After messing with my toilet for an hour, I finally decided to look at TH-cam for help and came across your video. 5 minutes later, my toilet is fixed. Thank you! Very helpful and informative!
God Dammmm your amazing! Best instructional video I’ve ever seen. You speak perfectly through all steps and show what your doing without any unnecessary fluff talk. Awesome!
Excellent Job . I have no experience with this system and need to change a cartridge out in my Church's bathroom. Very clear and concise information with out the usual drama that most guys get into.. Thank you very much.
Excellent video! I can see the problem now - the actuator on my unit is no longer attached to anything. It just lays there loose and needs to be replaced. You explained everything so clearly and provided excellent video shots of everything. Thank you.
Fabulous tip for the cartridge wrench! I broke the plastic one I bought from Sloan and wish I would have watched this video! Spent a bunch of time fabricating a V new one when all I needed were channel locks! Excellent content!
$47.17 including Florida sales tax on Amazon. Now I find out why my water bill has been so high lately. The squeaking noise as it filled to the top but not completely had me investigating. Tim, you're the best! Keep it up! Homeboy here in Tampa Town.
Thank you so much. Clear instructions with great admonishments (do not lose these screws!). I’d never fixed a flushmate toilet before but with your help it went sans hitch.
Thanks! You saved me. The instructions on the package for the replacement tube said to thread the cylinder down to where one thread was showing. That didn't do it. I saw the way you dialed it in and that was what I needed. Thanks for the great videos!
Amazing! I did need to use a screw driver between the handles to help unscrew the old cartridge. Every instruction was spot on and so simple. Thank you! From 72 year old grandma!!!
A little grease on the cartridge threads is a great tip. This made it a lot easier to turn the cartridge and to calibrate it correctly. This was the second video I watched, which resulted in complete success, aafter failing with the another video. I did drop that "don't lose" screw in the tank (before I saw your video), but fortunately was able to retrieve it with a grabber tool. Thanks for a very helpful video.
Really appreciate your videos man ! Where I live the building owner is to cheap to replace or better yet remove these Sloan flush masters, thanks to your videos I can now repair mine !
This video is what made the written instructions on the catridge kit wrapping understandable for me. First I got a cartridge kit and read the instructions. Then I watched this video and figured everything out.
great video, thanks for staying on point & keeping to the job at hand, to many instructional videos are full of self-embellishment, you just showed how to do it, & got it done clearly & simply.
Thank you for the tutorial! I now know how it works and what to do and how to do it to get one of my Sloan pressure toilets functioning properly. the coin feeler gage is also a helpful tip!
Thanks for the tutorial. Was able to fix mine. Only hitch was that either I needed the tool, or mine was so old the plastic was brittle. Took me using a hack saw blade to free the old one after a significant number of the fins broke off.
You don't have to loosen the other clip as the rod slides out, and you don't have to take the screw all the way out because once loosened, you can push the clip out of the way. That way, you won't lose them
Good video very thorough but you only need to remove 1 screw and loosen the other on the flush rod to remove it and some you just have to loosen both and lift and turn the first one and the rod slides right out thanks
i cannot thank you enough. i was ready to throw thIs one out even after following the instructions on the package that my new valve came in because it kept running. instructions say to tighten the valve until you see 1 or 2 threads at the top. not wanting to strip the threads i was nervous about going down any farther. so, i'd decided to chuck it and get a new toilet. when you said to tighten until it stops running i reAlized i hadn't done THAT! may god bless you tim....MERRY CHRISTMAS,....FRANK
There are times that I have to watch 3 to 4 videos before I can get a good one that walks you thru all the steps. Thank you for a perfect video…. The cartridge was tricky, but I changed to a pliers that are even length and with the screw driver in between the two legs ….. allowed me the leverage to take off the cartridge. Thank you again!!! Saving money 💰 money 💰 Doing it myself …. Your great dude
Thank you for this comment! I could not get the cartridge to budge using handles of channel locks and almost gave up. Did what you suggested, used pliers with screwdriver in between and I was able to get it to turn!
Tim when you talked about loseing the screws reminded me of the time I was working on a toilet just like that and droped the screw in the tank. Late at night and of coure it was the last thing I needed to do before leaving.
