How to fix a running toilet! Fluidmaster Quick Fix! Do not replace the entire valve!
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2022
- Toilet won't stop running?
How to fix a running toilet! Fluidmaster Quick Fix! Do not replace the entire valve!
If your American Standard, or any brand toilet with a Fluidmaster flush valve, continuously runs, you may not need to replace the entire valve. Replacing the valve seal may be all you need to do. If you see water coming from the top of the valve, there is a very good chance that all you need to do is a quick seal replacement. No matter if you have an American Standard Cadet 3, or another brand or model of toilet with a Fluidmaster valve, check the valve seal first.
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Fantastic video, fixed my problem after only a few minutes of wrestling with the cap. Way better than a trip to Lowe's to buy a new fill valve!
Fantastic! I am delighted that it helped and everything worked out. Thanks for watching, JL.
Thanks so much for your video. I went to a “national home improvement “ store and was told the little black piece in the top of the Fluidmaster was not sold separately. I told him I knew it was because I just watched a video about it. Lo and behold, there it was at the top of the display. I bought it, installed it myself and my toilet is now working just as it should. PS I am a 71 yo woman and very proud of myself.
That is fantastic, I am delighted your were able to get your fill valve fixed and the video helped! We'll get this done together!!! Thanks for watching, JL.
So what happens if it continually wont shut off every week or so ? IT leaks out of the black tube and then out of the bowl filler. Im assuming up the tube somewhere
Thank you for calling attention to this piece! In my case just taking the cap off, twisting the piece off and cleaning the seal was all I had to do. After reassembling everything it is working perfectly again.
That's fantastic! I am very glad you were able to clean it up and put it back to work. Thanks for watching, JL.
I was able to follow your video & change the seal. However, it didn’t stop the leak completely. I took it apart 3 times and reset the diaphragm, but to no avail. I ended up replacing the assembly. I would never have tackled this fix with confidence if I hadn’t watched your video. I will admit that I watched another video & followed the directions that came with the assembly. However, you were my inspiration! Thanks so much for bringing out the “Josephine the Plumber” in me. Lol
Yeh, I think there will come a point that a total replacement is necessary as you found out. I am delighted you were inspired by the video and were able to find help for the full replacement elsewhere, that's the great benefit of UA-cam. Thanks for watching, JL.
Thank you for this great video. I just fitted this valve ane out of the box, the unit would not shut off. I then watched your video and opened the cap and washed the washer and it finally shut off. Thank you ever so much sir.
You are very welcome. I am very happy that just a cleaning was all you needed to do. I guess debris from the factory can occasionally get in there and make things not seat so well. Thanks for watching, JL.
Thank you you just saved me a trip to Home Depot to buy a brand new fill valve. Very good video thank you.
Fantastic! I am glad the video helped, thanks for watching! JL
Thank you for sharing your toilet experience. Had a similar experience except mine would not refill for about 5 minutes. Attended a DIY community class on saving water and water leaks. Recommendation keeps the Fluidmaster Valve seat replacement handy. This was my first time, but your video provided some great tips, especially using the cup to clean out any Debrie. I used my finger to tap and remove the excess water before seating the new valve seal in place. Again Thank you for sharing your experience.
You are welcome, I am delighted the video helped. Thanks for watching, JL.
Wonderful video. I had a water softener failure with resin clogging everything. I was able to disassemble my fluidmaster fill valve, remove all the resin and get the toilet back in service. Thanks for the video.
That's great! Thanks for watching, JL.
This small fix worked like a charm! Thanks
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, JL.
So glad i stumbled upon this video, that worked! I had flushed and checked the valve seal and it had no visible wear and looked the same as the brand new one but replacing it worked! glad i saw this before i ordered the whole thing
Fantastic! I am delighted everything worked out! Thanks for watching, JL.
Thx for showing the part of taking apart the top in such details as most vid seem to just brush right past is in like 2 sec it helped alot.
You are welcome, I am glad the video helped. Thanks for watching, JL.
Great helpful tips, gotta do mine soon..
Thank you for the informative video! Just what i was looking for😊
You are welcome, thanks for watching! JL
thank you so much for this video you made, I cleaned the valve seal that has small stone and that fixed the leak, thank you so much, God Bless You.
This is great to hear, thanks for watching!
Everytime my building turns the water off for repairs there is damage to my faucet cartridges and water pressure once the water returns.
