What could it be that when the float goes all the way up even after adjusting the height through the screw knob thing and the water rises above the float and goes into the overflow?
OMG! Papa Joe!!! I am a 70-yr old woman who thought I was going to go STARK RAVING MAD listening to the toilet run for the past 2 weeks. The maintenance guy in my bldg came & told me it was the big plug at the bottom of the toilet & I needed to buy a new one. WRONG. I could see there was nothing wrong w that plug. So I carefully followed your instructions . You instructed us to click off the top of the gray plastic bit & then unscrew the black part of the tank thingy to the left . So I got it open & saw the other white plastic part was clogged w weird gunk. I removed those nasty chunks w a needle nosed pliers & rinsed out the white plastic thingy with a glass [as you demonstrated] in case there were additional mineral deposits. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!!! Bless you kind sir for your clear & concise demonstration. I still cannot believe I repaired the dang toilet when the maintenance man had NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT lol 🤣 Blessings to you! 💖💓💞
Went over my 85 year old father's house and he told me he had called a plumber because his toilet would not stop running. The plumber was going to charge a $150 just to come and check the problem. I quickly went on TH-cam and found this video and fixed the problem for $3.50. Without this video I would have gone and bought him a new fill valve for about $30. So not only did this video save him hundreds of dollars from a plumber but it also saved him $26.50 when I stepped in and became his plumber. So thanks for the video I'm sure my father will be using TH-cam from now on to troubleshoot problems.
Growing up, if my family had house issues we had a family friend who was VERY handy, and we called on his help often. Now he is passed away, and small things here and there have started to pop up at my mom's house that she's asking ME to help with! I'm not a plumber or a handyman, I'm a 20-something with a dead end job and a music hobby. When my mom called me today to ask if I could replace "the thingy in the tank that goes up and down with the water," I let her know I'd be starting from scratch and using the internet to learn on the fly. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for making this sort of information so readily accessible.
Always love hearing comments like this, and glad to hear you’re helping your mom out by learning & doing. Better be careful, that’s how it started with me… I learned how to do this and that, then was getting people asking if I could help them too. Next thing you know, I knew how to do alot of stuff and had a multimillion dollar business going. If you ever need help with something, hit me up and we’ll figure it out. My email is thehometeam1974@gmail.com
Thanks for the informative video! I usually do all my own plumbing but hired my first plumber on a new bathroom remodel at my wife's urging. He replaced supply line, shut off valve, and installed new toilet. The very next day, the valve wouldn't shut off. Upon inspection , and thanks to your video, huge chunks of rust had found their way inside the brand new fill valve just as you described. Your tutorial worked like a charm! Mama is happy again. Thanks Papa Joe!
I wanted to say thank you. My water bill was 9 times as much as usual because my toilet was constantly running. I JUST changed the whole assembly in the back too. Had no idea why. I opened up the back like you showed and dude there was a huge rock in there lol
Thank you Joe. I was waiting my husband to fix it. But he was very busy with his work schedule. So I decided to fix it by my self by watching on yt video. Your video help me alot. I don't even need to change the rubber. Just clean the rubber and boom. Its fixed. Thanks. Bless you
Best video on TH-cam! Saved me from having to replace a 6 month old fill valve because everyone else just said “Welp, it’s defective better buy a new one” Thanks!
Thanks a million ! Your video saved me from replacing the whole valve assembly. I didn't even have to replace the gasket! There was only a small debris that I flushed away easily following your advice. Your experience is priceless !
I have a brand new toilet I installed lately, and the fill valve inside the tank wouldn't stop filling the tank. Looking at your video I used your advice and removed the top valve and flushed the screen looking thing inside the tube. It had rusty sediment from the supply pipe. I reassembled the valve and I now have a toilet that acts as it should. You sir have made me a very happy guy because your advice worked! Thank you so very very much for posting the video. I am now a subscriber and will watch all of your content. You have videos on things I need to learn. Thanks again and I'm so grateful to you.
Thanks to you, I easily replaced the washer to my fluid master. I ordered 2 of them from Amazon for a total of almost $4.00! Works perfectly. Finished in seconds. Thanks again. Oh, my local plumbing supply store told me that I’d never find just the washer anywhere. WRONG! I saved so much money because of you.
You are a bonafide cape-wearing hero! I had budgeted time to go to the hardware store to find/buy the whole assembly and replace it. Turns out, the seal was fine but there was some debris preventing it from sealing. Cleaned it out and voila, now I'm the hero to my wife. Thank you Papa Joe!
👍🏽 Thank you joe !!! I’ve never attempted to fix anything in a toilet before but your explanation was great. I’ve been living with a running toilet for 1.5 years and I fixed it in less than 30 minuets. It feels great to fix something on my own.😊
Thank you Papa Joe! Following the municipality's repair of a broken water line, the flush valve on my toilet wouldn't shut off. I removed the top cap per your guidance and lo and behold, a small pebble was in the center hole where the needle operates. Removing this pebble returned the valve to operational condition! You saved me a weekend trip to the hardware store and the aggravation of an afternoon of plumbing repairs!
I’ve fixed both my toilets with this one video with a fill valve that would not stop and then one with a fill valve that would not run. You’re an absolute master for posting this short and sweet informational DIY video..
I bought and installed 2 Fluidmaster 400A Universal Toilet Fill Valves and installed them. Within a few months, both stopped shutting off. I followed the steps outlined in your video and discovered plastic manufacturing debris under the fill valve cap. After removing the 4 or 5 bits of plastic, the valve shut off as it should. Thank you!
I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. Thank you for saving me ~$20 as I was pretty sure I would need to replace the entire flush valve.
I experienced the problem of the toilet fill valve not shutting off. I followed your video and discovered there was a small pebble blocking the valve seal! I followed your method, cleaned the seal, flushed the valve, and now the fill value shuts off like before! As a new homeowner on a tight budget, I really appreciated being able to do this without calling a plumber. Great video. Thanks!