I had an American Standard with this POS system in a house I built in 96. Every couple of years the cart. went. It would make some fun noises on it's own in the middle of the night. Screeching like. The main issue was the linkage Am. St. used. It all rusted out even though there shouldn't be water in the tank. They wanted $300 for new linkage and clips. I ended up making my own out of car door linkage rods and the clips that hold them in. I also drilled and wired them. The last year I was in that house the pressure vessel decided to end it's life. I swore mostly because of the linkage and no warranty on it I would never give a dime to American standard again. Moen, Kohler, and Toto for me.
Hey Tim great vid . The flush mate I have is in a pool house . It is not heated in the winter . Any suggestions to keep the tank from freezing. We did empty it but it didn’t seem to help .
Hey, Tim. Having issues getting the old cartridge out. Tried loosing with channel locks. It won't budge. Don't want to snap it. It's plastic. Any suggestions? Thanks!
After six years this September 2023, I am ordering a new Flushmate 504 unit to replace this leaky one. All attempts at repairing failed. It started off with seeing about a quarter inch of water in the tank and a drip coming from the supply valve area. What got me to looking was a loud squeal all night after the last flush I did, that I can only assume was the slow intake of water to replace what was leaking out of the unit. This morning I took the tank off the toilet and took the 504 out of the tank. I then cut the hose from the supply valve and put it back with a radiator clamp. I decided to test the unit before bolting the tank and everything back together., Glad I did as now when I turned the water on the upper valve is spewing water out onto the floor. Checking for tightness, duck valve good, I gave up. As you cannot find a lower supply valve for sale on Amazon or the manufacturer's website, my only option was to order a complete new unit. Original cost of toilet with Flushmate was $392. New unit on Amazon is $169. Annual cost is around $93. What sucks is I had bought two of Flushmate toilets back in the late 80's I think it was from Home Depot when they first came out for the consumer. I sold that house and the new owners are enjoying them and I never had a problem one with either of them. I guess quality is getting worse like everything else, right? Just pay the price and go onward. See this link for my test after cutting off a bit of hose with the old clamp and using a radiator clamp. drive.google.com/file/d/1KVIF64wBUBRGotlDBJ_xdj__0hGcrD7G/view?usp=sharing
IF you keep making the adjustments and it still doesn't stop weezing air is the tank bad? Ive tried a few times to take it out and re adjust and it will not stop.
Having problems with two of my toilets (I have 4 of these). In one, I put in a new cartridge and followed the directions, (except for the grease because they said not to) but the water never stopped running. The cartridge is all the way down now and I am afraid it won't come back out. One of my other toilets is constantly spraying water inside the ceramic tank and dripping down the outside of the tank after it hits the lid. Is the water spraying from the bottom seal? Do I need a complete presurized tank replacement on this one?
I've never seen this till today when at a gas station a regular 2 piece toilet had a power flush. Lifted the lid and saw sloan flushmate. How brilliant this is. Using city water pressure to pressurize a toilet tank. I'm in awe. So now starting to look into buying one to test for our house then maybe 3 more if the first goes good... butt question... (double t intended lol) Other than sloan flushmate, are there reputable others out there? Light commercial or residential type grade and pricing? PS not going to tell the wife about it. She can get shocked when she does her first flush as I did lol.
My pressure canister does not pressurize and water leaks into the toilet bowl. But is it necessary to change the whole cartridge to take care of this problem? Would just changing the O-rings take care of it? That would save over $25 if all it needs is replacing the 2 O-rings or just lubricate them.
Question: Can you put vinegar or hydrogen peroxide in the tank before you seal it up? I have seen these products used on normal tanks to help clean things up.
At our business, we have 3 toilets with the Sloan Flushmate system. They are awesome, never plug up and always flush. They are 1.6 GP flush toliets and never need a second flush. At my personal house, we don't have city water or a well. We capture rainwater off the roof and during dry times pay the water man to deliver 2500 gallons for $120. So we pay more for water than most. I have an older toilet and the stupid handle keeps sticking and running out expensive water. My first thought was to just replace the handle. But long term, it might make more sense to just replace the toilet with a more efficient one. I like the Flushmate system, so was looking at the toilet at Famous supply and they have some that are the Flushmate IV system that only 1 GPF. Wondering if these water saving Flushmate's work well?