This was the first time it wrecked my toilet tho.
i couldn't get the lever to detach so i sprayed a little soap on it and that worked.
also thanks @simon6071 (below) your directions helped me where other videos/directions failed;
first, i couldn't get the cap off at all;
finally managed to wiggle off the black cap only (grey part underneath it containing the valve seal remained in the tank);
simon's tip to keeping the float up with thumb and index finger while removing the cap finally enabled me to pop cap PLUS valve seal out with minimal effort.
Valve seal was perfect and clean.
But when i did the flush valve out with water thing while holding cup over i found several small rocks actually lodged in that white plastic grating; numerous blockages.
I crushed some, others i plucked out with eyebrow tweezers, flushed water through again to ensure all looked clear before replacing the cap/reattaching lever. All good now.
Wow, that is frustrating. I am delighted that you were able to take care of the issue with pointers from a few different folks. Hopefully you won't need to do this often, but as least you will know the procedure. Thanks for watching, JL.
Beautiful work beautiful video, it's fun to learn 😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉❤❤
Thanks for watching! JL
Just what I need to fix my valve in my toilet thanks for sharing and regards
Fantastic! Thanks for watching, JL.
Thank you for sharing your remedy to fix running toilet, after watching I looked underneath the top cover of the fill valve and sure enough it was wet, so i took it off and cleaned the corrosion off both sides of the rubber seal and put it back on and no more running water Thanks so much!!!
You are welcome, I am delighted that you just needed to do a cleaning. Thanks for watching, JL.
Thank you for sharing this.
You are very welcome, thanks for watching, JL.
Soooo helpful, thank you!
Fantastic! I am glad the video helped. Thanks for watching, JL.
Thank you for the advice sir
You are welcome, thanks for watching. JL.
Thanks for your video,it worked on mine
Fantastic! I am glad the video helped, thanks for watching. JL
This helped me a lot
Fantastic, thanks for watching. JL.
Thank you great video solved the problem had a piece in it that did not belong removed and started working again with no replacement parts
That is great to hear! Thanks for watching, JL.
Thank dude you convinced me not to replace the whole fill valve, I just ran some hot water on the existing valve seal and stretched it out a bit...
Oh! Very cool. Thanks for watching.
Great video. I did what you said, but the part holding the rubber valve was cracked, so I guess I need to replace the entire thing.
Hmm, sorry to hear that. Yes I think you may need a full replacement. Thanks for watching, JL.
You will have to examine the plastic seat in the base of the valve body. If there is a crack anywhere a new rubber diaphragm won't stop the leaking!.
Great information. I have another toilet making quite a whistle when other sinks, toilets are used, I will be sure to check the plastic as well. Thanks for watching, JL.
I applied 100% silicone from harbor freight who happened to sell the same stuff as regular box store and actual same name brand for like 5ndollars less. Could of price matched but wanted to give my money to harbor freight for having such a good price. I applied it on the rubber and pushed it in a bit with the stem. It worked great. Also should help protect the rubber.
Great! Did you apply silicone to the new seal? Thanks for watching.
Thank you I broke a nail but it was worth it!
Sorry about your nail, but I am delighted you were able to get it fixed!! Thanks for watching, JL.
Thanks for the video. It helped me not replacing entire valve! 😊 Great $3.50 fix. Now wife says you I can do it for a living lol!
Fantastic, I am glad you were able to get it done and not spend a lot of time and money. Yeah, I agree, good side job!! Thanks for watching, JL.
Good to know
Thanks for watching, JL.
Funny thing is the gasket is $4 and a whole valve is $6.99 at my Home Depot. Seems like it should be a box of these for $4, at the very least
Completely agree! Thanks for watching, JL.
Shop your local hardware stores instead of Home Depot or Lowes and you can normally find these parts easily.
Thanks for the suggestion and for watching, JL.
All you have to do is hold the canister with one hand, press down on the cap with the palm of your other hand and give it a quarter turn and the whole top, cap and all comes off and you can easily get to the valve seal. There is another video on here that shows you exactly how to do it without wiggling the cap, etc. etc.
Thanks for the suggestion, I will certainly do it that way when the time comes. Thanks for watching, JL.
Yes but he obviously doesn’t know how to do that . I found myself talking to the video this man is not that good.
thanks; my garage is still drying out :) blue cap not so good
Sorry to hear that, I hope all is well. Thanks for watching, JL.
Not at all sure why UA-camrs do this. "I fixed this yesterday, so today I am just going to point out all the parts I replaced..." Nice!
Please help me understand your comment. Did you watch the entire video? Where can I be more specific? I appreciate your feedback and thanks for watching. JL.
What if Float Cup goes up but water still keeps running ?