I just can't thank you enough for this video. Removing the fill valve top showed me that the rubber seal looked okay but just in case, I purchased a new seal and a new fill unit. My local hardware store says they don't sell the valve cap piece separately (but I've seen them on amazon.) I noticed that even with the new seal, the outside lever that moves the pin up and down just didn't move easily. So, I took a dowel and moved it up and down in the opening in the old seal and removed some debris that had accumulated in there, and now the lever/pin combo moved like the new fill unit I just purchased. Replaced the cap and turned on the water. COMPLETE SUCCESS! The tank filled and turned off promptly. I was beside myself with joy. I had been dealing with this for at least six months, and all it was was a little debris in the rubber seal!! The seal itself is in perfect shape (the water in San Francisco is quite soft.) It's interesting that FluidMaster says to replace the entire unit every five years. Thanks again!
I was watching videos about changing the fill valve due to slow fill, water leaking from top of fill valve but then saw yours and got the cap off. Completely worn down seal! Fluidmaster not a perfect replacement for my Delta but good enough for right now! Thanks a million! I try to be handy but miss my husband doing things like this around the house and get so frustrated that he was taken too soon. Sometimes I feel so stupid an not confident to do the things I used to never have to worry about. Many Thanks to goods guys like you.
I have always replaced these. Struggling with one that just gave up the ghost at 9pm, dreading the idea of driving out to buy one. Cleaned the gasket, and buying a new one tomorrow. Saved my night thanks a bunch.
This is really awesome. I went to Home Depot and to double check I asked the associate should I do this option after sharing what was happening and he said, I would purchase the Valve and replace the whole thing :) I went ahead with your solution and replaced just the seal and it worked like a charm!!!! Excellent video!! This helps better than Pros
I did this again today for another toilet. It took less than 5 mins. Thanks much for sharing this knowledge with the community. Appreciate it. I’ll pay it forward as well
Never give reviews on TH-cam but this saved me so much of heartache , my plumber had installed a new fluid master and noticed this issue after he had left , and all the inconvenience of not using the flush fully until I stumbled on this video followed the steps to a T and there it was a small rubber residue was blocking the valve shutdown , removed it and we are back in action ! Thankyou
Awesome! Worked perfectly and fixed my leak. Thanks for the tip! I don't know how many fill valve assemblies I've replaced over the years not knowing to check this seal first. I learned something new today.
I did it! play, pause, play, pause and so on...but It worked. Step by Step and so easy. Bought the fill valve seals with your link, they showed up in 3 days, and then...I did it, with your help...Thank you, be blessed my brother.
Thanks! First time homeowner learning as I go and your knowledge really helped me save my water bill and a new filler valve. As soon as I twist open to get to the seal there was debris in there. Flushing it out did the trick. Greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much! We went on vacation last month for a week and the toilet ran the entire time. Our water bill was $100 over it what it normally is. I followed your video, cleaned and reseated the seal and it flushes (and stops) perfectly now! Thank you again!
I was quoted a huge amount to replace the toilet fill valve for this exact same issue. And this video of yours just saved me a ton of money and the satisfaction of having fixed something myself. Thank you so much!
Thanks, just learning about the valve internals in this video solved my issue, I removed the rubber seal and cleaned it with soap and a toothbrush. also cleaned out the top end of the valve assembly with soap and a toothbrush. All is good right now and my seal was is great shape after cleaning, it should last for years now. Easy - fast - free fix, THANK YOU !
Thank you so much for the clear instruction and no-frills video. I have absolutely zero experience with plumbing and this was exactly what I needed. Well done!
Hi Joe. I see in your video that the little metal stem pokes through the seal center. Mine does too, but after replacing the seal, it still doesn't stop. I'm presuming the lifting of the black arm is intended to push the seal down on to the white area, but on min the pin just pokes out and leaves the seal in place. Is this the way it is supposed to work, or am I missing something? And if it is supposed to push the seal down on the white ring, how does yours do that but mine does not - even though I can see the end of the pins on both ours and my seal? Help.!@@papajoeknows8355
This video was extremely helpful, while I didn’t need to replace anything, just follow your steps caused the noise to stop. I appreciate this, thank you 🙏🏽
I ended up have debris from reno end up under the cap, and I would have never known how to open and find that! It flushed a few times fine, then kept running water. I took the top off like you said, ran the water with the cup, and sure enough there were 2 rocks or whatever stuck in there. Removed, and wa-la, toilet functions again! Thank you so much
UK here. All this time later, very usefull, over 1m views! I have a similar designed fill valve that has just started to fill from the top, sometimes the valve closed off, sometimes it didn't. Took the whole thing apart in the last 30 mins and gave everything a good clean. Very little debris came off so I was sceptical, but hey presto! Fills as it should from the bottom & no leaking at the top. Closes off instantly when level reached. Thanks Joe.
Thanks Joe. Your video was a HUGE help. Had no idea how to get inside the float. When I followed your instructions, I actually found a hard piece of iron deposit on the valve seal, which turns out was causing my problem. Cannot thank you enough, and please keep the helpful videos coming.
I want to thank you for this video. I have been having to turn my water on and off at the floor because I didn’t know what was causing the over filling issue and my septic tank was taking a hit. (The tank was just emptied so this is quiet the water waste). Anyway, I took that top part off and found two pieces of broken black plastic jamming it up. Looks like they broke off of something but I can’t tell what. The toilet now flushes and stops properly. I would have called my dad but he passed a few years ago, so thank you very much. 💜
You bet, glad it helped you. And it’s not uncommon to get “gallstones” in there, even from somewhere upstream. Don’t hesitate to contact me with issues around the house. My email’s in the description. You may have lost your Dad, but you have a Papa Joe. 👍🏻
Thank you for the tutorial. I have a brand new toilet installed, but had problems with water meter leaking. After that was fixed, sediment came through the pipes. I thought that everything was flushed out, but then the toilet started with a slow leak. With your advice, I found that some of the sediment lay very nicely within the holes in the valve. Cleaned out the sediment, and now, it's heaven again. God Bless You for saving me $200+ for a plumber to come by - especially since I'm unemployed.
