Thank you...may the base of your fill valves always be in good condition

@paulwillems1656

3 жыл бұрын

Here here!

@sladewilson5860

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@PengwinTamer

3 жыл бұрын

Trying to replace mine at 10 p.m. Not what I want to be doing this late. Lol.

@bushsoriginalbakedbeans2950

3 жыл бұрын

Preach!

@SolidCim01

2 жыл бұрын

That note saved me a ton of time, mine was in great shape! Everything is running well now.

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!

@anandramaswamy9810

4 жыл бұрын

wow wtf thx for the advice

@ommly

3 жыл бұрын

You're a good grandson. 🥰

@rafaelfajardojr.6423

3 жыл бұрын

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

@InsAnItYschild101

3 жыл бұрын

I swear if I have a son someday, he better be as good as you. You got initiative and I highly respect this

@racerx1189

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.👍

I’ve done this several times but it’s been a few years so I thought I’d get a refresher on KZread. 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!

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 KZread. It literally has saved my life so many times. Thank you and you have a new sub. 👍

@deadmanswife3625

Жыл бұрын

I'm scared Jennifer

@VirginiasLoudest

Жыл бұрын

Love to hear it! Good luck in the future

@cosmoblivion

4 ай бұрын

Good on you, dear Lady!

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.

@KalashZikov

3 жыл бұрын

How did this go?

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!

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

@locomojoboy2

4 жыл бұрын

Jaime Vazquez Agreed

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...

@dominiquewilliams8684

7 жыл бұрын

K Cieplinski I know right, im sitting here like my repair is not going that smooth.

@fredymelendez4773

7 жыл бұрын

K Cieplinski exactly it happen all the time.

@snicoled86

7 жыл бұрын

K Cieplinski YESSSSSS! Happens to me every time.

@Sawbucks23

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I tried three times already and got fed up. I had to get someone else to do it.

@flyer7799

6 жыл бұрын

😂

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.

@jacobhall1488

7 ай бұрын

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

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!!!

I didn't know you could separate the valve from the stem. This saved me a lot of effort. Thanks!

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.

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.

@jakeornot6306

26 күн бұрын

That would, indeed, help to not feel like a total incompetent.

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.

This business-like straightforward video is the most helpful one I saw to help me remember how to get this mundane job done. Thanks!

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!!!!

Great Tip on removing the valve without taking everything apart. Save me a lot of time and trouble.

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!! :)

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 making this video. you saved me about $100 and i learned some valuable life knowledge!

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..

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!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

10 years later and this video is still useful just fixed my moms toilet. Thank you guys!

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.

@jacobhall1488

7 ай бұрын

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

thanks for the tutorial! i know this video is 10 years old now; i hope you're still alive and well!

Thank you for an easy to follow concise video. It was direct and to the point. Perfect 👍🏼

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 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!!!

Thank you for this! Valve is replaced and everything running perfect! YAY!!

Thanks, showing how to replace just the top portion of the valve made it so much simpler.

Hey! You saved me freaking time by watching you. THANK YOU 😊

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!

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! 💋💋

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 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!)

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.

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!! It took me around 5 minutes to replace the valve, this video made it super easy! Yay!

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!

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!!!

This video was perfect. This would have been a 3 hour project without it. Knocked it out in 5 minutes. Thanks!!

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!

Very helpful. Clear and good visual to manage home repair confidently.

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.

Great video! I was able to replace mine since the base was still good. Easier than I expected. THANK YOU!!!

This made things so much easier than it would have been otherwise.

Just replaced this and to my surprise the toilet works now! Thanks.

Used this video to help, and you explained and demonstrated so well, I got it done first try! Thank you!!!

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.

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.

Replaced my fill valve assembly today. Thank you for this video.

Great video, saved me the task of replacing the whole unit!

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".

I had never done this kind of repair. This video was spot on and very useful for me. Thanks very much for sharing it.

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.

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!!!

Hey, thanks! Saved me a lot of time! Didn't need the bottom stem. Job done in five minutes ----

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. 👌🙏😊

Thank you for the tutorial, this was very helpful and saved me a lot of time and hassle.

It's a miracle! First fix worked just like you said! Thank you!

Thanks y'all, this is a big help for those of us who are "handyman challenged."

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.

Thanks for mentioning the base nonreplacement shortcut.

Tutorial was a lifesaver, thanks a bundle!

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! Toilet was running from the top of the fill valve so I wasn't sure this would work but it totally did!

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.

Good instructional video. Thank you!

Thanks man. I’m glad this is the first and only video I watched.

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.

@junadkhan1976

6 жыл бұрын

Dianne Ramstad rTV

@bradleybuttar1199

6 жыл бұрын

remove this remark

Thanks much for this video. I was prepared to replace the whole thing but the base is still good. So glad I found this straight forward video!!! Took some time but job is complete.

Thank you! Just had to replace the assembly not the post! excellent tip. 5 minute job!!

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 🙏🏾

Mahalo! Fixed my toilet today with this video! Water kept running all night long, so I was shutting off the valve on the wall.

Mine went out today but, your video made everything easier. Thanks for everything 🍺 cheers

Dude, you just saved me I don't know how many hours since my pipe was inaccessible. Thank you

Thanks for keeping it easy and clear!

Just fixed the toilet, took 5 minutes. Thanks for the easy steps!

My sincerest thanks for this video! You just saved me a plumbing call!! 😃

Thank you! Got to leave the bottom part in! Great video.

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 so much. The video allowed me to fix toilet with ease. Very easy to understand 👊🏽

Thank you for the video. Straight and to the point.

So easy, saved money, didn't have to get a plumber, thank you!

Thank you for such a great visual "how to" video, I am now ready to try it myself.

@tinamoran4294

8 жыл бұрын

+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! : )

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!

@loriromano6399

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, backwards to confuse us so we'll call a plumber out. lol.

@OfficialMrSwigg

6 жыл бұрын

momofmadeleine same happen to me i was like what the hell then i saw the video 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

@wmichaelbooth

5 жыл бұрын

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.

@lillybrandy1188

Жыл бұрын

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???

this saved me alot of time and money!!! thank you

Thank you for the video. I needed a refresher.

Worked perfectly for me especially not having to replace entire part only to half. Many thanks

Thanks for the video. Can't wait for the apparent "maintenance"

Thank you! You made it easy for me. Feels great to be able to fix something myself

Thanks a lot my guy. Nailed the replacement after this video.

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.

Thank you, thank you! I can't believe I did it myself for less than $10.

Thank you thank you for showing the how to replace it if the base looks good!

Thank you for the video. I replaced the fill valve all by my lonesome. :) I just needed my husband to tighten the hose below the tank.

1st time doing it, took me about 10mins to do so. Thank you!

omg...you helped my day. I had to check back with your video while fixing my toilet.