How to Fix a Toilet - Fill Valve Replacement
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Replacing the Fill Valve
Diagnostic
The Toilet Fill Valve controls the amount of water in the tank of the toilet. This assembly should be replaced if it begins to not shut off correctly, becomes damaged, or corroded. To minimize any disruptions in service, it is suggested that the Fill Valve be replaced every five years as part of regular toilet maintenance.
Parts
A new fill valve assembly can be purchased at hardware or plumbing supply stores. The package should include the Fill valve assembly, refill tube, lock nut and any gaskets.
Tools
The tools needed to replace the Fill Valve are a pair of rib joint pliers, an adjustable open-end wrench, and a small plastic bin.
Replacement
Begin the replacement of the toilet fill valve by removing the tank's lid, turning off the water supply valve, and flushing the toilet.
If the toilet already has an existing Fill Valve, and the base is in good condition, then the fill valve may be quickly replaced by reaching to the base of the fill valve and pulling up the lock ring, removing the refill tub, and sliding the Fill Valve off of its base. The new Fill Valve is installed by simply removing the base that came with it and sliding it onto the existing base in the toilet. Reach behind the Fill Valve and snap the lock ring down into place. Then attach the refill tube to the overflow tube and adjust the new fill valve for optimal water level.
If the Fill Valve base in the toilet is not in good condition, then the entire unit will need to be replaced as follows.
With the tank empty, position a plastic bin to collect water under the water supply hose and unscrew the hose from the base of the tank, having any water drain into the plastic bin below. Now with an adjustable open-end wrench, or rib joint pliers, unscrew the lock nut located on the shank of the fill valve. With the nut removed the entire assembly can be pulled out of the tank. The old assembly should be placed into the plastic bin as it may continue to drain water.
With the old assembly removed, take the new unit and adjust the height to best suit the height of the tank and overflow tube, usually around 1-inch below the tank's edge. Insert the threaded end into the hole where the previous assembly was removed. Position the new assembly and thread the lock nut by hand securing the tube upright.
Once hand tight, secure the nut a quarter turn further with the rib joint pliers to insure a watertight seal. Now re-attach the water supply hose to the fill valve's shank. Place the fill valve's refill hose into the overflow tube. The refill hose must not extend below the tank's water line or water will constantly siphon from the tank.
Most fill valve kits should include a metal clip or angle adaptor that, when installed, will prevent the refill tube from going below the water line. Once in place, turn on the water-supply valve and the tank will begin to fill. Make any adjustments to the water level by sliding the adjustment clip, located on the fill valve, to change the height of the float-cup. The tank's water level is best at about 1-inch below the top of the overflow tube located in the center of the toilet. Inspect the new connections to make sure that they are not leaking water, and flush the toilet to test the toilet's function. Once in order, replace the tank's lid to complete the project.
Thank you...may the base of your fill valves always be in good condition
Here here!
Amen
Trying to replace mine at 10 p.m. Not what I want to be doing this late. Lol.
Preach!
That note saved me a ton of time, mine was in great shape! Everything is running well now.
I was worried when my toilet started whistling. I'm not a handyman by any stretch of the imagination and was worried about losing an entire day to replacing the fill valve. I watched this video and felt as confident as I was going to get.
2 minutes. It took two minutes from water off to test flush. Thank you so much!
OMG…thanks so much for this. I was able to just swap the top over and it’s perfect. I am an old woman living on my own and trying hard to do all my own maintenance around the house to keep costs down. I don’t know what I would do without UA-cam. It literally has saved my life so many times. Thank you and you have a new sub. 👍
I'm scared Jennifer
Love to hear it! Good luck in the future
Good on you, dear Lady!
It’s currently 4AM and also my 20th birthday. I’m staying at my grandmas house and offered to fix her toilet since I’m spending the night. It wasn’t flushing so I filled the tank and flushed it and it worked like normal. My grandma was happy but I wasn’t. After “fixing” the tank all I could hear was a *hissing* sound. Not loud but annoying. My room is not to far from the bathroom so the hissing was haunting me. I tossed and turned but couldn’t sleep, eventually I caved and grabbed my phone to figure this out. As I start watching the video I see how easily the fill valve cap pops off. So I did so, however, I wasn’t aware you had to cut off the water. So as soon as it came off water blasted me in the face and the cap went flying into the tub. I soaked, forcing my hand over the valve, and trying to reach for the cap. I finally managed to get the cap out of the tub and then came the struggle of forcing the cap onto the valve. The water then got colder so my hands started going numb, I was so close to just popping the lid for the tank back on and play it off in the morning. Thank god last second the cap locked in place and the water stopped! So to anyone trying to fix their fill valve, PLEASE make sure the water is cut off!