You just saved me another trip to the store and even more frustration! Had to use this trick on a brand new Flushmaster valve that had a bunch of gunk in the gasket apparently. So this video is not only for old valves but apparently new ones as well! You’re the man, thank you.
Thanks for the upload. Just removed cleaned and reinstalled the rubber valve in our overflowing concealed cistern. Did the trick and it’s now working as it should 👍🏻
This worked for my Fill Valve. The seal was fine, just needed cleaning out. I will eventually change, but I'll get some more mileage out of this one. Thank you! Saved me $127.00 with local plumber.
saved me some headache. I have had it with my creaky old house and its plumbing problems! had six plumbers come out last year for one problem. but now this minor problem comes up with my john! Just that I am fortunate enough to find someone with a toilet mechanize just like mine! I did replace the toilet about 6 years go, so it isn't a "special" configuration like lots of stuff in this Annityville horror look-a-like house I inhabit LOL. I am just glad I can fix it thanks to this vid! Aces! I am liking and subbing! :D
Haha, Ammityville horror house… sounds like you’ve got alot of trouble on your hands, at least the toilet isn’t one of them now. Glad the vid helped. 👍🏻
Thank you! I had just replaced this valve recently, couldnt believe it was failing. We recently had a water main at the street failed and replaced. We had lots of debris in our faucets. I totally forgot about the toilets. I took the top off as shown, cleaned the washer, flushed debris out of valve(with a glass over it). Works perfect now. It shuts off! Bless you!
Great information. I didn't have a new one (gasket) so I did the flushing trick..also removed and cleaned the old gasket along with the seating surfaces. So far it's working great. Thanks for posting!
My brand new toilet would not stop leaking at the fill valve, turns out a piece of debris came into the fill valve after I turned the water back on. Worked awesome !Thank you
Thank you so much! Our toilet was leaking and I had no idea what to do. The replacement of the seal was easy and cheap (less than $2). So glad I found your video.
After inspecting my art one morning, I noticed a small trickle on the right side of the toilet bowl. I checked the flapper and adjusted the stem up and down to no avail. I was able to push down the valve about an eighth of an inch, and that would work for about half a day. After watching your video, I was able to determine that the calcium deposits had, in fact, built up, so I held asmall cap over the top of the valve and ran the water, then voila! Camode repaired! Thank you, sir!
Thanks,Joe! I’ve actually changed out a few toilets in my time along with fill valves. I never thought to just take it apart and clean the sediment out. Thanks for teaching me some common sense 😎👍🏼
I opened mine up because it kept running. I found two huge sediment stones that were preventing the arm from moving up and stop the water from running. You're the best!!
Thank you so much for this video! Once I got the cap off, I found mineral deposits that were preventing the seal from closing. Your hack saved me a trip to the store and the cost of a new flush assembly.
Thanks. I tried the adjuster first and that didn’t work- then I twisted the top off as you said and removed the seal and found a small pebble there. Put the seal back and twist back on and problem solved. Thank you !!
I had the same issue, I opened to check the valve seal and found a small piece of debris in one of the small plastic crevices. I removed the debris and the issue was resolved, thanks so much for this video!
Brilliant! I couldn’t figure out how to get into the valve. Mine had a piece of plastic in it (probably from our recent water line repair). Repair was done before your video was finished! Thanks to your instructions I’ve remained a top notch handyman in my wife’s eyes.
Thanks so much for posting this! We live in a new construction home, so I was at a bit of a loss when I took the lid off the tank and saw that everything looked different from the old school toilet tanks. I used Fluidmaster in my search, and your video came up. Fortunately for me, I was able to just take out the seal, wipe off some build up, and insert it back in to get my water to stop trickling.
Thank you so much. Usually I end up replacing all the inside parts, this was way easier. It's funny, the old valve seal didn't look worn at all, but replacing it did the trick
Thank you so much, Joe! I didn't think we could fix it but your video was fantastic and we did it!!! I so appreciate you taking the time to make this video. It saved us so much money and time!
I’d just replaced the gasket and O-ring for the main flush valve as I had a tiny leak that caused intermittent running. Once that was seated, of course another problem came up: the flush valve not stopping! Found your video this morning, and I cannot thank you enough! Worked like a charm. But…now I have a little gurgle (it sounds like it’s right at the valve) that happens right as the water shuts off. NOTHING is easy, LOL! Do you happen to have a video that addresses that? I have not replaced the inner gasket on the flush valve yet, but I think this may be in the line itself? Good lordy 😢
You taught me something o won’t ever forget and saved me a trip to the store and acquiring a replacement, thank you! We just bought a house flushed changed our hot water heater, and it caused minerals to go into most faucet screens, including the fill valve, stopping it from sealing. You made my day! Now I can play with my son instead of drag him to store. ❤
Great! A 2-minute fix. We’ll go to the hardware store soon to replace the rubber thing, but for the moment, removing, scrubbing grit out with an old toothbrush and replacing it, made a useful stopgap. Thanks!
I just replaced the old Fluidmaster valve yesterday 12/02/2024 to fix the toilet not completely flushing problem. And this morning the valve wasn't shutting off completely. Searched for a solution and found this. There was a piece of black plastic between the bottom of the seal and that white part. Saved me a 14 mile round trip to Home Depot.
I kinda fancy myself as a handy man and I've replaced quite a few of these valves before. However, I never had one - new, that is - that wouldn't shut-off before. I had just replaced this valve with a brand new one and it wouldn't shut-off entirely. My confidence was shaken...LOL. Thank you Papa Joe for making this video. A brand new valve, which I disassembled thanks to your directions, had all kinds of tiny little black particles on the seal. No idea how they got there - it doesn't look like it was returned before I bought it. I cleaned the seal and flushed the valve and - anyway, it works like a champ now. Thanks again.
Hey, glad to hear it was helpful for you. I haven’t ever had a problem with a new one either, but it sounds like you got one that slipped past quality control for sure. Thanks for taking the time to comment Ray, I appreciate that!
