Fix your leaking toilet! American Standard Champion

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Fix your leaking toilet! American Standard Champion

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Leaking toilet? I show two ways to replace potential failed components on my American Standard Champion toilet. #diy #repair #toiletrepair
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@davethompson382 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing how to unscrew the flapper! You have the only youtube video I could find with my style of flapper

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@chrislehr616 9 ай бұрын

Same.

@mikechamberlain8208 8 ай бұрын

Same here

@nickthornton478 7 ай бұрын

Also same man just saved the day for me

@bcdasilva2748 6 ай бұрын

Same

@hpd436 Ай бұрын

Great video. I’ve replaced the flush valve assembly every year for the past three years but great to know it’s actually the flapper. SMH thinking of replacing the toilet all together.

@TKCL Ай бұрын

They now make an improved seal only, I changed to it with no issues. I put the link in the video description to the seal. You can find it on Amazon.

@user-dv4sv3gh1d 10 ай бұрын

No idea you could unscrew and replace that flapper piece. You just saved me alot of time. Thanks so much!

@TKCL 10 ай бұрын

Your welcome

@WilsonNau 11 ай бұрын

Great instructional video. Your explanation will make the process of replacing the valve on my American standard toilet very easy, and I appreciate that. Thank you very much.

@TKCL 11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, they also started making the gasket only available for these amzn.to/3PoxyGF

@moneymoneynow1 3 ай бұрын

@@TKCL Still having issues. Now the water keeps running more frequently. Any ideas?

@OCWatchCatMEOW 3 ай бұрын

@@moneymoneynow1CALL AMERICAN STANDARD. Their parts are guaranteed for TEN YEARS and will send you out replacement parts for free as long as you have registered your toilet(s). I own SIX Champion 4's.

@maryloulou370 10 ай бұрын

Great Video. Precise and to the point. I'm a home improvement contractor and I know the difference. You even called the "air filled bladder" the correct name. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. I will definitely use your tips. Thank you again!

@TKCL 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching

@digitaldan8223 Жыл бұрын

We have a toilet that had a nagging leak a few years ago. I replaced the flapper several times and it still leaked. Old timer at the hardware store told me to apply a coating of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly on the bottom of the flapper where it contacts the opening it seals up. I was skeptical, but gave it a try. Toilet hasn't leaked yet. I did the same thing to our 2nd toilet and both my Mom's toilets when they started leaking, and it fixed those too.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@williampingel5096 7 ай бұрын

Great video! I too usually have no issue with DIY plumbing repair but American Standard had me stumped on this one! Thank you again you have the only video online that shows this!

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@joegrady1461 Ай бұрын

awesome! you rock. thanks. This is the only video I found that had my exact flapper...the 'two clicks' make it!

@TKCL Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@SailTheEdge 5 ай бұрын

Bless your heart!! Again, you are the only youtube video I could find with my style flapper, almost. Excellent job explaining the workings of a toilet for those slackers who don't bother anymore to figure it out.

@TKCL 5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@DavidBryden 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! Great video and I've been so frustrated by this valve and how to remove the seal to replace it. You save me a lot of work showing how it clicks and unscrews. Now I don't have to replace the whole assembly.

@TKCL 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, they now sell just the seal on Amazon m

@CottontailCavalier 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the video, these were the only instructions I could find for parts that didn't have the twistable part that removes from the top. Was able to fix our leaky toilet on my own. :)

@TKCL 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@user-tt9zj3lt6k 10 ай бұрын

I had the same issue , I registered my toilets and there is a 10 year warranty. I called them and they sent new revised seals and problem solved. The video is great as you need to know about the clicks on removal and reassembly.