wow wtf thx for the advice
You're a good grandson. 🥰
this JUST happen to me. I made the adjustment put the lid back on and all was quiet on the western front. all the sudden... POOOW!KLONK!... the freakin lid popped up and i heard water flowing so i removed the lid to inspect and splish splash that was my ass. the valve literally broke off and water was gushing. water all over. the floor, my clothes. the kitty litter. it was a fun time. and of course as im fighting this raging rapid wild river, it finally dawned on me...TURN OFF THE WATER VALVE! three towels and a trip to home depot later i was back in order. i will be telling this story to my kids one day
I swear if I have a son someday, he better be as good as you. You got initiative and I highly respect this
Thanks.👍
I’ve done this several times but it’s been a few years so I thought I’d get a refresher on UA-cam. As soon as you said ‘if your base is still good’ I ran to the bathroom and had that sucker replaced in under two minutes with no mess. I’m doing the rest of my toilets tomorrow! Thank you!
Hello;
There are MANY how-to videos to replace a fill valve, but most of them are about 10 minutes long.
Your videos are short and right to the point, extremely helpful.
AWESOME JOB!!
Thank you
Jaime Vazquez Agreed
This video just saved me over $500.00. I couldn't get to the ring on bottom of tank off without taking whole toilet off. It was stuck and unreachable. Called plumber who wanted 325.00 for service call and 175.00 an hour. I saw this video and in less than 10 min I fixed both toilets. So simple Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!
Always looks soooo easy, and then I'm doing it... screws won't come off, water leaking everywhere, babies crying, aeroplanes falling from the sky...
K Cieplinski I know right, im sitting here like my repair is not going that smooth.
K Cieplinski exactly it happen all the time.
K Cieplinski YESSSSSS! Happens to me every time.
Agreed. I tried three times already and got fed up. I had to get someone else to do it.
😂
Fixed it! all I needed was my hands!
The toilet was squealing while just sitting there doing nothing.
I've watched 3 videos now on how to fix it and this is the first to actually show how to use the adjustment clip on the fill valve.
I didn't need to replace anything, just adjusting it stopped the squeaking!!!
So happy right now!!!
Thank you! It cost me less than $10 for parts at Lowe's. You've given me the confidence to tackle the other two toilets in my house.
How did this go?
The tip about removing the top part only is gold! I replaced two of these in less than 30 minutes. About 10 of those were spent flushing and adjusting the water level height. This is an excellent tutorial.
I'm not so sure. In a quick look, my new one has a bottom piece that looks different and maybe has a check valve inside of it. My old one has a standoff inside from the bottom of the tank up about an inch to where the tank fill outlet vents are. So I don't think I'm going to try and save a little bit of trouble with this. It's not like I can save plastic or money or anything like that because you can't just buy the top half. I'll do a tiny little bit extra of work and just use the whole assembly as it just came new in the box. Seems rather hack to me to try and save a few minutes and then when you have a problem later You can't figure out why something's not working right and then you have to take it all apart and dig out the piece that you didn't use anyway. Maybe you've already thrown that away so you're back to Lowe's or Home Depot buying a whole new one again
Thank you for instructions on how to remove the valve stem.
I fixed the toilet, without buying additional parts. Rinse inside the fill valve head - wasn't sure if the cap came off, didn't want to break it, and the weight guide pole/valve stem, with soap and HOT water. Cleaned out the gunk caused by years of cold water residue buildup. Remove the rubber plug, pops right off, and clean it thoroughly. I also wrapped soft wire around the little metal ball at the base of the flush handle. It kept slipping out the plug. Put it all back together... A piss and 4 flushes later for good measure, BAM!
I'm now officially a plumber, unofficially, more experiences to come. But this fix should suffice for a few years.
Cheers, mate.
Love these videos that show parts easily coming off the way they should and water valves that easily turn on and off. Make a video with a 50-year-old toilet with old metal parts and a water valve that won't shut off.
That would, indeed, help to not feel like a total incompetent.