This worked. Awesome advice, sir, thank you. And maybe this will help others: after I blew the possible minerals out of the tube as suggested, I just put a little vegetable oil on the sealer…worked perfect. Thanks again, Joe.
Thank You!! First time homeowner and this not only saved me a call to a plumber but also saved a trip to Lowes! Mineral backup was causing it to run and run.
My landlord had to replace the water line to my house. The crew used PVC pipe. Immediately after turning on the water my toilet started running. I popped the Fluidmaster 400 cap off and removed the valve only to see that the valve was totally clogged with PVC saw shavings. After a good flushing I didn't even need a new rubber valve. Your video was an eye opener and I thank you.
Thank you very much for your excellent video Mr. Joe. We followed your instructions, buying a few of the seals so we have them handy when our other toilet seal completely deteriorates. The seal in the master bath toilet was full of deposits and cracked. Once we replaced it, following your instructions, everything worked properly once again, no more running toilet. Thank you again.
Thanks and since my float was from "El Cheapo' is was not exactly the same but after finally getting it apart I did follow your instructions and it seems to be working again after months of using the bucket to fill up the water tank. Yes, i could have bought a new one for 15 bucks or so but since my shower head likes to drip a bit, I kept using the bucket it dropped in the flushing the toilet and yes, the next project will be new seals for the shower faucets. Thanks again Joe and take care!
Easy to install, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxjA-hDN2m8_mi0Dg0JD8U6QiArozIAc4I and comfortable. No idea what other people were talking about when they said it was difficult to install or uncomfortable.
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What could it be that when the float goes all the way up even after adjusting the height through the screw knob thing and the water rises above the float and goes into the overflow?
@@thingshappen9199 this may help… Toilet Won’t Stop Running? The Quick & Easy Finger Test
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OMG! Papa Joe!!! I am a 70-yr old woman who thought I was going to go STARK RAVING MAD listening to the toilet run for the past 2 weeks. The maintenance guy in my bldg came & told me it was the big plug at the bottom of the toilet & I needed to buy a new one. WRONG. I could see there was nothing wrong w that plug. So I carefully followed your instructions . You instructed us to click off the top of the gray plastic bit & then unscrew the black part of the tank thingy to the left . So I got it open & saw the other white plastic part was clogged w weird gunk. I removed those nasty chunks w a needle nosed pliers & rinsed out the white plastic thingy with a glass [as you demonstrated] in case there were additional mineral deposits. WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!!! Bless you kind sir for your clear & concise demonstration. I still cannot believe I repaired the dang toilet when the maintenance man had NO IDEA WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT lol 🤣 Blessings to you! 💖💓💞
That’s awesome, so glad to hear it helped you. I love hearing comments like this… well done, and thanks for taking the time to share! 👍🏻👍🏻
The maintenece guy probably never even looked at your toilet and just assumed the BIG PLUG was the problem as they sometimes are !
Videos like these are what makes TH-cam great!
Hey thanks, I appreciate that! 👍🏻
Went over my 85 year old father's house and he told me he had called a plumber because his toilet would not stop running. The plumber was going to charge a $150 just to come and check the problem. I quickly went on TH-cam and found this video and fixed the problem for $3.50.
Without this video I would have gone and bought him a new fill valve for about $30. So not only did this video save him hundreds of dollars from a plumber but it also saved him $26.50 when I stepped in and became his plumber.
So thanks for the video I'm sure my father will be using TH-cam from now on to troubleshoot problems.
You bet, and I’m glad you were able to help him… there are soooo many things around the house that we can learn to do on our own. Well done! 👍🏻
Growing up, if my family had house issues we had a family friend who was VERY handy, and we called on his help often. Now he is passed away, and small things here and there have started to pop up at my mom's house that she's asking ME to help with! I'm not a plumber or a handyman, I'm a 20-something with a dead end job and a music hobby.
When my mom called me today to ask if I could replace "the thingy in the tank that goes up and down with the water," I let her know I'd be starting from scratch and using the internet to learn on the fly. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for making this sort of information so readily accessible.
Always love hearing comments like this, and glad to hear you’re helping your mom out by learning & doing. Better be careful, that’s how it started with me… I learned how to do this and that, then was getting people asking if I could help them too. Next thing you know, I knew how to do alot of stuff and had a multimillion dollar business going. If you ever need help with something, hit me up and we’ll figure it out. My email is thehometeam1974@gmail.com
It all starts somewhere you be surprised what you can do with a little common sense and some TH-cam good luck you got this.
Thanks for the informative video! I usually do all my own plumbing but hired my first plumber on a new bathroom remodel at my wife's urging. He replaced supply line, shut off valve, and installed new toilet. The very next day, the valve wouldn't shut off. Upon inspection , and thanks to your video, huge chunks of rust had found their way inside the brand new fill valve just as you described.
Your tutorial worked like a charm!
Mama is happy again.
Thanks Papa Joe!
You bet, and well done! 👍🏻
I wanted to say thank you. My water bill was 9 times as much as usual because my toilet was constantly running. I JUST changed the whole assembly in the back too. Had no idea why.
I opened up the back like you showed and dude there was a huge rock in there lol
Yeah it’s surprising sometimes what’s in there lol. Glad the vid helped you. 👍🏻
Thanks Joe, single Mom here. My toilet was running on & off. I watched your video & replaced my fill valve seal. It worked like a charm. 😊
Awesome, glad to hear it.👏🏻
Thank you Joe. I was waiting my husband to fix it. But he was very busy with his work schedule. So I decided to fix it by my self by watching on yt video. Your video help me alot. I don't even need to change the rubber. Just clean the rubber and boom. Its fixed. Thanks. Bless you
Great job!
Best video on TH-cam! Saved me from having to replace a 6 month old fill valve because everyone else just said “Welp, it’s defective better buy a new one” Thanks!
You bet, glad it helped you. And thanks for the “super thanks” I appreciate it!
Thanks to you....two "older" women followed your instructions and VOLIA! We are subscribers.