@TheBalanceNow 7 ай бұрын

Dude! Thanks so much for saving me time and money. Your super-comprehensive video and the excellent comments below helped me with 3 things. 1) How to fix the toilet. In my case, it is a leaky flapper 2) Do it for free by calling American Standard as the toilet is under warranty. I didn't save the receipt but the guy was nice enough to do a one-time courtesy shipment 3) Fix it temporarily while I'm waiting for the warranty item to arrive b applying Vaseline on the bottom of the flapper. That stopped the leak for now. Such a great example of the KZfaq community coming together to help each other out. I would've spent at least $40 on doing it myself and $100+ had I called a plumber.

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and it was helpful

@tpcampbell Жыл бұрын

Watched your video very helpful. You can replace just the gasket which is likely the problem with the flapper. Saving you the cost of the full canister.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

I found the gasket after making this video, thanks to a viewer. Ordered two of them, now my other toilet just started leaking 🙄

@tkonzl6059 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to remove the top to replace the gasket without breaking anything based on other videos. This is the model flapper valve I have so your instructions were spot on. Thanks again.

@TKCL 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@jeremiahs45 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video Andrew. Hopefully it will help people to change out just the flapper

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@firmhandshake1 11 ай бұрын

Damn fine video. Thank you. I have two of these toilets in service. One for about 5 or 6 years which has given me zero problems. One I installed a year and a half ago. That is now leaking but I don't know where. Doesn't appear to be the flapper but I'll replace it just to see. This showed me extremely well How to understand a flush valve from American standard Even though I've installed several of my own and repaired all of my own toilets for many many years. Thanks again!

@TKCL 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@hrlee2381 Жыл бұрын

So much great information. You post the most informative videos.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching a rather odd video 🤣

@OCWatchCatMEOW 3 ай бұрын

Except he missed the most important part that the parts are guaranteed for 10 years and AS would have sent him the newxkit for free.

@lukepirtle951 Ай бұрын

This is fantastic and gave me everything I needed. Thank you

@TKCL Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@ray420_mond 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I replaced all my toilets over years to this Champion model. None of the old one have had any problem whatsoever. The newest one I bought, made in Mexico is the one started leaking

@PeaceLoveJoy519 9 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh. THANK YOU! All I needed to do was buy the replacement gasket. Thanks again for taking the time to do this video.

@TKCL 9 ай бұрын

Your welcome

@NickelPlatedProd 23 күн бұрын

2 months w American standard toilet and already leaking as well. Glad I found this video

@TKCL 23 күн бұрын

New seal is in the description, it's working very well for both of our toilets.

@TimHagen25 10 ай бұрын

I have an older Champion 4 which I previously did battle with the part that screws into the flapper from the top. After conquering that technique, I replaced another toilet with a newer Champion 4. The new one started phantom flushing after a few months. I opened it up and was faced with a new flapper design. Your video really helped me conquer this one. The new design is an improvement over the older one, but that gray clip seems pretty flimsy. I think the next time I need to replace a toilet, it will not be a Champion 4.

@jeffweems3305 7 ай бұрын

You saved me a ton of time trying to figure out how to get that flapper off so i could change the seal! Much appreciated!

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

Your welcome

@royanderson9263 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely super video! I bought 4 yes four toilets because I was tired of the cheap flappers; I also heard good things about American Standard. Well, you are spot on. I changed the first one a year ago and did it the hard way. Slipped off the seal over the top. This time, I took off the entire drop-down flapper. So much faster!!! Some suggestions: take off the flush lever and use latex or rubber gloves, which allow a sure grip if you have a weak grip or a build-up of slime on the parts.

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

FYI they now make just a replacement seal that appears to be new and improved.

@USDevil1775 3 ай бұрын

Before replacing anything! Remove flapper cover and make sure the gray ring that holds flapper right under green cover is secure, mine came loose from manufacturer and leaked. Thanks to this video I removed cover and found gray ring loose. Fixed my situation. Good luck people.

@natishadunbar3033 2 ай бұрын

This is super simple, saved me some $$ too. Plummer told me it would 550 for a new toilet and to install it. Thank you!