OMG five words in your video saved me! "Slip the lockring into place" and I said Ooooohhhhh that ring that isn't attached to anything!?! So I "slipped the lockring into place" and voila! One fixed toilet! No big plumber bill! 💋💋
Yes, I can do it myself. Being recently separated from my husband, I am taking care of the house alone. After having an incident, and deciding if I could call a plumber, I looked the info up on Google and got sent to UA-cam and found this magnificent easy to understand step by step video. Thanks so much. You just saved me alot of $.
I didn't know you could separate the valve from the stem. This saved me a lot of effort. Thanks!
60 years old and never had to do this. Today I had to and I watched your video and it was so very helpful. Thank you so much
Thank you for this simple to follow video! I replaced the fill valve assembly today all by myself by following the instructions here rather than the cumbersome package insert. So glad I did as it only took me about 45 minutes running back and forth between the bathroom and video to mimic every step. The only addition I would make is to wear gloves when threading the water valve as mine was quite black and stained my thumb. It is now my badge of honor!! :)
Great video! Was able to do our two toilets because of this instruction. Thank you so much. I had a problem with the lock nuts on the shank of the fill valves. They end up almost molded on after awhile. It is a semi-common problem from what I could tell by googling it. One I ended up sawing off. The other I tried to saw off, but I couldn't get close enough to where it met the toilet. I even tried to melt it with a utility lighter, but it didn't do anything. Luckily I found a Home Depot employee who told me to stick a screw driver in there and then hammer. It worked. So while this was a five-star video, I just want to warn people they may have trouble with that lock nut.
Sorry, anytime a Home Depot employee tells you to do something how many are probably better to do the opposite. Especially when they tell you to stick a screwdriver into something and start hammering and you're working with a porcelain tank. You're very lucky you didn't end up having to buy a new toilet. Then you would have a lot more to deal with. And Home Depot would have sold you a whole new toilet instead of just the valve
This business-like straightforward video is the most helpful one I saw to help me remember how to get this mundane job done. Thanks!
Great Tip on removing the valve without taking everything apart. Save me a lot of time and trouble.
I just want to thank you for saving me a few bucks. Water was constantly dripping into the toilet bowl so I replaced the rubber valve seat since the old one was already deteriorating. I was frustrated to see the water still dripping after the valve replacement. I was certain I have to replace the fill valve until I saw your video. I realized that the fill line was below the water level. After making the very slight adjustment, the leak/drip stopped. Thank you so much!!!
Dude, thanks to you I fixed my toilet in less time than it took me to watch your video. Your tip on how to pull the top of the valve off and replace that instead of unscrewing the base and hassling with all the water on the floor was just what I needed. Can't thank you enough.
Excellent advice to change out just the top half of the fill valve , never occurred to me, saved me some time and effort
Hey! You saved me freaking time by watching you. THANK YOU 😊
Thank you, I thought th valve was done for untill you mentioned to adjust the bulb clip to stop water flow 1 inch from drain. It was set too high, you saved me time and money. I didn't know it could be adjusted. Thanks again..
thanks for the tutorial! i know this video is 10 years old now; i hope you're still alive and well!
Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu. Did this yesterday took me about 45 seconds to fix it. Left the old fill valve base, just pulled off the old valve and put the old one making sure the the mark on the top of the fill valve is 1 inch above the overflow tube. Turned the water back on and it went to the perfect spot and stopped, no hissing or nothing. Thanks again.
Very good, clear cut video. Man, I will follow ur instructions and do mine coz it's making so much hissing noise that we can hear it in our living room during daytime. Thx so much!
This video was perfect. This would have been a 3 hour project without it. Knocked it out in 5 minutes. Thanks!!
This was perfect. My toilet had been running forever. And I'm pretty stupid when it comes to things like this. When one toilet had this issue, i had to shell out too much money. With this guide and tools i was able to do it myself. This was a lifesaver. And wallet-saver!
Thank you. I just left the old base on and switched the rest. I'm not a "Fix-it Guy" like my late father was, so your tutorial was straightforward and helpful.
I want to thank you so much on this video ... I was not aware you could just replace the fill mechanism on the inside of the tank. if I had to unhook it from the water line, it was almost impossible to do, since I could not get access to it. You are the greatest!!!!!!! Much appreciated!!!!
Awesome! Don't think I would have even tried this without seeing this video. I got it all done in 30 minutes which included watching the video twice just to make sure.
Dianne Ramstad rTV
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Mahalo! Fixed my toilet today with this video! Water kept running all night long, so I was shutting off the valve on the wall.