Hey that’s awesome, glad to hear it! 👏🏻
Thanks a million ! Your video saved me from replacing the whole valve assembly. I didn't even have to replace the gasket! There was only a small debris that I flushed away easily following your advice. Your experience is priceless !
Awesome, glad it helped! 👏🏻
I have a brand new toilet I installed lately, and the fill valve inside the tank wouldn't stop filling the tank. Looking at your video I used your advice and removed the top valve and flushed the screen looking thing inside the tube. It had rusty sediment from the supply pipe. I reassembled the valve and I now have a toilet that acts as it should. You sir have made me a very happy guy because your advice worked! Thank you so very very much for posting the video. I am now a subscriber and will watch all of your content. You have videos on things I need to learn. Thanks again and I'm so grateful to you.
Thank you for the kind words, and glad to hear that it was helpful for you! 👍🏻
Thanks to you, I easily replaced the washer to my fluid master. I ordered 2 of them from Amazon for a total of almost $4.00! Works perfectly. Finished in seconds. Thanks again. Oh, my local plumbing supply store told me that I’d never find just the washer anywhere. WRONG! I saved so much money because of you.
Lol, plumbing supply store, they definitely know better than to tell you that. But awesome, glad the video helped you! 👏🏻
You are a bonafide cape-wearing hero! I had budgeted time to go to the hardware store to find/buy the whole assembly and replace it. Turns out, the seal was fine but there was some debris preventing it from sealing. Cleaned it out and voila, now I'm the hero to my wife. Thank you Papa Joe!
You bet, glad to hear it! 👍🏻
👍🏽 Thank you joe !!! I’ve never attempted to fix anything in a toilet before but your explanation was great. I’ve been living with a running toilet for 1.5 years and I fixed it in less than 30 minuets. It feels great to fix something on my own.😊
I’m so glad to hear that… that’s GREAT! ✊🏻
Same! I wish I had seen this sooner.
Holy cow! A year and a half?! Your poor water bill 😢😅
Glad you got it fixed, just goes to show what a wonderful tool TH-cam is! 😁
1.5 yrs to fix a leaky toilet....you must be independent
@@johnvalderrama9339Independently wealthy!
Thank you Papa Joe! Following the municipality's repair of a broken water line, the flush valve on my toilet wouldn't shut off. I removed the top cap per your guidance and lo and behold, a small pebble was in the center hole where the needle operates. Removing this pebble returned the valve to operational condition! You saved me a weekend trip to the hardware store and the aggravation of an afternoon of plumbing repairs!
Awesome, glad it helped. And yes, it’s not uncommon to find “gallstones” in there. 👍🏻
I’ve fixed both my toilets with this one video with a fill valve that would not stop and then one with a fill valve that would not run. You’re an absolute master for posting this short and sweet informational DIY video..
@@yurikalashnikov5815 hey that’s awesome. Glad to hear it helped you! 👏🏻
I bought and installed 2 Fluidmaster 400A Universal Toilet Fill Valves and installed them. Within a few months, both stopped shutting off. I followed the steps outlined in your video and discovered plastic manufacturing debris under the fill valve cap. After removing the 4 or 5 bits of plastic, the valve shut off as it should. Thank you!
Never had that happen with manufacturing debris... good to know. 👍🏻
I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. Thank you for saving me ~$20 as I was pretty sure I would need to replace the entire flush valve.
I experienced the problem of the toilet fill valve not shutting off. I followed your video and discovered there was a small pebble blocking the valve seal! I followed your method, cleaned the seal, flushed the valve, and now the fill value shuts off like before! As a new homeowner on a tight budget, I really appreciated being able to do this without calling a plumber. Great video. Thanks!
Awesome, glad it helped you!
I just can't thank you enough for this video. Removing the fill valve top showed me that the rubber seal looked okay but just in case, I purchased a new seal and a new fill unit. My local hardware store says they don't sell the valve cap piece separately (but I've seen them on amazon.) I noticed that even with the new seal, the outside lever that moves the pin up and down just didn't move easily. So, I took a dowel and moved it up and down in the opening in the old seal and removed some debris that had accumulated in there, and now the lever/pin combo moved like the new fill unit I just purchased. Replaced the cap and turned on the water. COMPLETE SUCCESS! The tank filled and turned off promptly. I was beside myself with joy. I had been dealing with this for at least six months, and all it was was a little debris in the rubber seal!! The seal itself is in perfect shape (the water in San Francisco is quite soft.) It's interesting that FluidMaster says to replace the entire unit every five years.
Thanks again!
You bet, glad it helped. And yes, it’s not uncommon to find some “gallstones” in there.
I was watching videos about changing the fill valve due to slow fill, water leaking from top of fill valve but then saw yours and got the cap off. Completely worn down seal! Fluidmaster not a perfect replacement for my Delta but good enough for right now! Thanks a million! I try to be handy but miss my husband doing things like this around the house and get so frustrated that he was taken too soon. Sometimes I feel so stupid an not confident to do the things I used to never have to worry about. Many Thanks to goods guys like you.
Glad to hear it helped you. Well done! ✊🏻
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I have always replaced these. Struggling with one that just gave up the ghost at 9pm, dreading the idea of driving out to buy one. Cleaned the gasket, and buying a new one tomorrow. Saved my night thanks a bunch.
You bet, glad it helped. 👍🏻
This is really awesome. I went to Home Depot and to double check I asked the associate should I do this option after sharing what was happening and he said, I would purchase the Valve and replace the whole thing :) I went ahead with your solution and replaced just the seal and it worked like a charm!!!! Excellent video!! This helps better than Pros
Glad to hear it! 👍🏻
The pros don’t work at Home Depot 😂
@@yzmoto80 truth ☝🏻
I did this again today for another toilet. It took less than 5 mins. Thanks much for sharing this knowledge with the community. Appreciate it. I’ll pay it forward as well
Thank you so much! I am a single mom. I was able to fix two running toilets in my house for about $7 total. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I'm so thankful. Waited a long time for someone to come fix it. I did it myself. So easy! Thank you
That’s awesome, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
Never give reviews on TH-cam but this saved me so much of heartache , my plumber had installed a new fluid master and noticed this issue after he had left , and all the inconvenience of not using the flush fully until I stumbled on this video followed the steps to a T and there it was a small rubber residue was blocking the valve shutdown , removed it and we are back in action ! Thankyou
You bet, glad it helped you. 👏🏻
Awesome! Worked perfectly and fixed my leak. Thanks for the tip! I don't know how many fill valve assemblies I've replaced over the years not knowing to check this seal first. I learned something new today.