@TKCL 2 ай бұрын

Wow that's crazy! For a few bucks you can fix this toilets only issue. I found just the seal here amzn.to/4aLKBKY

@Bananastickr 2 ай бұрын

American Standard was faced with a class action lawsuit regarding this toilet. Please look it up. Help your fellow Americans raise the quality of products to what should be the "American Standard."

@isaaccrum3628 7 ай бұрын

Just what the doctor ordered. Great video. Thank you so much for taking your time to process. Supremely help me out with an issue. I was having kudos to you brother.

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@THEL0G1CAL1 Жыл бұрын

I have the exact same toilet. I had to replace the flush assy also after about a year. After some research, I found that the flapper goes bad because of the use of tablet cleaners being placed in the tank. The chemicals/chlorine cause the rubber to bubble up and cause it to not seat flush on the valve. My wife now uses the stick on ones in the bowl instead of the tank.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Good to know

@JasonMaehl 10 ай бұрын

We also use those chemical tablets and now have a running tank. I bought a generic replacement valve seal and replaced the original, but it still runs.

@THEL0G1CAL1 10 ай бұрын

@@JasonMaehl If you have stopped using the tablets, I would recommend replacing it with OEM. I bought four of them as spares and havent had to replace it since we stopped using the tablets.

@user-mv7sd8yx1c 9 ай бұрын

Hey just a comment I bought a Fluidmaster American standard Champion 4 seal for my grandpas toilet. Figured I didn’t have to spend the extra dough on the whole apparatus and so far so good. Great vid!

@alexzabala2154 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Our friends highly recommended this model. Ad said it could flush ten golf balls! I told my wife next time I accidentally swallow ten golf balls I know my toilet will handle it the next morning. Sadly, the toilet started leaking after six months. Thanks for the tutorial.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@dougdavis4439 Жыл бұрын

It's a shame things made now don't last longer. Good info, Andrew. Thank you!

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Especially when you pay a premium for something.

@dougdavis4439 Жыл бұрын

@TKCL Agreed and sad, really. Good info on the fix, a shame the manufacturer doesn't acknowledge the issue. More money for them with a full replacement, though. .

@epunktrav Ай бұрын

I did this and it worked like a charm. The only thing that I would recommend is to use vise grips under the bulb when unscrewing if you are not taking the tank off. Mine fell down into the toilet. Luckily I had a long pick up tool to bring the "post" back up through the center. See 2:37 in the video. Otherwise, a flawless hack.

@TKCL Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@imsirius2 3 ай бұрын

Another thank you. I bought 2 of these toilets in 2022 and one is one is now cycling every 20 minutes or so. I couldn't see or hear any leaking but this is most likely the issue. reading in the comments, it sounds like Home Depot now has replacement gaskets or flappers in stock. I will have to check it out. Great helpful video.

@TKCL 3 ай бұрын

Amazon now carries just the seal as well.

@imsirius2 3 ай бұрын

@@TKCL Got a link?

@OCWatchCatMEOW 3 ай бұрын

@@imsirius2Call AS. Parts are guaranteed for TEN YEARS. They'll send you free replacement.

@jimspicer4446 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was very helpful. I was able to replace the valve, no problem.

@TKCL Ай бұрын

Glad it helped

@edmcglamery8875 9 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for showing how to remove the top piece on the flapper.

@TKCL 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@terrywilliams5024 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Once I got the flapper off, I found I could turn the bottom a quarter inch and pop the bottom off. That way you can just replace the seal and not have to buy the whole assembly.

