am in Canada. Thank you for this video and your time. Just found your video. Have a dual button cylindrical flush valve of unknown age where the plunger frequently stays in the up position. The valve doesn't want to twist to be pulled out. It is in a one-piece toilet so I'm sure it can be removed from the seat bottom part. But I don't want to force the issue 'cause afraid something plastic might break. Wanted to remove and look at valve all around to see if can deduce why the plunger frequently stays in the up position, how to make adjustments, and to determine the manufacturer/model. I can't find the exact same looking valve online, on sale or in videos, so I can not find out how to make adjustments, while installed. It's in a WaterRidge one-piece toilet of unknown age, with no model # to be seen. The valve may have been changed out, because the fill valve is a FloatMaster400, not a WaterRidge valve. My valve looks similar the Caroma flush-valve 4900 with the blue and yellow buttons, and a blue external float on a rod. The Caroma has a blue rod and a way to adjust the float's height, while mine has a yellow rod but not the Caroma's adjustment. (I presume there must be some way to adjust. the float height.) This got to be more words than I originally intended.
@claire1254Ай бұрын
Super helpful, thank you Richard! I see the mechanism is quite strong can indeed handle some wiggling to get it back into place.
@richardharrison6439Ай бұрын
Glad it worked out for you!
@Gyuri1015Ай бұрын
Wow thank you
@janinebranton8553Ай бұрын
Hi Richard. Yes I've watched it. The top piece appears broken despite changing the washer, so was wondering if only that piece can be replaced instead of the entire inlet valve. If so, where can I buy one?
@janinebranton8553Ай бұрын
Hi. Sorry i posted my question under replies 😂 could you have a look at what i wrote please
@humanhenry5213Ай бұрын
this video help me a lot,thank you very much
@ClaytonMortensen-zv2lvАй бұрын
Waste of time, it is not a install
@MrdougmcintyreАй бұрын
Replaced it - very easy - Thanks
@user-eg7ku8ij1t3 ай бұрын
Hi Richard, great video but where can I get the washer replacements. Bunnings don’t have them. Who makes the product? Thank you
@NigeFleming3 ай бұрын
Thank you Richard
@rbentley744 ай бұрын
FYI These Bestter valves are repackaged and sold in Bunnings as Kinetic Bottom Entry Inlet Valve
@Psolian23 күн бұрын
Champion
@denisovanhybrid96104 ай бұрын
Which toilet brands can this be used for?
@richardharrison64394 ай бұрын
It is used in a number of different models. Anything with an internal tap and hose for 3/8 bsp thread.
@marks9385 ай бұрын
Great work, mate. Very helpful.
@richardharrison64395 ай бұрын
Glad we could help :)
@meltof5 ай бұрын
Thank you! You saved me!
@barrytraversen28505 ай бұрын
Top vid ta for that.
@richardharrison64395 ай бұрын
No worries Bazza
@saviorodrigues56315 ай бұрын
Amazing video, was much helpful and saved me $ 😊 If I may suggest..... If the valve is being accessed whilst installed in the Cistern; the first step would be to extend the height (i.e. the last tip in your video) this will give one more room to dis-mantle the valve. Once re-assembled, the height can thereafter be adjusted to ones preference. Thanks once again👍
@richardharrison64395 ай бұрын
Thanks for the handy tip!
@AndyG_645 ай бұрын
Thanks but what does the red 3 position switch do ?
@paulw72794 ай бұрын
Adjusts water volume I believe
@AndyG_644 ай бұрын
Thanks …
@fenellabellingen78846 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for explaining the mechanism. I couldn't get hold of a plumber and Christmas visitors are arriving within 2 days. After struggling for hours, I watched your video and I finally realised that the locking mechanism at the top was out of alignment. You are a life-saver. Merry Christmas!
@richardharrison64396 ай бұрын
Glad we could help. When it finally gives up the ghost, we have the new replacement
@danielashirazi32406 ай бұрын
Really informative. Thank you.