Hey that’s great, glad to hear it! 👍🏻
Thanks for this video, it fixed my problem immediately and saved me an expensive call to a plumber.
You bet. 👍🏻
Extremely helpful! On mine, the seal looked good but there was some debris. Wiped off the seal, flushed everything out and now we're good to go!
Great video. Thanks for the tips!
I did it! play, pause, play, pause and so on...but It worked. Step by Step and so easy. Bought the fill valve seals with your link, they showed up in 3 days, and then...I did it, with your help...Thank you, be blessed my brother.
Thank you Chris, and glad it was helpful for you! 👏🏻
I was skeptical but it actually worked, there was a little pebble in the seal that was stopping it from closing and stopping water flow
Glad it helped. 👍🏻
Thanks! First time homeowner learning as I go and your knowledge really helped me save my water bill and a new filler valve. As soon as I twist open to get to the seal there was debris in there. Flushing it out did the trick. Greatly appreciated.
@@patrickhimebaugh775 awesome, glad it helped and thank you back! 👏🏻
Thank you so much! We went on vacation last month for a week and the toilet ran the entire time. Our water bill was $100 over it what it normally is. I followed your video, cleaned and reseated the seal and it flushes (and stops) perfectly now! Thank you again!
Awesome, glad to hear it was helpful for you. 👍🏻
I was quoted a huge amount to replace the toilet fill valve for this exact same issue. And this video of yours just saved me a ton of money and the satisfaction of having fixed something myself. Thank you so much!
@@viswaram87 awesome, glad to hear it! 👏🏻
Thanks, just learning about the valve internals in this video solved my issue, I removed the rubber seal and cleaned it with soap and a toothbrush. also cleaned out the top end of the valve assembly with soap and a toothbrush. All is good right now and my seal was is great shape after cleaning, it should last for years now. Easy - fast - free fix, THANK YOU !
You bet, glad it helped you! 👍🏻
I just subscribed because his video was straight to the point, helpful and not 15 minutes long with excessive yapping. Thank you
Thank you so much for the clear instruction and no-frills video. I have absolutely zero experience with plumbing and this was exactly what I needed. Well done!
Awesome, glad to hear it helped you! 👏🏻
Hi Joe. I see in your video that the little metal stem pokes through the seal center. Mine does too, but after replacing the seal, it still doesn't stop.
I'm presuming the lifting of the black arm is intended to push the seal down on to the white area, but on min the pin just pokes out and leaves the seal in place. Is this the way it is supposed to work, or am I missing something? And if it is supposed to push the seal down on the white ring, how does yours do that but mine does not - even though I can see the end of the pins on both ours and my seal?
Help.!@@papajoeknows8355
The man of the house is feeling pretty awesome about himself after you helped him repair the toilet without calling in the professionals. Thanks!
Awesome, glad to hear it!! 👏🏻
This video was extremely helpful, while I didn’t need to replace anything, just follow your steps caused the noise to stop. I appreciate this, thank you 🙏🏽
No more water hissing water noise it fixed the problem perfectly. Thank You !!So much for sharing your knowledge greatly appreciated.
You bet Linda, glad it helped. 👍🏻
I ended up have debris from reno end up under the cap, and I would have never known how to open and find that! It flushed a few times fine, then kept running water. I took the top off like you said, ran the water with the cup, and sure enough there were 2 rocks or whatever stuck in there. Removed, and wa-la, toilet functions again! Thank you so much
Glad to hear it helped you! ✊🏻
Same here! Brilliant!
UK here. All this time later, very usefull, over 1m views! I have a similar designed fill valve that has just started to fill from the top, sometimes the valve closed off, sometimes it didn't. Took the whole thing apart in the last 30 mins and gave everything a good clean. Very little debris came off so I was sceptical, but hey presto! Fills as it should from the bottom & no leaking at the top. Closes off instantly when level reached. Thanks Joe.
@@chrisd0407 you bet, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
Thanks Joe. Your video was a HUGE help. Had no idea how to get inside the float. When I followed your instructions, I actually found a hard piece of iron deposit on the valve seal, which turns out was causing my problem. Cannot thank you enough, and please keep the helpful videos coming.
Hey Kevin, yes, it’s not uncommon to find “gallstones” in there. Glad the video helped you! 👍🏻
Just tried this method, and it worked!!!! Turns out it was mineral deposits. The flush method took care of it!!!
Thank you so much!!!!🎉
You bet. 👏🏻👍🏻
I want to thank you for this video. I have been having to turn my water on and off at the floor because I didn’t know what was causing the over filling issue and my septic tank was taking a hit. (The tank was just emptied so this is quiet the water waste). Anyway, I took that top part off and found two pieces of broken black plastic jamming it up. Looks like they broke off of something but I can’t tell what. The toilet now flushes and stops properly. I would have called my dad but he passed a few years ago, so thank you very much. 💜
You bet, glad it helped you. And it’s not uncommon to get “gallstones” in there, even from somewhere upstream. Don’t hesitate to contact me with issues around the house. My email’s in the description. You may have lost your Dad, but you have a Papa Joe. 👍🏻
Thank you for the tutorial. I have a brand new toilet installed, but had problems with water meter leaking. After that was fixed, sediment came through the pipes. I thought that everything was flushed out, but then the toilet started with a slow leak. With your advice, I found that some of the sediment lay very nicely within the holes in the valve. Cleaned out the sediment, and now, it's heaven again. God Bless You for saving me $200+ for a plumber to come by - especially since I'm unemployed.