@robbiearnott3192 6 ай бұрын

man, thank you so much we have had ours for maybe 9 months i already replaced the entire flush valve once and its leaking again i took the silicone gasket off and were the bubbles were in it i just took a needle and poked a hole and water came out the gasket then flattened out i put it back on and no more "running" toilet will see how long it lasts.. i did order replacement seals just to have in case this does not last again thank you for the video this was the best instructional video i have found for the champion toilet

@TKCL 6 ай бұрын

Your welcome! There are new green or blue seals now, I replaced them on both of our toilets and so far so good 🤞

@jonathanarena7405 10 ай бұрын

Great video. FYI, Fluidmaster 510A-001 is the flush valve seal alone so you don't need to buy the whole assembly. 🙂

@TKCL 10 ай бұрын

Correct, I found that later on and ordered it. I already had to replace the seal on my other toilet 🫤

@Lee-fy6hn 29 күн бұрын

Thank you Sir! You really helped me 😊

@TKCL 29 күн бұрын

You are most welcome

@z-pac5238 Жыл бұрын

Mine was leaking from the flapper. Took it out and noticed the bottom part was loose and not pressing the seal firmly to the flapper body. Gave it a twist to tighten it up, reinstalled, and all is good. Thanks for the video

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@FishDude-c2n Ай бұрын

Thanks! This was the only video that showed the "improved" design. I was fearful of breaking the whole thing.

@TKCL Ай бұрын

Glad I could help! I found the new seal only and put that link in the video description.

@taimur920 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video. I had the flapper accidently come off. Not sure how. Home Depot couldn't figure the problem although I showed them the video. They sold me a 25 dollar kit which I luckily didn't install. All I had to do was twist the flapper back like you showed.

@TKCL 6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@xaffect34 4 ай бұрын

The lock got me lol thanks for the video! You helped me fix my leak 😊

@TKCL 4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@arthurschroeder8230 7 ай бұрын

I bought 3 of these toilets in my home when I bought it about five years ago. They’re all bad and my water bill just jumped $350. Thanks for showing this. They were running every three minutes

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

Wow! Get them fixed asap! Amazon now sells just the new seal.

@britishinvader 5 ай бұрын

Great video my man!....I went ahead and changed the whole unit....Your video made it a breeze!!!....Thanks you so much!!!!

@TKCL 5 ай бұрын

So glad I could help! Take care.

@jeffblecher 9 ай бұрын

Great Instructional video!

@buckeyebob55 10 күн бұрын

thx for the tutorial once I got it off I found an air bubble on the seal I popped the air bubble and no more leak thx again

@TKCL 9 күн бұрын

Glad I could help

@jkverkist 9 ай бұрын

You just saved me a ton of time. Thank you

@TKCL 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@user-nw1mg4gg5f 11 ай бұрын

Can you tell me how to replace the rubber seal/gasket at the bottom of the tank under the float assembly. It’s the rubber seal that should be flush with the bottom of the tank. Also, please tell me what that seal is called. Thank you.

@360andie 7 ай бұрын

If you find out, let me know. I also need the bottom seal

@kathleenhannmann760 25 күн бұрын

The gasket on the bottom of that whole assembly started breaking apart in the water leaks out . thank you

@Diane-nn9yj 4 ай бұрын

You do a fantastic explanation on this…thank you..thank you.

@TKCL 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@comncenz1 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks. I’m having the same issue but I was able to get free replacement parts from American standard. I believe they have a lifetime warranty on the internals.

@TKCL 11 ай бұрын

Your correct, they do.

@joward1076 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. You saved me $25 headache!

@TKCL Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@bradygantt5800 5 ай бұрын

You saved me a ton of time and headache brother

@TKCL 5 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

@royfarmer4106 8 ай бұрын

excellent video !!! I did not know that I could replace only the flapper!!!!

@TKCL 8 ай бұрын

Check the video description, I found only the seal on Amazon saving more money.

@normedwards5305 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TKCL Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@gordonbartel2187 7 ай бұрын

I have three Champion 4 toilets installed over several years. I know, I know. My thinking was over that time the design process would have improved but it did not. All three have the ghost flush. I called American Standard and received a new gasket for free ( this was 5 years ago). I changed the blistered gasket (very easy) not the cap as shown in this video. Six months later ghost flush again. I see NU Flush has a conversion kit for this toilet, to go to the tried and true flapper valve. I may purchase one and if it works after six months may get two more conversion kits. I see there is also a class action suit regarding this faulty toilet.