After messing with my toilet for an hour, I finally decided to look at TH-cam for help and came across your video. 5 minutes later, my toilet is fixed. Thank you! Very helpful and informative!
God Dammmm your amazing! Best instructional video I’ve ever seen. You speak perfectly through all steps and show what your doing without any unnecessary fluff talk. Awesome!
You win. Watched 3 videos and you were the only one to mention "grease". Lubrication made all the difference. Thank you
maybe the most complete, clear and concise instruction video every produced in thed history of instruction videos!
Excellent Job . I have no experience with this system and need to change a cartridge out in my Church's bathroom. Very clear and concise information with out the usual drama that most guys get into.. Thank you very much.
Excellent video! I can see the problem now - the actuator on my unit is no longer attached to anything. It just lays there loose and needs to be replaced. You explained everything so clearly and provided excellent video shots of everything. Thank you.
Fabulous tip for the cartridge wrench!
I broke the plastic one I bought from Sloan and wish I would have watched this video!
Spent a bunch of time fabricating a V new one when all I needed were channel locks!
Excellent content!
$47.17 including Florida sales tax on Amazon. Now I find out why my water bill has been so high lately. The squeaking noise as it filled to the top but not completely had me investigating. Tim, you're the best! Keep it up! Homeboy here in Tampa Town.
Thank you so much. Clear instructions with great admonishments (do not lose these screws!). I’d never fixed a flushmate toilet before but with your help it went sans hitch.
Thanks! You saved me. The instructions on the package for the replacement tube said to thread the cylinder down to where one thread was showing. That didn't do it. I saw the way you dialed it in and that was what I needed. Thanks for the great videos!
Just tightening up the assembly in the center about 1/2 a turn got everything back to working 100%. Thanks!
U forgot to put screw back under where the quarter was setting .. great video man you just helped me out a lot there appreciate it buddy
Amazing! I did need to use a screw driver between the handles to help unscrew the old cartridge. Every instruction was spot on and so simple. Thank you! From 72 year old grandma!!!
A little grease on the cartridge threads is a great tip. This made it a lot easier to turn the cartridge and to calibrate it correctly. This was the second video I watched, which resulted in complete success, aafter failing with the another video. I did drop that "don't lose" screw in the tank (before I saw your video), but fortunately was able to retrieve it with a grabber tool. Thanks for a very helpful video.
THANK YOU! !! Replaced mine today - your instructions were PERFECT!
Man, you really saved my bilateral backside biscuits with this one! GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
Very informative and well done. I was a plumbers apprentice..
Really appreciate your videos man ! Where I live the building owner is to cheap to replace or better yet remove these Sloan flush masters, thanks to your videos I can now repair mine !
Great walkthrough and explanation of the process for this installation, really appreciated!
Great job Tim... a cut above all other videos I looked at for this system. Thank you! ..JC
Hello Tim, Thanks for the technical aspect of replacing the cylinder for the pressurizer tank
You are a genius. You talk to the average DIY homeowner plumber. Thank you.
Helped in a pinch! Absolutely perfect video and was able to follow every step to the "T" and fixed the at home issue. Thank you so much!
THANK YOU!!!! Your instructions worked flawlessly and I fixed my toilet!!!!
This video is what made the written instructions on the catridge kit wrapping understandable for me. First I got a cartridge kit and read the instructions. Then I watched this video and figured everything out.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to produce this repair video. We've one of these units and it's gone caddywhompass on us.
Great tutorial sir. Thank you!
Thank you so much for explaining to us all of the steps to get this canister working!
This video helped me a great deal. Very thorough and precise.
you was very good in explaining wat you was doing, great video. thank you
Thank you for posting this video. I was able to repair my toilet and it works perfectly.
Thank you! Clear detailed instructions easy to follow. Thank you again
great video, thanks for staying on point & keeping to the job at hand, to many instructional videos are full of self-embellishment, you just showed how to do it, & got it done clearly & simply.
Thank you for the tutorial! I now know how it works and what to do and how to do it to get one of my Sloan pressure toilets functioning properly. the coin feeler gage is also a helpful tip!
Great video thank you for taking your time and showing us what to do bro
So good! Right on the money. And, so thoughtful on your presentation!!
I’m going to feel so much better when calibrating .
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Thanks for the video. I just started working on these and the video was really helpful!!