Awesome, glad to hear it helped! 👍🏻
You just saved me another trip to the store and even more frustration! Had to use this trick on a brand new Flushmaster valve that had a bunch of gunk in the gasket apparently. So this video is not only for old valves but apparently new ones as well! You’re the man, thank you.
You bet, glad to hear it helped! 👏🏻
Thank you! Toilet was running. Turns out there was debris in the fill valve that needed cleaned out. Seriously saved me $500 today!
Thanks for the upload. Just removed cleaned and reinstalled the rubber valve in our overflowing concealed cistern. Did the trick and it’s now working as it should 👍🏻
Awesome, glad to hear! 👍🏻
This worked for my Fill Valve. The seal was fine, just needed cleaning out. I will eventually change, but I'll get some more mileage out of this one. Thank you! Saved me $127.00 with local plumber.
You bet. 👍🏻
saved me some headache. I have had it with my creaky old house and its plumbing problems! had six plumbers come out last year for one problem. but now this minor problem comes up with my john! Just that I am fortunate enough to find someone with a toilet mechanize just like mine! I did replace the toilet about 6 years go, so it isn't a "special" configuration like lots of stuff in this Annityville horror look-a-like house I inhabit LOL. I am just glad I can fix it thanks to this vid! Aces! I am liking and subbing! :D
Haha, Ammityville horror house… sounds like you’ve got alot of trouble on your hands, at least the toilet isn’t one of them now. Glad the vid helped. 👍🏻
@@papajoeknows8355 saved me about $160 labor fee.
Thank you! I had just replaced this valve recently, couldnt believe it was failing. We recently had a water main at the street failed and replaced. We had lots of debris in our faucets. I totally forgot about the toilets. I took the top off as shown, cleaned the washer, flushed debris out of valve(with a glass over it). Works perfect now. It shuts off! Bless you!
Awesome, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
Great information. I didn't have a new one (gasket) so I did the flushing trick..also removed and cleaned the old gasket along with the seating surfaces. So far it's working great. Thanks for posting!
Awesome, glad to hear it! 👏🏻
My brand new toilet would not stop leaking at the fill valve, turns out a piece of debris came into the fill valve after I turned the water back on. Worked awesome !Thank you
Thank you so much! Our toilet was leaking and I had no idea what to do. The replacement of the seal was easy and cheap (less than $2). So glad I found your video.
That’s awesome! So glad it was helpful for you. 👍🏻
After inspecting my art one morning, I noticed a small trickle on the right side of the toilet bowl. I checked the flapper and adjusted the stem up and down to no avail. I was able to push down the valve about an eighth of an inch, and that would work for about half a day. After watching your video, I was able to determine that the calcium deposits had, in fact, built up, so I held asmall cap over the top of the valve and ran the water, then voila! Camode repaired!
Thank you, sir!
Awesome, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
Thanks,Joe! I’ve actually changed out a few toilets in my time along with fill valves. I never thought to just take it apart and clean the sediment out. Thanks for teaching me some common sense 😎👍🏼
You bet ✊🏻
I opened mine up because it kept running. I found two huge sediment stones that were preventing the arm from moving up and stop the water from running. You're the best!!
Awesome, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
Thank you for the quick fix! Mine was less than a year old - I didn’t replace seal - I think flushing it did the trick. Back up and running - amazing!
Glad to hear it. 👍🏻
Thank you so much for this video! Once I got the cap off, I found mineral deposits that were preventing the seal from closing. Your hack saved me a trip to the store and the cost of a new flush assembly.
Awesome, glad it helped!
Worked like a charm! Didn't even have to replace the seal just cleaned it all out a bit
Perfect, and yes, sometimes that’s all it takes. I just change the seals while I’m in there, as I’ve got them on hand. Glad the video helped you. 👍🏻
Thank you Papa Joe- This was the issue! You just saved me a boat load of $$$, THANK YOU!!!
You bet, glad it helped you. 👍🏻
Thanks. I tried the adjuster first and that didn’t work- then I twisted the top off as you said and removed the seal and found a small pebble there. Put the seal back and twist back on and problem solved. Thank you !!
I had the same issue, I opened to check the valve seal and found a small piece of debris in one of the small plastic crevices. I removed the debris and the issue was resolved, thanks so much for this video!
Brilliant! I couldn’t figure out how to get into the valve. Mine had a piece of plastic in it (probably from our recent water line repair). Repair was done before your video was finished! Thanks to your instructions I’ve remained a top notch handyman in my wife’s eyes.
Hahaha, wife’s eyes, that’s about the best compliment I’ve gotten so far! Glad it worked out, and it’s our little secret. Lol 👍🏻
I don’t usually comment but thanks a lot!!! You saved me 20 bucks.🎉🎉
This is very informative. Many thanks to you. I used to replace the entire system. Thanks again.
You bet. 👍🏻
Thanks so much for posting this! We live in a new construction home, so I was at a bit of a loss when I took the lid off the tank and saw that everything looked different from the old school toilet tanks. I used Fluidmaster in my search, and your video came up.
Fortunately for me, I was able to just take out the seal, wipe off some build up, and insert it back in to get my water to stop trickling.
Well done, glad it helped you! 👍🏻
Thank you so much. Usually I end up replacing all the inside parts, this was way easier. It's funny, the old valve seal didn't look worn at all, but replacing it did the trick
You bet, and no, they almost never show signs of wear. But usually, that’s all that needs replacing. 👍🏻
You've just saved me a $50 call out fee. Took me 10 mins to fix. Thank you!
You bet! 👍🏻
You saved me a trip to the hardware store, flushed it out like you said and it worked like a charm.
Good to know. I'm going to do the same tonight. Hopefully I have the same luck.
Thank you so much for this video. I just bought and replaced the rubber seal and the problem is fixed for $6.99.
Thank you so much, Joe! I didn't think we could fix it but your video was fantastic and we did it!!! I so appreciate you taking the time to make this video. It saved us so much money and time!