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

They now offer an upgraded green seal on Amazon. I put one in my second toilet. A few months later and no issues.

@danielperez-wu6qq 8 ай бұрын

Great video.

@TKCL 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@lornetappa1983 11 ай бұрын

Same thing happened to me. You can replace just the faulty seal with Korky part number 450. Worked great.

@TKCL 11 ай бұрын

I found it after this video amzn.to/3PoxyGF

@OCWatchCatMEOW 3 ай бұрын

3:08 Sadly, you contacted everyone.BUT A.S. about your issue. American Standard DID NOT LET YOU DOWN; Flush valves are guaranteed for 10 YEARS by A.S. As long as you registered your toilets, just call them and they will send you the Parts for FREE.

@ajt51508 12 күн бұрын

They shouldn't fail that quickly. I had same issues with this brand new.

@mydogsandme5332 Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you I have had this problem and didn't know how to fix this I'll give it a try thank you

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@michaelbaxter3515 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip on the top screwing off if you hold the stem below. You can just buy a replacement gasket and replace once you take the cap off. The cap has a grey plastic large retaining ring that you can easily pry off and replace the underlying gasket

@TKCL 10 ай бұрын

I recently found the gaskets.

@rmk22sr.2 8 ай бұрын

Excellent Video what did was sucked out the remaining water in the tank with a shop vac

@kentsibille6850 6 ай бұрын

It worked just as you said but I encountered an issue where the shaft on my toilet did not have the barbs on each side to keep the shaft from falling down into the toilet and yes mine disappeared into oblivion lol. So I took the new shaft to use and found the next issue. The hole in the center of the flush valve has reliefs built into it for the locking tabs to pass through. Mine does not. So I ended up cutting them off so the new shaft woo I’ll old pass through the hole in my existing flush valve. If it happens to come loose, at least the new shaft can come out. Thanks for the help !

@TKCL 6 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that you had some issues.

@kentsibille6850 6 ай бұрын

@@TKCL - it’s okay! Your video helped me immensely

@allusardi3751 Жыл бұрын

If you call them they send you 6 new seals and instructions. Lowers sells just the seal.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@maelynbees430 Жыл бұрын

Nice. Appreciate the info. Interesting 👍✌️

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@MrStupidHead 9 ай бұрын

Great instructions!

@crazy8acres651 Жыл бұрын

Good video. I have two of those getting close to a year old. That was helpful.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching

@rongray4847 Жыл бұрын

Good video Andrew, Thanks!! 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

@tbarc1 9 ай бұрын

Upon searching online for a valve assembly I find that none shown actually state my model number. Will the valve assembly used in this video be the valve assembly to use for American Standard model 4266? I completed agree that having to disassemble the whole tank is ridiculous! I wish it was just my flapper. Unfortunately the plastic rod that runs through the center of mine snapped off. Im thoroughly aggravated! Great job doing the video! Best vid I found while searching all afternoon and I can't express enough how happy it has made me! Thank you!!!

@TKCL 9 ай бұрын

You'll have to contact the manufacturer directly to answer that.

@tbarc1 9 ай бұрын

Thank you again, I was afraid that was the case.

@ryanzynda5114 Жыл бұрын

Awesome educational video. Thanks for sharing. 🤠

@joebufford2972 Жыл бұрын

I've seen that same exact failure at work and had to fix it with the whole assembly like you said. But all I really needed was the seal

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

It's apparently a really bad design or low quality materials.

@bong32bong 6 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Just fixed my flapper, appreciate it. 😊

@TKCL 6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@carlisavera 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I found a replacement flapper seal at HD but couldn’t figure out how to take off the green part.

