
Thank you Joe! Your video helped me fix my running toilet.
You bet, glad it helped. 👍🏻
Thank you so much. Usually I end up replacing all the inside parts, this was way easier. It's funny, the old valve seal didn't look worn at all, but replacing it did the trick
You bet, and no, they almost never show signs of wear. But usually, that’s all that needs replacing. 👍🏻
Thank you so much for your video. I was able to fix our toilet. I've even done the cup trick. So impressed about myself but most importantly I am so greatful about your video. Thank you.
Love comments like this… I makes you feel proud to fix something you didn’t previously know how to do. There’s really nothing you can’t do with a little guidance. Well done! 👍🏻👍🏻
Just tried this method, and it worked!!!! Turns out it was mineral deposits. The flush method took care of it!!!
Thank you so much!!!!🎉
You bet. 👏🏻👍🏻
This is very informative. Many thanks to you. I used to replace the entire system. Thanks again.
You bet. 👍🏻
Thanks so much for posting this! We live in a new construction home, so I was at a bit of a loss when I took the lid off the tank and saw that everything looked different from the old school toilet tanks. I used Fluidmaster in my search, and your video came up.
Fortunately for me, I was able to just take out the seal, wipe off some build up, and insert it back in to get my water to stop trickling.
Well done, glad it helped you! 👍🏻
Thank you for the quick fix! Mine was less than a year old - I didn’t replace seal - I think flushing it did the trick. Back up and running - amazing!
Glad to hear it. 👍🏻
My toilet stopped running, but I knew this video would lead me in the right direction. Popped the top off and repositioned the rubber piece snug in there, and it fixed it. So simple, and I thought the worst-case scenario before watching this.
Awesome, glad to hear it! 👍🏻
Thank you so much, Joe! I didn't think we could fix it but your video was fantastic and we did it!!! I so appreciate you taking the time to make this video. It saved us so much money and time!
Hey, that’s great! Always good to hear that it was helpful. 👍🏻
I’d just replaced the gasket and O-ring for the main flush valve as I had a tiny leak that caused intermittent running. Once that was seated, of course another problem came up: the flush valve not stopping! Found your video this morning, and I cannot thank you enough! Worked like a charm. But…now I have a little gurgle (it sounds like it’s right at the valve) that happens right as the water shuts off. NOTHING is easy, LOL! Do you happen to have a video that addresses that? I have not replaced the inner gasket on the flush valve yet, but I think this may be in the line itself? Good lordy 😢
I kept watching all these toilet help vids and no one took the time to show and explain in depth how the toilet valve worked and i couldnt figure out what was wrong with my toilet thank u!
Thank you Joe! Such an easy fix! Great video, crystal clear instructions.
Awesome, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
Thanks!! Very clear instructions. Saved me a lot of money.
Awesome, glad it helped! 👍🏻
Awesome job !! Oh, and turning that angle stop on / off is always a leak risk after years of being open !!. Thanks !
You bet. And yes, the angle stops… I should maybe do a video on that. 👍🏻
Great job !!! Appreciate your time and great, simple easy to understand explanation.
Thanks and since my float was from "El Cheapo' is was not exactly the same but after finally getting it apart I did follow your instructions and it seems to be working again after months of using the bucket
to fill up the water tank.
Yes, i could have bought a new one for 15 bucks or so but since my shower head likes to drip a bit, I kept using the bucket it dropped in the flushing the toilet and yes, the next project will be new seals
for the shower faucets.
Thanks again Joe and take care!
You bet, glad it was a help to you. 👍🏻
Great! A 2-minute fix. We’ll go to the hardware store soon to replace the rubber thing, but for the moment, removing, scrubbing grit out with an old toothbrush and replacing it, made a useful stopgap. Thanks!
You bet, glad it helped. 👍🏻
Thank you joe. The debris clearing trick worked. I appreciate your help!
Awesome, glad it helped! 👍🏻
Excellent guide! We had a new water main installed in our neighborhood and a bit of sediment got stuck in the valve. Your advice helped a bunch!!
Awesome, glad it helped you. And yeah, sometimes something happens “upstream” and next thing you know, your toilet won’t stop running. Lol
Thank you so much for your video. I save time and money on my toilet.