Without seeing it, I would suggest to first pull up on the float to see if the water will stop. If it does, then maybe you need to make an adjustment on the float arm to adjust the level of the float. If that still does not work and you have cleaned or replaced the black valve seal as we did in this video, it might be time to replace the entire fill valve. I hope this helps, thanks for watching, JL.
Doesn't show fault in seal component.
Thank you for the note. I am not exactly sure what you mean. The seals that I have replaced have become dry over age and just don't keep the seal as they should. I can definitely feel the difference between the old and the new replacements. Thanks for watching, JL.
Yes I agree we need to see what is being done not just talk about it show us
I appreciate your comment. Did you watch the entire video? JL
I'm losing my mind, trying to get the "float" to trigger the shut-off :( It just won't.
Hmm! I'm sorry to hear you are having such trouble. Do you think there might be debris keeping it from sealing? Perhaps the arm/rod connection? It sounds like the float is not coming up high enough. I am sure you have tried everything by this point. I hope you are able to get it resolved.
@@lendermanshop I ordered the part you referenced - arrives today. I'll replace tonight and see if that fixes it. If so, I owe you a beer.
@@OverlandOrange Let me know how it goes! Cheers!!
I don't know if my Fluidmaster is different. I do not have to remove the cap (black) of the fill valve (grey) at all in order to clean or replace the valve seal. This is what I have to do:
1/ Turn off water supply.
2/ Grip and hold shaft (tube below valve) with right hand while keeping the float up with thumb and index finger.
3/ With your left hand, turn the cap (with the valve inside) and lever (no need to detach) 1/8th of a turn ANTI-CLOCKWISE while pressing down on top of the cap. (Remember the position of lever when the valve came off)
To replace the cap with valve inside, reverse the above steps. To begin, the lever should be at the same position when the valve came off. Turn CLOCKWISE 1/8th of a turn to locked position.
Thank you for the detailed directions. I will try this the next time which will hopefully not be too soon! Thanks for watching, JL.
thanks @simon6071 your directions helped me where other videos/directions failed;
first, i couldn't get the cap off at all;
finally managed to wiggle off the black cap only but the grey part underneath containing the valve seal remained in the tank;
your tip to keeping the float up with thumb and index finger while removing the cap let me know what i was doing wrong (i was holding the part of the shaft ABOVE the float, so nothing budged when i did that.)
YOUR directions helped me get cap and valve seal off simultaneously , with minimal effort.
Valve seal was perfect and clean.
But when i did the flush valve out with water thing while holding cup over i found several small rocks actually lodged in that white plastic grating; numerous blockages.
I crushed some, others i plucked out with eyebrow tweezers, flushed water through again to ensure all looked clear before replacing the cap/reattaching lever.
All good now.
Thank you!
@@waiwaianela
You are welcome. I have great respect for any lady who doesn't mind getting her hands dirty in fixing things in the house.
Two more tips for fixing the Fluidmaster.
If the float doesn't fall down or falls down too slowly after flushing, the friction between the pin and the seal may be too much. Spray a little WD-40 into the hole of the seal before inserting the pin will likely solve the problem.
If the seal gives out an annoying squeaky noise when the tank is about to be full during refill of the tank, turn the adjustment screw anti-clockwise. (It will lower the water level when the tank is refilled.) Flush the toilet to hear if the problem is fixed. If not, turn more until the noise stops.
What's the problem, UA-cam "moderators"?
Why is my post telling people how solve the problems of the float doesn't fall down and the seal making a squeaky noise being shadow-banned?
I've got a new one that's leaking out the top
I would suggest returning it for a new one, I hope you are able to get it working as it should. Thanks for watching, JL.
Looks like maybe the top cover didn't even need to come off.
I think you are correct! Just disconnect that top piece as one. Thanks for watching, JL.
What you call a flush valve is a fill valve. The flush valve is the cylinder that the water runs into from the tube
Thank you for the clarity and thanks for watching, JL.
For about $2 more than just the seal get the whole cap assembly. Then watch shit happen….😮
Great suggestion, thanks for watching, JL.
If your going to make a "How to Video" then show everything, just don't talk about what needs to be done.
Thanks for the critique and thanks for watching, JL.
No need to remove the black cap! Move (gently) the valve lever all the way up and simultaneously rotate it counterclockwise about 1/8 turn. You should hear a click, then pop it up and you can then access and replace the worn/leaking valve seal. Then put everything back together following the reverse order.
Thanks for this information. I wish I had seen your recommendation earlier, I quite literally did this exact same procedure on another toilet in our house today, I would have gladly tried it the way you suggest!!
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