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

I also discovered the flapper as well and had to repair our other toilet.

@ralphfrank1984 7 ай бұрын

Excellent job! Thank you so much! I’m just going to replace the whole toilet. I’ve been through this before w this toilet. Do you recommend a better toilet?

@TKCL 7 ай бұрын

Not offhand, but they do make a new and improved seal now. I'd try that before tossing the toilet. I love the power of this one.

@jaredhammonds8255 3 ай бұрын

So I encountered a problem that wasn't addressed in this video and it may be because the newer flush valves don't come apart easily or something. I was able to take the old flapper off inside the tank but the new flapper would not come off of the new flush valve. What you can do in this case is unscrew the top where the chain connects to the new flapper. You will see the seal held on by a gray plastic ring. Twist that and remove it and take that seal out and replace the one that's leaking on the old flapper and put the old flapper with the new seal back on.

@user-mh5cr4vo8o 2 ай бұрын

Just saved me a whole lotta money.

@TKCL 2 ай бұрын

Happy to help

@ShaneZettelmier Жыл бұрын

The thing I like about this toilet design is out do you flush it? There’s still about a gallon of water in there which means if you put a traditional flapper valve in there and converted it, it would be dumping that extra gallon and it would flush good like toilets used to before the regulatory people ruined them.😅😂

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

This toilet does flush extremely well, I've never plugged it. That's why I bought it, I HATE these new low water toilets. They plug anytime you wipe more than once.

@ShaneZettelmier Жыл бұрын

@@TKCL yep, typical government regulators they don’t want you to use 2 gallons per flush so they make 1.6 gallon toilets that you have to flush twice. 😂😂

@rlew1660 9 ай бұрын

Very helpful! Mine is almost EXACTLY the same age as yours. Poor toilet design. Menards sells the replacement seal!

@TKCL 9 ай бұрын

I found the seal on Amazon after making this video.

@pampilgrim2274 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Andrew! I recently had to replace the flapper on my Crane toilet, and all I had to replace was just the flapper. I’m happy I don’t have American Standard.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

That's the way it should be.

@douglasbergemann8050 4 ай бұрын

You can also buy just the seal ring at Lowes for $6.00. The weird thing is the lower black portion that holds the silicone ring in place is not concentric. Mine had a mark on one of the tabs to show how it goes back together. I don't know if it came from the factory that way or the previous owner put some fingernail polish on to mark it. However if you do not have it aligned properly the flapper will be offset when you get it back together. Why they didn't make it concentric is beyond me.

@TKCL 4 ай бұрын

Interesting, Thanks.

@daveebertz4206 11 ай бұрын

Huge help, thank you

@TKCL 11 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful.

@RickRivera-op8lv 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the hack, just what needed to know

@TKCL 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@robsmith1623 4 ай бұрын

Great video. I've had the champion 1V For probably 6 plus years & have been very happy. However.. recently after putting in new flooring my toilet rarely flushes first time. I don't have a leaking flapper. Could it be it's not tight enough to new flooring? Any theories are greatly appreciated.

@TKCL 4 ай бұрын

Hard to say, but I would start with the resent floor change. You might have a seal issue partially blocking the exit of the toilet.

@jperin001 Жыл бұрын

That's disappointing. I just bought an American Standard a few months ago. Not looking forward to potential failure. Thanks for sharing.

@TKCL Жыл бұрын

If it has the large 4 inch valve like mine, the reviews all over the internet show this is a common problem. Sad!

@dalemihocik4732 3 ай бұрын

The American Standard Champion toilet isn't the problem. The gasket may be suspect to early failure, but the manufacture will replace it for FREE. Every plumbing part ever manufactured will have a component that isn't bullet proof. In this case your water most likely will continue to cause failures of that gasket. The newer replacement gaskets seem to hold up much longer no doubt due to different material being used.

