Leaky toilet repair

[Elkins45]

That can happen when the chain is too long and it’s not opening the flapper fully.

I don't think that's it. it's not closing too soon, it's just not very powerful.

 

[shortyb]

I've bought Fluidmaster and Korky parts just based on what store I ended up at. I'm 99% certain Fluidmaster includes that clip.

This is the one I used:

Toilet repair kit

 

[y_p_w]

I've bought Fluidmaster and Korky parts just based on what store I ended up at. I'm 99% certain Fluidmaster includes that clip.

It usually comes in a small bag and has to be inserted into the hose.

 

[Nukeman7]

This is the one I used:

Toilet repair kit

The embedded video in the Home Depot link for the Fluidmaster PerforMAX fill valve you posted shows how to attach the refill tubing to the included plastic clip at the 1:51 min. mark.

 

[Lubener]

I always used Fluid Master fill valves and Korky flappers. I have a Kohler which I have had leakage using Fluid Master flappers, problems ended by using a Korky.

 

[MParr]

I always used Fluid Master fill valves and Korky flappers. I have a Kohler which I have had leakage using Fluid Master flappers, problems ended by using a Korky.

If Korky is good enough to be OEM supplier for Toto, that’s all I need to know.

 

[Delta]

Unpopular opinion on here, but it's time to replace that 20 year old Briggs with something that will flush better and use less water. I've had many of cheap Briggs in various homes and they flush nothing like the new ones.

I have never had issues with Fluidmaster valves. My usual go to valve.

 

[Hall]

This is the one I used:

Toilet repair kit

That kit includes the clip

 

[Nukeman7]

And exactly the reason for replacing our most used toilet with an American Standard pressure assist toilet. Just make sure the flange seal is sturdy enough to handle the increased flush pressure.

Older video, but enough evidence for me to permanently discount installing a pressure assisted toilet.

 

[shortyb]

Older video, but enough evidence for me to permanently discount installing a pressure assisted toilet.

4 years and still hasn't exploded . It NEVER clogs either, in spite of the half roll of TP my wife uses per, uh, session.

And I know what the clip is for, how it installs, and would have put it on if it was in the bag. It wasn't. The 4 other Korky Silent Fill valves I put on my other toilets over the years had a metal hose clip and were installed.

 

[GMBoy]

There are a lot of weird flappers out there now. I've got an American Standard toilet with a 3" Fluidmaster 510A flapper. It's all hard plastic except for the silicone sealing ring. Kohler used some really bizarre ones, like the shark fin and one that has a foam disc inside the flapper. Some toilets use a flush tower now.

It might be really tough to find any new toilets with a traditional 2" flapper that would have previously been the "universal" size. They mostly use wider flappers that allow for water to enter faster, but then rigged to allow less water use. My 1.3 gallon per flush toilet works great. The tank might hold about 3 gallons, but the whole thing is meant to only dump about 1.3 gallon each time. Part of it is the greater potential energy from the top of the water level being higher.

Wow I did not know how far toilet tech has come! It's all about water conservation and parts profit now.

 

[y_p_w]

Wow I did not know how far toilet tech has come! It's all about water conservation and parts profit now.

Here's a Kohler flush tower. Kohler pretty much only uses Fluidmaster fill valves, and the bowl fill tube goes right into a fitting in the top of the ower.

Then there are 3 or 4 inch flappers. They have a hole that allows for flush adjustment. I think the bigger the opening, the more air gets trapped to slow down the flapper.