@sun-man7 ай бұрын
Caroma products are junk
@superandeko7 ай бұрын
Thanks
@rickyseker88877 ай бұрын
Clear and to the point, thank you
@raym33259 ай бұрын
Thanks Richard! our toilet won't flush. when i press the button i dont really feel the button being pressed. i opened up the cistern pulled the valve out and the button mechanism seems to press fine but when reinstall it and water feels up - the button again feels like its not being pressed. any recommendations pls? thanks!
@alanmunford86769 ай бұрын
Just watched this video as I need to replace just the 2 buttons on the top (moon and sun). But your video does not allow for fitting the cistern top back on as the lip of the metal column is too big to go through the hole in the cistern lid!. I will have to do it through the hole in the top of the cistern lid.
@cynthia43229 ай бұрын
You're kidding right??!! I wonder where this cheap piece of confusing junk was made? Thank you for your patience in trying to demonstrate, but this is ridiculously tedious.
@LoveFix25589 ай бұрын
Very helpful 🙏
@richardharrison64399 ай бұрын
Glad we could help
@ethanwang885710 ай бұрын
what does the red switch with 1, 2, 3 do?
@FertilePixelDev11 ай бұрын
You can do the step with pushing in the peg and twisting the top part anticlockwise first, which let's you remove it and have more space to do the steps before that. I was struggling for a few minutes before I realised I could do that first and not have to fiddle with screwdrivers in the cistern.
@user-un1iz6kg6b11 ай бұрын
Perfect. Saved us from hiring plumber and ordering parts
@TranceManiac4life Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. Here in Melbourne, dad flushed the toilet and the water kept flowing into the toilet. Looked into and for unknown to me reason the plastic cover/cap/stopper which holds the rubber valve at the bottom of the piston has disappeared. looks like it flushed into the pipe somehow... No idea how it could break. So I need to buy the parts for the bottom of the piston. I am guessing parts like that can't be easily found.
@richardharrison6439 Жыл бұрын
Have to buy the whole valve unfortunately. I find that when one part goes the rest is best replaced anyway. toiletspares.com.au/collections/all-products/products/novelli-dual-flush-toilet-outlet-valve-ats460
@akash_arora Жыл бұрын
What a coincidence, mine happened exactly the same and the same day in Melbourne. Looking for the exact same part 😅😅😅. Please let me know if you find it anywhere.
@Pretender6996Ай бұрын
Same issue here: the part disapeared but it was too wide to be flushed... for anyone reading this, it was stuck in the ceramic pipe just a few centimetres away but out of sight, and out of reach with your fingers. Using a flexible aluminium wire and a hook, I was able to fish the part. The plastic clips were damaged (hence why it felt in the first instance), but I'll use epoxy or PVC glue to hold it back together. $100 saved!
@benwesley151222 күн бұрын
Got it with a coat hanger and needle-nose pliers 👌🏼
@jonathanmagic5633 Жыл бұрын
1000 thankyou s mate.
@ivanmclean9636 Жыл бұрын
What do you do if it's not a split cistern.. How do you take the cistern off? My imperial toilet doesn't have accessible wingnuts like that?!
@simoncroft Жыл бұрын
Thank you for having the intelligence to demonstrate how the mechnism works before putting it into a cistern. This really helped.
@mattdonnelly7626 Жыл бұрын
Hi i need one of these with the bridge. Do they come with the bridge. Matt
@richardharrison6439 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately no. The bridge is usually not necessary anyway.
@joseantoniovidal1111 Жыл бұрын
Gracias, funciona tu truco
@vipulpathak550 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard, I removed the gray pin then I try to twist for height adjustment, but it cannot twist. how can I adjust the height then?
@kingjondalar4650 Жыл бұрын
Where can I buy a tapered nipple or even better an elbow being tapered one end and parallel on the other to fit a speedfit installation? Many thanks for and help in advance :-)
@richardharrison6439 Жыл бұрын
It depends where you are in the world but plumbing supplies stores or online I would guess.
@rogereve2278 Жыл бұрын
Crucial part is avoiding breaking plastic when twisting and locating small lugs accurately. All covered clearly...thanks (My plumber damaged the originals. Maybe he should have watched your vid!)