@TKCL 3 ай бұрын

I actually love these toilets and plan to keep them. Luckily I found a newer style gasket that appears to fix the faulty factory one.

@andrewkiley3275 3 ай бұрын

Fluid master makes the seal for this toilet 😅😊

@kevinholowicki241 2 ай бұрын

Great explanation - I would only add that you don’t need to spend $25 for the entire kit. Your seal was broken and you could have purchased one separately - the seal can be removed from the flapper - cost $5-10.

@TKCL 2 ай бұрын

I couldn't find the seal at the time, but found it later. The seal part is in the video description.

@danharris4017 Ай бұрын

According to the American Standard website, the toilet has a lifetime warranty. Good luck getting them to step up.

@TKCL Ай бұрын

I didn't even try to deal with the warranty, I prefer to fix myself and get back going.

@bluehorizon8196 2 ай бұрын

I have the same unit in my tank. I can't believe the engineers at American Standard thought this was an improved design. First off, I didn't see anywhere in your video if it's possible to replace JUST the blistered gasket ? The previous design had a black lock nut on top of the green flapper cover that you could unscrew. Then you could replace JUST the gasket. This new design eliminated that black lock nut. Even if I was able to remove the flapper cover as you describe in your video, can you replace JUST the "blistered" gasket ? If you have to replace the entire top flapper piece which comes with a new gasket, I don't see where you're saving any money since you would have to buy the entire flush valve assembly just to replace the gasket !

@TKCL 2 ай бұрын

You can replace just the gasket, I did it to my second toilet. I found the new and improved gasket here amzn.to/4aLKBKY

@Lew114 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I just ordered the part to do this. While I have the tank off, I'm going to replace the gaskets that are around the bolts that hold the tank on. Is that overkill? I figure that all gaskets will eventually wear out and leak so I might as well do it now. What do you think? My toilet is about 15 years old.

@TKCL 9 ай бұрын

15 years old is worth replacing all gaskets in my opinion.

@gspa072 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video. I also have another American Standard toilet and it's the same exact issue with the damn flapper. I don't see why they don't fix that damn issue with the flapper bubbling up and causing a gap on the seal that makes it leak. Makes you not want to buy their products due to their issues. Well I called American Standard and the rep stated that the toilets are under a 10 year warranty and they going to send me a couple of flapper rubber seals at no charge. I would recommend you call American Standard them and explain.

@TKCL 10 ай бұрын

They do cover parts, but I wanted mine fixed quickly. I also found just the seal.

@PoliteChihuahua Жыл бұрын

I feel your pain, I got tired with replacing toilet parts on these brands, so I switched to the TOTO Drake, that has the neat flush channel instead of holes. I have replaced 2 out of 5 in the house. The MSRP of the Toto Drake will give you a bit of sticker shock, but I have been watching the Amazon prices and have been saving around $100.

@TFE_MaD 6 ай бұрын

Mines just broke trying to do this click turn method 😮.. then the remaining stem fell down the hole 😭.... Whole time I could have just stretched the rubber flapper from around the plunger thingy.. the replaced it.. 😳.. now I have to order a flapper assembly and figure out how to install.. thanks buddy

@TKCL 6 ай бұрын

You're the first person out of thousands to complain of this. You obviously have a different flapper. There's no possibility of stretching this style seal around the flapper. It MUST be removed. I've replaced two toilets, one with the full valve replacement and one with the NEW seal (found after posting this video) BOTH require the removal of the plastic stem and flapper.

@TFE_MaD 6 ай бұрын

@@TKCL I have the exact same one.. it's cool.. it looks like it was one solid piece.. as soon as I turned it.. it snapped 😭.. and I swear I didn't turn it too firmly.... .. maybe it was a little corroded...

@TFE_MaD 6 ай бұрын

@@TKCL I'm sure it was something I did wrong not your explanation.. .. thanks again for the video upload .. I did learn a lot from your video..