Very happy it helped you! 👍🏻
Thank you Joe. The diaphragm is such an easy fix and did the job 💯. Very useful tip 👍🏻
Awesome, glad it helped! 👏🏻
Thank you Papa Joe- This was the issue! You just saved me a boat load of $$$, THANK YOU!!!
You bet, glad it helped you. 👍🏻
Just fixed mine with your help! Thank you for a wonderful video! :)
Glad it helped you! 👍🏻
Thanks for the video!!! Saved me and my toilet.
Awesome, glad to hear it! 👏🏻
you just made my day sir! This was exactly my issue. Thank you so much for posting this and for linking the replacement seals.
You’re welcome, glad it was of help to you. 👍🏻
@@papajoeknows8355
Nailed it!
Thx for the video. Noticed my toilet running yesterday and couldn't get it to stop. Was thinking I needed to replace the entire floater assembly. Ended up replacing the float valve as you had shown and it works great now. I was worried that it wouldn't work because I used a Fluidmaster valve seal but the float was a Kohler brand that looked almost exactly the same.
Glad to hear it helped. 👍🏻
Great easy to follow video - sure helped me out today with my repair!
Glad to hear it. 👍🏻
Hi, I mark the stem with a marker pen so it goes back to the same location on everyone I do . . good video Joe
Thank you. This was perfect!
You bet 👍🏻
My brand new toilet would not stop leaking at the fill valve, turns out a piece of debris came into the fill valve after I turned the water back on. Worked awesome !Thank you
I opened mine up because it kept running. I found two huge sediment stones that were preventing the arm from moving up and stop the water from running. You're the best!!
Awesome, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
Thanks .,,,,,, I saw there were mineral deposits in the rubber gasket of the flow valve as well as the flapper valve after I replaced them both. I did keep the flow valve because ever since I was a kid I like to take things apart and see how they work inside. The flow valve has been sitting on the washroom floor a while and if I didn't see your video I would have used a screwdriver to pop off that black cap. As soon as you said quarter turn left. I went and picked it up did a quarter-turn left and the cap came off perfectly. It was filed with minerals. Thanks for saving me some money for the next time around.
You bet, glad it helped! 👍🏻
Thank you very much, the city just replaced our water Val e and gunkedbup our lines. This really helped
You bet. 👍🏻
Something about a man name Joseph. He knows how to give precise directions. Thanks
You bet, glad it helped you. 👍🏻
Great! Thank you, all I had to do is brush off the junk from the valve and it stopped the leak.
Perfect, glad it helped. 👏🏻
My landlord had to replace the water line to my house. The crew used PVC pipe. Immediately after turning on the water my toilet started running. I popped the Fluidmaster 400 cap off and removed the valve only to see that the valve was totally clogged with PVC saw shavings. After a good flushing I didn't even need a new rubber valve. Your video was an eye opener and I thank you.
You bet, glad it helped.
I fixed mine! The running water was costing me an arm and a leg. Thank you so much!!
You bet, glad to hear it helped. 👏🏻
Just saved me some money! Thank you, was an easy fix after watching your vid!!
Glad it helped. 👍🏻
Thank you for this video. I have been contacted by my city water dept for excessive water use that was about 200 to 300 gallons per/day over our normal usage. Watching this video I went right to the problem and fixed it replacing the fill valve seat. That little guy can waste some water.
This worked. Awesome advice, sir, thank you. And maybe this will help others: after I blew the possible minerals out of the tube as suggested, I just put a little vegetable oil on the sealer…worked perfect. Thanks again, Joe.
You bet, glad it helped you. 👍🏻
You're awesome! My pops was worried cause we had to manually pull up the valve for it to stop he didn't know what to do I found this video 1 AM bored and fixed the toilet within 1 minute max. Def gained a subscriber
Awesome glad to hear it! 👏🏻
Thank you so much. I was able to fix my problem fast thanks to this video.
Hey that’s awesome 👏🏻 glad it was a help for you!
I appreciate what you sharing that was easy I just replaced hold things. I really learn something from this video.