@monty4012 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard. Just what I was looking for.... one of my cistern seals has squashed down just enough for it to briefly overflow before shutting off. I dropped the level a tad, we'll get a bit mor life out of it now.
@angelachampness5125 Жыл бұрын
How to I increase water level while it's all attached in the cistern as I can't get it to turn
@reaganrameka8837 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video i had some sediment block the hole and was able to unblock by using your video
@tianagarbar2781 Жыл бұрын
Managed to buy new clear seal bottom of rica Dama flush. Everything went well. Buttons flush when fitted as before. BUT pushing flys button it jerks up and stops flush I now have to hold down til finished flushing. White pegs are as before. I’m stumped to what would be causing this. Before you pushed button down and walked away and it flushed and filled up with water … buttons not working properly? Any ideas please. Thanks.
@latorrayjohnson9907 Жыл бұрын
This is the second one for the basement bat. kzread.infoUgkxOuLt8IL_GxhhaK8DBuKEL-zV0UJVpWZn , works great
@markgreenwood1105 Жыл бұрын
Steve, helpful video. I used this to help clear something preventing the valve from shutting. But now the one of the lifters is sticking. Any thoughts on this?
@steveyeh7632 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for making this video. It really helped me.
@richardharrison6439 Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@Harmonical1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this informative video. However, as a plumber I HATE all push-button siphons. They are ridiculously over-complicated and the whole thing looks like the Starship Enterprise. What's more, even though the stupid things are supposed to save water by having dual flushes, they will almost always leak once the flap valve gets scaled up. That's why, all over the world these bloody things will be wasting water 24/7 as the water they let by slowly trickles down the pan.
@thestinkydwarf Жыл бұрын
thank you - your clear explanation of whats happening and how to do it really helped me.
@richardharrison6439 Жыл бұрын
Glad I could help
@lilxcute Жыл бұрын
If the toilet is overflowing into the toilet bowl, which part needs replacement?
@richardharrison6439 Жыл бұрын
If it is overflowing into the overflow tube then it is the inlet valve that needs replacement
@zzstarletzz Жыл бұрын
@@richardharrison6439 thank you so much for that. Yes its overflowing into the overflow pipe and then into the toilet bowl.
@kevinotoole23556 ай бұрын
@@richardharrison6439on my old one water didn’t come out from the spigot and I had no need for the tube. But on my replacement one, water does fill the cistern via the spigot. How do I change that so it will fill from the bottom and not from the spigot, as it did previously?
@janinebranton8553Ай бұрын
Hi. I've got an issue with my inlet valve and wondering if I can replace just the float cap onto the existing adjustment rod. The toilet cannot easily be dismantled as it's solid to the wall and well glued
@richardharrison6439Ай бұрын
@@janinebranton8553 What valve? have you looked on our website toiletspares.com.au?
@davidjackson4843 Жыл бұрын
I just moved in to a new apartment. The toilet button is just like the one seen in your video above. Unfortunately, both buttons are stuck down with corrosion, so I can't get underneath them with a flathead screwdriver to remove them like you have suggested. Luckily the toilet can still be flushed by pushing down because the buttons are not flush-no pun intended-with the tank lid the whole flush valve can depressed by pushing the buttons down. I'd like replace these buttons so I can have both the half and full flush available. Have you got any suggestions regarding the best way to remove them?
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am in Canada. Thank you for this video and your time. Just found your video. Have a dual button cylindrical flush valve of unknown age where the plunger frequently stays in the up position. The valve doesn't want to twist to be pulled out. It is in a one-piece toilet so I'm sure it can be removed from the seat bottom part. But I don't want to force the issue 'cause afraid something plastic might break. Wanted to remove and look at valve all around to see if can deduce why the plunger frequently stays in the up position, how to make adjustments, and to determine the manufacturer/model. I can't find the exact same looking valve online, on sale or in videos, so I can not find out how to make adjustments, while installed. It's in a WaterRidge one-piece toilet of unknown age, with no model # to be seen. The valve may have been changed out, because the fill valve is a FloatMaster400, not a WaterRidge valve. My valve looks similar the Caroma flush-valve 4900 with the blue and yellow buttons, and a blue external float on a rod. The Caroma has a blue rod and a way to adjust the float's height, while mine has a yellow rod but not the Caroma's adjustment. (I presume there must be some way to adjust. the float height.) This got to be more words than I originally intended.