Hola tengo un tanque que le han salido poros por dónde se fuga el agua como debo reparar estás fugas
Thanks for the tutorial. Was able to fix mine. Only hitch was that either I needed the tool, or mine was so old the plastic was brittle. Took me using a hack saw blade to free the old one after a significant number of the fins broke off.
Great video for the first timers. Thanks
Hey thanks for the video. You were able to teach me how the flushmate cartridge works! Thank You!!!
You don't have to loosen the other clip as the rod slides out, and you don't have to take the screw all the way out because once loosened, you can push the clip out of the way. That way, you won't lose them
Good video very thorough but you only need to remove 1 screw and loosen the other on the flush rod to remove it and some you just have to loosen both and lift and turn the first one and the rod slides right out thanks
i cannot thank you enough. i was ready to throw thIs one out even after following the instructions on the package that my new valve came in because it kept running. instructions say to tighten the valve until you see 1 or 2 threads at the top. not wanting to strip the threads i was nervous about going down any farther. so, i'd decided to chuck it and get a new toilet. when you said to tighten until it stops running i reAlized i hadn't done THAT! may god bless you tim....MERRY CHRISTMAS,....FRANK
Nice job on your instruction, very well done!
good job, easy to follow instructions the way he show
There are times that I have to watch 3 to 4 videos before I can get a good one that walks you thru all the steps. Thank you for a perfect video…. The cartridge was tricky, but I changed to a pliers that are even length and with the screw driver in between the two legs ….. allowed me the leverage to take off the cartridge. Thank you again!!!
Saving money 💰 money 💰
Doing it myself …. Your great dude
Thank you for this comment! I could not get the cartridge to budge using handles of channel locks and almost gave up. Did what you suggested, used pliers with screwdriver in between and I was able to get it to turn!
Thank you for making this video! It has helped me a couple of times!
Thank you and now i will go try what you have taught.
Good job Tim, Nice and Easy!!!!
This video really came in handy. Thanks!
Kroger tech here we use these in some of our stores headed to change one now. Great break down in this video should make things easier
Great video, I learned alot that I forgot .
Thanks, the kid has one in their house on the blink and you are so clear I'll fix it. I agree with Bob B below! Subscribed.
Tim when you talked about loseing the screws reminded me of the time I was working on a toilet just like that and droped the screw in the tank. Late at night and of coure it was the last thing I needed to do before leaving.
Thanks buddy
Excellent video my friend thanks for sharing
I had an American Standard with this POS system in a house I built in 96. Every couple of years the cart. went. It would make some fun noises on it's own in the middle of the night. Screeching like. The main issue was the linkage Am. St. used. It all rusted out even though there shouldn't be water in the tank. They wanted $300 for new linkage and clips. I ended up making my own out of car door linkage rods and the clips that hold them in. I also drilled and wired them. The last year I was in that house the pressure vessel decided to end it's life. I swore mostly because of the linkage and no warranty on it I would never give a dime to American standard again. Moen, Kohler, and Toto for me.
Very helpful and through presentation. Thanks.
How often should I replace the cartridge?! GREAT INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO 🎉🎉
Great video, I have never worked on one of these before
Great Video.
most excellent, good stuff Tim...txs for sharing
Very instructive video. Thanks.
Thanks for the video - having that problem now and you just solved it - thanks
Hold up.. don't lose the screws or your screwed 🤣🤣🤣😂😂 classic.. with knowledge thanks
Great Job Nicely Done 👍🏽
Thanks for the incredible Video !! Your the f’n man!! 🙌
Thanks for this video very helpful. God bless😃
Thank you so much this video was so helpful
Excellent instruction
Great presentation, thank you
Excellent instructions!!
Like having a pro as a neighbor, TY. Used one of these in a Blockbuster years ago. Wondered how it worked and would it be useful in a house of kids.
Thanks! I need to do this job and this was perfect.
Awesome tutorial, thanks
Thanks Great Video, a BIG Help
Hey Tim great vid . The flush mate I have is in a pool house . It is not heated in the winter . Any suggestions to keep the tank from freezing. We did empty it but it didn’t seem to help .
thanks so much Mr. Tim! very helpful to avoid another $300-$500 repair bill for something I can do myself. Keep up the good work!
Big thanks, my new toilet needed a cartridge adjustment. Was really starting to hate that thing.