You bet, glad it helped you. 👍🏻
Just saved me £15 this video! Cheers 🍻
Awesome glad to hear it! 👏🏻
Thank You!! First time homeowner and this not only saved me a call to a plumber but also saved a trip to Lowes! Mineral backup was causing it to run and run.
Awesome, glad to hear it helped you, and congrats on being a homeowner! 👍🏻
Thank you!!! I just cleaned the gunk out of the seal and everything works properly now!!! Thank you
Mine was so bad I couldn't even flush it out by turning the water on. I had to use a Bobby pin that I cut the tip off of to pick ROCKS out from around the spout. Didn't even have to take the seal out. It was just barely dribbling and wouldn't fill up before, now it fills up in like 5 or 10 seconds. Thanks a ton man, every other video basically just says, hey change the fill valve because it's so easy.
Awesome, glad it helped! 👏🏻
@papajoeknows8355 There were hardly any videos on how to fix or repair an existing fill valve, thr majority of videos were simply showing how to replace the entire fill valve because it is so simply and easy. I wanted to try and repair mine, not replace it right now. So this video you put out is a real gem, and stands out from the others. I would try to keep stuff like this in mind when putting out any future videos if you still do that, just a thought. Anyways, thanks again, and I wish you the best of luck sir.
@@AcidxAnarchy thanks, I appreciate… I’ve got a bunch of videos out, lots of life hack / DIY stuff.
Thank you, Papa Joe! I watched several other plumbing videos but yours was the only one I found that helped me identify and fix the problem.
You bet, glad to hear it helped. 👍🏻
Thanks for the video. I honestly didn't know this could be done. Went immediately and ordered some from ebay, Amazon was more expensive. Just arrived today and less than minute later, fixed. I was just going to replace the whole valve until I ran across this. Thanks again.
You bet, glad it helped. 👍🏻
Thanks, I had a gut feeling that the problem was in the fill valve mechanism. Took out the gasket cleaned off some minor buildup, and put it back on. So far so good.
Yes, sometimes that’s all it takes. Well done! 👍🏻
This happens regularly with water from wells .Dirt and grit is always in the water. I know from experience. Great vid.
Thanks, and yes well water for sure. 👍🏻
MY HERO - This White collar guy just accomplished a plumbing job - so excited worked like a charm 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Hahaha, my favorite kind of comment… someone who thought they couldn’t until they could. Glad it helped! ✊🏻
You are Awesome! This girly girl just fixed the toilet with her hubby watching 😁
Why do I love the fact that he was watching?? 😂👏🏻
I actually loved that part too 😂
I believe that makes him the foreman and entitled to say that he did it.
That was great! Thank you so much. Just fixed my runny toilet. And I'll go you one better: After seeing the price of the replacement valves, all I did was I took off the valve seal and cleaned the mineral deposit from it under hot water with a cotton swab and replaced it. :)
Awesome, glad it helped you! 👍🏻
@@papajoeknows8355 Although I still have a problem I just noticed. The toilet still runs too long after flushing, and I resolve it by pushing down on the top of the valve housing. Apparently, the seal is not seated properly. Any ideas on how to properly seat the seal in the plastic thing? As soon as I push down and put pressure on the top of the housing the water stops running.
Thank you so much! I couldn’t figure out why our toilet water kept running for months and finally came across this video, did exactly as how you have shown it, and the water stopped running! I can sleep in peace without the incessant water running sound! Thank you! Thank you!
Glad to hear it helped you! 👍🏻
Well, that only saved me a few bucks, but it did save me a trip to HD and the hassle of replacement. Thanks!
You bet. 👍🏻
Thanks, Joe! That did it. I found a small lump of rust under that seal. Now it works perfectly!
Yes, it’s not uncommon to find “gallstones” in there. Glad it worked out! 👍🏻
Thank you for your video and for explaining this quick fix. I just fixed the running toilet, per your instruction
Hey that’s great, glad to hear it! 👍🏻
Thanks so much for the video. I flushed out the mineral deposits and that was enough for a quick fix. I'll get some valve seals to have on hand.
Well done, glad it helped you! 👍🏻