Hey, that’s great! Always good to hear that it was helpful. 👍🏻
I’d just replaced the gasket and O-ring for the main flush valve as I had a tiny leak that caused intermittent running. Once that was seated, of course another problem came up: the flush valve not stopping! Found your video this morning, and I cannot thank you enough! Worked like a charm. But…now I have a little gurgle (it sounds like it’s right at the valve) that happens right as the water shuts off. NOTHING is easy, LOL! Do you happen to have a video that addresses that? I have not replaced the inner gasket on the flush valve yet, but I think this may be in the line itself? Good lordy 😢
My first time messing with a push button toilet and I was worried I would break something but this video showed me the way, thank you!
Thank you Joe! Such an easy fix! Great video, crystal clear instructions.
Awesome, glad it helped you! 👏🏻
You taught me something o won’t ever forget and saved me a trip to the store and acquiring a replacement, thank you! We just bought a house flushed changed our hot water heater, and it caused minerals to go into most faucet screens, including the fill valve, stopping it from sealing. You made my day! Now I can play with my son instead of drag him to store. ❤
Glad to hear it helped. 👏🏻
Great! A 2-minute fix. We’ll go to the hardware store soon to replace the rubber thing, but for the moment, removing, scrubbing grit out with an old toothbrush and replacing it, made a useful stopgap. Thanks!
You bet, glad it helped. 👍🏻
I just replaced the old Fluidmaster valve yesterday 12/02/2024 to fix the toilet not completely flushing problem. And this morning the valve wasn't shutting off completely. Searched for a solution and found this. There was a piece of black plastic between the bottom of the seal and that white part. Saved me a 14 mile round trip to Home Depot.
@@OnealWallace glad it helped. 👍🏻
Fixed in less than 5 minutes! Thank youuuuuu!
Awesome, glad to hear it! 👏🏻
I kinda fancy myself as a handy man and I've replaced quite a few of these valves before. However, I never had one - new, that is - that wouldn't shut-off before. I had just replaced this valve with a brand new one and it wouldn't shut-off entirely. My confidence was shaken...LOL. Thank you Papa Joe for making this video. A brand new valve, which I disassembled thanks to your directions, had all kinds of tiny little black particles on the seal. No idea how they got there - it doesn't look like it was returned before I bought it. I cleaned the seal and flushed the valve and - anyway, it works like a champ now. Thanks again.
Hey, glad to hear it was helpful for you. I haven’t ever had a problem with a new one either, but it sounds like you got one that slipped past quality control for sure. Thanks for taking the time to comment Ray, I appreciate that!
Excellent video! Very thorough breakdown of the steps for the fix. Thanks Joe!!
You bet, glad to hear it was helpful. 👍🏻
This worked. Awesome advice, sir, thank you. And maybe this will help others: after I blew the possible minerals out of the tube as suggested, I just put a little vegetable oil on the sealer…worked perfect. Thanks again, Joe.
You bet, glad it helped you. 👍🏻
Just fixed mine with your help! Thank you for a wonderful video! :)
Glad it helped you! 👍🏻
Thank You!! First time homeowner and this not only saved me a call to a plumber but also saved a trip to Lowes! Mineral backup was causing it to run and run.
Awesome, glad to hear it helped you, and congrats on being a homeowner! 👍🏻
Thank you Joe. The diaphragm is such an easy fix and did the job 💯. Very useful tip 👍🏻
Awesome, glad it helped! 👏🏻
It's 11:00 now 11:30. No hardware stores are open. Saved the night. Perfect video. Thanks for this!
Glad it helped. 👍🏻
you just made my day sir! This was exactly my issue. Thank you so much for posting this and for linking the replacement seals.
You’re welcome, glad it was of help to you. 👍🏻
@@papajoeknows8355
Nailed it!
My landlord had to replace the water line to my house. The crew used PVC pipe. Immediately after turning on the water my toilet started running. I popped the Fluidmaster 400 cap off and removed the valve only to see that the valve was totally clogged with PVC saw shavings. After a good flushing I didn't even need a new rubber valve. Your video was an eye opener and I thank you.
You bet, glad it helped.
This was great info, never knew. Totally fixed my issue. Thank you!!
You bet, glad to hear it! 👍🏻
Thank you very much for your excellent video Mr. Joe. We followed your instructions, buying a few of the seals so we have them handy when our other toilet seal completely deteriorates. The seal in the master bath toilet was full of deposits and cracked. Once we replaced it, following your instructions, everything worked properly once again, no more running toilet. Thank you again.
Hey, that’s awesome, I’m glad to hear it helped you!
Excellent guide! We had a new water main installed in our neighborhood and a bit of sediment got stuck in the valve. Your advice helped a bunch!!
Awesome, glad it helped you. And yeah, sometimes something happens “upstream” and next thing you know, your toilet won’t stop running. Lol
After years of replacing these units never knew this was repairable. Thanks Papa!
You bet. 👍🏻
Great job !!! Appreciate your time and great, simple easy to understand explanation.
Thanks and since my float was from "El Cheapo' is was not exactly the same but after finally getting it apart I did follow your instructions and it seems to be working again after months of using the bucket
to fill up the water tank.
Yes, i could have bought a new one for 15 bucks or so but since my shower head likes to drip a bit, I kept using the bucket it dropped in the flushing the toilet and yes, the next project will be new seals
for the shower faucets.
Thanks again Joe and take care!
You bet, glad it was a help to you. 👍🏻
Easy to install, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxjA-hDN2m8_mi0Dg0JD8U6QiArozIAc4I and comfortable. No idea what other people were talking about when they said it was difficult to install or uncomfortable.
Perfect solution. I had a piece of debris under the washer. Fixed this in 5 minutes. Thanks!
You bet. 👍🏻
Great easy to follow video - sure helped me out today with my repair!
Glad to hear it. 👍🏻
Well damn, a little cleaning saved me 10 bucks! Didn't even need to replace the gasket! Thank you!
Hey that’s awesome! 👏🏻