So glad I saw this video first. The tip about keeping the base saved me time and aggravation. I couldn't pull up the lock ring by hand, but pulling up on it with the claw end of a hammer did the trick.
This made things so much easier than it would have been otherwise.
thank you for making this video. you saved me about $100 and i learned some valuable life knowledge!
Thanks, showing how to replace just the top portion of the valve made it so much simpler.
Wow. After days of daisy-chain toilet problems, I broke the old, poorly functioning valve. Thanks to your tip that the base might not need replacing, I just snapped a new one in, and it was actually easy! No swearing required! And it was the right level on the first test flush! I - a very un-handy person - felt quite accomplished for a change. Thanks.
Thank You for the easy step by step instructions.This is just what I was looking for.Now I wont need no one else to turn to."THIS IS GREAT".
10 years later and this video is still useful just fixed my moms toilet. Thank you guys!
Great video, saved me the task of replacing the whole unit!
This is an awesome video. I was greeted this morning by a toilet that wouldn't shut off. This video helped me repair the toilet. And also showed me a short cut at 1:13 which I was able to use without having to remove the entire assembly.
Thank you very much for posting this!
Followed each step of this video and my toilet is working again!! Thanks for this easy diy video!! You've saved me much $$$$!
Thank you so much for this video. Saved me $200.00 from a local plumber!!!! Took me longer to go the hardware store than to replace just the fill valve.
Thank you so much. I couldn’t lift up the old lock ring so I cut it off - this was the most challenging part of the swap. After that it was easy-peasy.
Holy crap, just fixed my toilet in like 2 minutes. THANK YOU!! My tank wasn't filling with water! I was able to just put on the new top part and keep the base. Totally feel like a plumber now.
Thanks for an easy video. I was able to remove the old top part, adjust the height, connect the parts and in 5 minutes my toilet was up and running properly. 👌🙏😊
This was perfect. Thank you for posting this video, it made the process so understandable!!! (I'm a complete novice at home repairs, so EVERYTHING is intimidating to me!)
So easy, saved money, didn't have to get a plumber, thank you!
Thanks for mentioning the base nonreplacement shortcut.
Thanks y'all, this is a big help for those of us who are "handyman challenged."
Dude, you just saved me I don't know how many hours since my pipe was inaccessible. Thank you
Did exactly what the video instructed and worked perfectly the first time. Very good video. Easy install and the entire replacement took only 20 mins. $9.00 for the repair kit.
Yay! My first floor toilet works again! I got confused by righty-tighty-lefty-loosey in this case because the nut on the underside of the tank is upside-down, so it's righty-loosey-lefty-tighty. It took me a while to figure that out and I tightened it a lot while trying to remove it. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. You are a wonderful person!
Yes, backwards to confuse us so we'll call a plumber out. lol.
momofmadeleine same happen to me i was like what the hell then i saw the video 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
It's not backward. If you were to lie on the ground and look up at the but it would be clear that it's standard lefty-loosey. It only seems backward when you reach under the tank from a kneeling position because you're looking at the rotation from the opposite side.
I had the same problem! I was tightening it, instead of losening it and the maintenance guy used pliers and tightened it really tight when he was here last (about 5+ yrs ago)! Same thing with the water knob.
Why is it that everything is installed in the tightest back corner where it’s so difficult to get to, besides everything needing tools to loosen up and remove???
OMG!!!!! Thank you so much! I've been putting off fixing my toilet because i didn't want to have to unscrew everything, but I was able to pull off the top of the fill valve and just plunk the new one on instead of replacing the whole assembly!!!
Thank you so very much. Just moved into a new apartment and the toilet water level was nearly at the bottom of the tank so..... your video helped me fix it by learning how to adjust the valve-cup-thingy. It's so wonderful to be able to go to you - and to you-tube for help. Very good useful information. Thank you.
I can never fix anything, but your video helped me out bigly. I got a new universal fluidmaster fill valve and installed it today. Thanks for your video.
I tried cleaning the gasket, only to discover that the gasket was cracked. $1 fix is better than an $8 replacement set up. Thanks!
Just replaced this and to my surprise the toilet works now! Thanks.
Thank you! Your video saved me from madness from my constantly running but not refilling toilet! Luckily, I didn't need to replace the base so it was super easy.
thanks alot for this, had a toilet that would not filled to the correct level for months and this video saved me soo much time.