Super helpful, thank you Richard! I see the mechanism is quite strong can indeed handle some wiggling to get it back into place.
Glad it worked out for you!
Wow thank you
Hi Richard. Yes I've watched it. The top piece appears broken despite changing the washer, so was wondering if only that piece can be replaced instead of the entire inlet valve. If so, where can I buy one?
Hi. Sorry i posted my question under replies 😂 could you have a look at what i wrote please
this video help me a lot,thank you very much
Waste of time, it is not a install
Replaced it - very easy - Thanks
Hi Richard, great video but where can I get the washer replacements. Bunnings don’t have them. Who makes the product? Thank you
Thank you Richard
FYI These Bestter valves are repackaged and sold in Bunnings as Kinetic Bottom Entry Inlet Valve
Champion
Which toilet brands can this be used for?
It is used in a number of different models. Anything with an internal tap and hose for 3/8 bsp thread.
Great work, mate. Very helpful.
Glad we could help :)
Thank you! You saved me!
Top vid ta for that.
No worries Bazza
Amazing video, was much helpful and saved me $ 😊 If I may suggest..... If the valve is being accessed whilst installed in the Cistern; the first step would be to extend the height (i.e. the last tip in your video) this will give one more room to dis-mantle the valve. Once re-assembled, the height can thereafter be adjusted to ones preference. Thanks once again👍
Thanks for the handy tip!
Thanks but what does the red 3 position switch do ?
Adjusts water volume I believe
Thanks …
Thank you so much for explaining the mechanism. I couldn't get hold of a plumber and Christmas visitors are arriving within 2 days. After struggling for hours, I watched your video and I finally realised that the locking mechanism at the top was out of alignment. You are a life-saver. Merry Christmas!
Glad we could help. When it finally gives up the ghost, we have the new replacement
Really informative. Thank you.
Caroma products are junk
Thanks
Clear and to the point, thank you
Thanks Richard! our toilet won't flush. when i press the button i dont really feel the button being pressed. i opened up the cistern pulled the valve out and the button mechanism seems to press fine but when reinstall it and water feels up - the button again feels like its not being pressed. any recommendations pls? thanks!
Just watched this video as I need to replace just the 2 buttons on the top (moon and sun). But your video does not allow for fitting the cistern top back on as the lip of the metal column is too big to go through the hole in the cistern lid!. I will have to do it through the hole in the top of the cistern lid.
You're kidding right??!! I wonder where this cheap piece of confusing junk was made? Thank you for your patience in trying to demonstrate, but this is ridiculously tedious.
Very helpful 🙏
Glad we could help
what does the red switch with 1, 2, 3 do?
You can do the step with pushing in the peg and twisting the top part anticlockwise first, which let's you remove it and have more space to do the steps before that. I was struggling for a few minutes before I realised I could do that first and not have to fiddle with screwdrivers in the cistern.
Perfect. Saved us from hiring plumber and ordering parts
Thank you for the video. Here in Melbourne, dad flushed the toilet and the water kept flowing into the toilet. Looked into and for unknown to me reason the plastic cover/cap/stopper which holds the rubber valve at the bottom of the piston has disappeared. looks like it flushed into the pipe somehow... No idea how it could break. So I need to buy the parts for the bottom of the piston. I am guessing parts like that can't be easily found.
Have to buy the whole valve unfortunately. I find that when one part goes the rest is best replaced anyway. toiletspares.com.au/collections/all-products/products/novelli-dual-flush-toilet-outlet-valve-ats460
What a coincidence, mine happened exactly the same and the same day in Melbourne. Looking for the exact same part 😅😅😅. Please let me know if you find it anywhere.