Hey, Tim. Having issues getting the old cartridge out. Tried loosing with channel locks. It won't budge. Don't want to snap it. It's plastic. Any suggestions? Thanks!
After six years this September 2023, I am ordering a new Flushmate 504 unit to replace this leaky one. All attempts at repairing failed. It started off with seeing about a quarter inch of water in the tank and a drip coming from the supply valve area. What got me to looking was a loud squeal all night after the last flush I did, that I can only assume was the slow intake of water to replace what was leaking out of the unit. This morning I took the tank off the toilet and took the 504 out of the tank. I then cut the hose from the supply valve and put it back with a radiator clamp. I decided to test the unit before bolting the tank and everything back together., Glad I did as now when I turned the water on the upper valve is spewing water out onto the floor. Checking for tightness, duck valve good, I gave up.
As you cannot find a lower supply valve for sale on Amazon or the manufacturer's website, my only option was to order a complete new unit. Original cost of toilet with Flushmate was $392. New unit on Amazon is $169. Annual cost is around $93. What sucks is I had bought two of Flushmate toilets back in the late 80's I think it was from Home Depot when they first came out for the consumer. I sold that house and the new owners are enjoying them and I never had a problem one with either of them. I guess quality is getting worse like everything else, right? Just pay the price and go onward. See this link for my test after cutting off a bit of hose with the old clamp and using a radiator clamp.
drive.google.com/file/d/1KVIF64wBUBRGotlDBJ_xdj__0hGcrD7G/view?usp=sharing
IF you keep making the adjustments and it still doesn't stop weezing air is the tank bad? Ive tried a few times to take it out and re adjust and it will not stop.
Having problems with two of my toilets (I have 4 of these). In one, I put in a new cartridge and followed the directions, (except for the grease because they said not to) but the water never stopped running. The cartridge is all the way down now and I am afraid it won't come back out. One of my other toilets is constantly spraying water inside the ceramic tank and dripping down the outside of the tank after it hits the lid. Is the water spraying from the bottom seal? Do I need a complete presurized tank replacement on this one?
good stuff, very detailed
Loved it!!! Got me fixed up!
Thank you Tim.
Wow you're awesome man. Thanks, Maurice :)
Thanks Maurice
I've never seen this till today when at a gas station a regular 2 piece toilet had a power flush. Lifted the lid and saw sloan flushmate. How brilliant this is. Using city water pressure to pressurize a toilet tank. I'm in awe.
So now starting to look into buying one to test for our house then maybe 3 more if the first goes good... butt question... (double t intended lol)
Other than sloan flushmate, are there reputable others out there? Light commercial or residential type grade and pricing?
PS not going to tell the wife about it. She can get shocked when she does her first flush as I did lol.
My pressure canister does not pressurize and water leaks into the toilet bowl. But is it necessary to change the whole cartridge to take care of this problem? Would just changing the O-rings take care of it? That would save over $25 if all it needs is replacing the 2 O-rings or just lubricate them.
Question: Can you put vinegar or hydrogen peroxide in the tank before you seal it up? I have seen these products used on normal tanks to help clean things up.
Thanks, i have a huge Iron problem with my water and i was wondering how to open this up so i can clean the tank out with some Iron Out.
Tim I am in Orlando I have a sloan flushmate System Is their a way to contact you serving a sloan flushmate System. Thanks much Ed
At our business, we have 3 toilets with the Sloan Flushmate system. They are awesome, never plug up and always flush. They are 1.6 GP flush toliets and never need a second flush.
At my personal house, we don't have city water or a well. We capture rainwater off the roof and during dry times pay the water man to deliver 2500 gallons for $120. So we pay more for water than most.
I have an older toilet and the stupid handle keeps sticking and running out expensive water. My first thought was to just replace the handle. But long term, it might make more sense to just replace the toilet with a more efficient one. I like the Flushmate system, so was looking at the toilet at Famous supply and they have some that are the Flushmate IV system that only 1 GPF. Wondering if these water saving Flushmate's work well?
Can you share a link to the cartridge? Please! Good instructional video 👍🏻
Great content Tim have a great christmas.🎅🎅🎅🎅
very good training
Terrific video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Great job! Thanks!
Super very nice video ,thanks
Great tips🤘👍