Thank you for an easy to follow concise video. It was direct and to the point. Perfect 👍🏼
thx for this so much, I had replaced mine years ago but couldn't remember the steps. I found your vid after struggling to get the old one out. But popping the valve off the base like here saved me so much time and effort. Cheers mate.
Just fixed the toilet, took 5 minutes. Thanks for the easy steps!
Used this video to help, and you explained and demonstrated so well, I got it done first try! Thank you!!!
Thanks for the good tip on removing only the top PART of the old Fluidmaster valve and replacing it with the similar top new piece from the new package. I was NOT looking forward to having to unscrew a heavily limed up screw on the bottom of our ancient tank to install the whole Fluidmaster unit from top to bottom. Thanks to this tip at 1.13 to 1.47 in the video I avoided a lot of hassle.
+Rob Brien I took this great tip as well.
Watched this video once through and was able to completely replace my water fill valve. Thanks!
10 years later and it still applies. Many thanks 🙏🏾
Thank you very much! Can't imagine how much money you saved me! A quick trip to the "parts store", a couple views of your tutorial and all my worries were flushed away... thanks again...
Thanks! That absolutely fixed my problem. I’ve been dealing with that screeching sound for months and couldn’t figure out the problem. It was a little harder to unscrew the old valve especially because it was corroded and in a tight spot but once it came off the rest of the process was easy.. Thanks again!!!
Mine went out today but, your video made everything easier. Thanks for everything 🍺 cheers
1:20 just you popping that lock ring off and removing the whole valve was a lifesaver and got me up and moving . . .
thx so much for posting.
Thanks a lot my guy. Nailed the replacement after this video.
Very helpful. Clear and good visual to manage home repair confidently.
Thank you for the video. Straight and to the point.
Nice tip!! I just replaced the top part of the valve it was simple. The part cost $8 and I was done in 10 minutes. I wonder what a plummer would have charged. Thanks you da man, man
I appreciate your video and instruction, and your calm demeanor. You helped me with this simple repair and my toilet is working great once again. Have a wonderful day!
Thank you, thank you! I can't believe I did it myself for less than $10.
Thank you for such a great visual "how to" video, I am now ready to try it myself.
+Tina Moran - It went well except I failed the first time to put the gasket on the new one and water leaked. once I discovered the old one had a gasket I took it off and put it on the new one and it worked perfectly. this was my very first time attempting a fix it problem in the bathroom so I feel pretty good about it! : )
Very good video.
Clear, precise
Great video! I was able to replace mine since the base was still good. Easier than I expected. THANK YOU!!!
Hey, thanks! Saved me a lot of time! Didn't need the bottom stem. Job done in five minutes ----
Thank you thank you for showing the how to replace it if the base looks good!
Worked perfectly for me especially not having to replace entire part only to half. Many thanks
Thank you. I saved a lot of money because of this video. Knowledge is power.
Made a potentially frustrating and confusing job 100x easier!
THANK YOU!
(Unfortunately, it couldn't quite help aleviate the weird angles and small working space I had to work with, lol)
*oh, one note: In my case, the hose that attached the water line into the bottom of the toilet already had a plasticy/rubberry stopper permanently attached to it at the tip. So even though my kit came with it's own rubber stopper thing, I wasn't able to use it. Just an FYI for other non-expert DIYers.
My sincerest thanks for this video! You just saved me a plumbing call!! 😃
Thank you so much!! Thanks to your video I was able to use the existing base and replace only the fill mechanism which saved me so much time and effort!
omg...you helped my day. I had to check back with your video while fixing my toilet.
Much appreciated , just saved me from paying for a plumber.
Thank you! Got to leave the bottom part in! Great video.
Thank you! Just had to replace the assembly not the post! excellent tip. 5 minute job!!
This was very helpful information for those of us that have never had to do this before, thank you and please ignore all the negative nelly idiotic comments left by some. Thank you.
Thank you! Toilet was running from the top of the fill valve so I wasn't sure this would work but it totally did!
Really loved this video. My fill valve did not come apart like shown in the video. Neither did the new one, even though both were the same style. I did not want to break them using force so I just replaced the whole thing. Perhaps a video showing how to disassemble the fill valve would be helpful.
Thanks for the video. If it weren't for this video, I wouldn't have know the base could stay on. This saved me a lot of time and energy.
attic42 same here .... I was unable to get to it. it's a tight space and I'm not left handed.
Wonderful explanation so that even I could replace the fill valve!
Replaced my fill valve assembly today. Thank you for this video.