Same issue here: the part disapeared but it was too wide to be flushed... for anyone reading this, it was stuck in the ceramic pipe just a few centimetres away but out of sight, and out of reach with your fingers. Using a flexible aluminium wire and a hook, I was able to fish the part. The plastic clips were damaged (hence why it felt in the first instance), but I'll use epoxy or PVC glue to hold it back together. $100 saved!
Got it with a coat hanger and needle-nose pliers 👌🏼
1000 thankyou s mate.
What do you do if it's not a split cistern.. How do you take the cistern off? My imperial toilet doesn't have accessible wingnuts like that?!
Thank you for having the intelligence to demonstrate how the mechnism works before putting it into a cistern. This really helped.
Hi i need one of these with the bridge. Do they come with the bridge. Matt
Unfortunately no. The bridge is usually not necessary anyway.
Gracias, funciona tu truco
Thanks Richard, I removed the gray pin then I try to twist for height adjustment, but it cannot twist. how can I adjust the height then?
Where can I buy a tapered nipple or even better an elbow being tapered one end and parallel on the other to fit a speedfit installation? Many thanks for and help in advance :-)
It depends where you are in the world but plumbing supplies stores or online I would guess.
Crucial part is avoiding breaking plastic when twisting and locating small lugs accurately. All covered clearly...thanks (My plumber damaged the originals. Maybe he should have watched your vid!)
Thanks Richard. Just what I was looking for.... one of my cistern seals has squashed down just enough for it to briefly overflow before shutting off. I dropped the level a tad, we'll get a bit mor life out of it now.
How to I increase water level while it's all attached in the cistern as I can't get it to turn
Thanks for the video i had some sediment block the hole and was able to unblock by using your video
Managed to buy new clear seal bottom of rica Dama flush. Everything went well. Buttons flush when fitted as before. BUT pushing flys button it jerks up and stops flush I now have to hold down til finished flushing. White pegs are as before. I’m stumped to what would be causing this. Before you pushed button down and walked away and it flushed and filled up with water … buttons not working properly? Any ideas please. Thanks.
This is the second one for the basement bat. kzread.infoUgkxOuLt8IL_GxhhaK8DBuKEL-zV0UJVpWZn , works great
Steve, helpful video. I used this to help clear something preventing the valve from shutting. But now the one of the lifters is sticking. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks a lot for making this video. It really helped me.
You're welcome
Thanks for this informative video. However, as a plumber I HATE all push-button siphons. They are ridiculously over-complicated and the whole thing looks like the Starship Enterprise. What's more, even though the stupid things are supposed to save water by having dual flushes, they will almost always leak once the flap valve gets scaled up. That's why, all over the world these bloody things will be wasting water 24/7 as the water they let by slowly trickles down the pan.
thank you - your clear explanation of whats happening and how to do it really helped me.
Glad I could help
If the toilet is overflowing into the toilet bowl, which part needs replacement?
If it is overflowing into the overflow tube then it is the inlet valve that needs replacement
@@richardharrison6439 thank you so much for that. Yes its overflowing into the overflow pipe and then into the toilet bowl.
@@richardharrison6439on my old one water didn’t come out from the spigot and I had no need for the tube. But on my replacement one, water does fill the cistern via the spigot. How do I change that so it will fill from the bottom and not from the spigot, as it did previously?
Hi. I've got an issue with my inlet valve and wondering if I can replace just the float cap onto the existing adjustment rod. The toilet cannot easily be dismantled as it's solid to the wall and well glued
@@janinebranton8553 What valve? have you looked on our website toiletspares.com.au?
I just moved in to a new apartment. The toilet button is just like the one seen in your video above. Unfortunately, both buttons are stuck down with corrosion, so I can't get underneath them with a flathead screwdriver to remove them like you have suggested. Luckily the toilet can still be flushed by pushing down because the buttons are not flush-no pun intended-with the tank lid the whole flush valve can depressed by pushing the buttons down. I'd like replace these buttons so I can have both the half and full flush available. Have you got any suggestions regarding the best way to remove them?