American Standard Champion Toilet leaks have been an ongoing problem for them since their initial introduction as the toilet that would flush two dozen golf balls in a single flush. American Standard was right about the toilets flushing ability, the flush was a fantastic improvement over their older line of 1.6 gallon per flush toilets, […]
Kohler One-Piece Toilet Troubleshooting & Repair Guide
Troubleshooting & Repairing Kohler One Piece Toilets is not the easiest task to do. Kohler has utilized so many proprietary parts that just getting parts can be a huge headache. Even Kohler distributors will not have many of the parts in stock and ordering direct from Kohler is often the best option with a 3-week […]
American Standard Vent Away Toilet Troubleshooting & Repair Guide
Troubleshooting & Repairing an American Standard Vent Away Toilet can be a real headache they utilized special components and a design where odors in the bowl could be pumped into the drainage and venting system of the house. They were first made back in the 60’s and into the 70’s before they were discontinued, fortunately […]
How To Replace Toilet Tank Lever
Toilet tank levers often break and people find themselves needing to replace the broken tank lever. Replacing a toilet tank lever is an easy task that most people can do themselves with a minimal amount of talent and tools required. One of the most important things for people to realize when they go to replace […]
How To Repair A Leaking Mansfield Toilet
How To Repair A Leaking Mansfield Toilet is a simple task that many people will not undertake because the design of the Mansfield flush valve is so different than many other toilets. In reality it is no more difficult than changing a flapper in a conventional toilet. Most of the Mansfield toilets in service today […]
Replacing A Flapper On Kohler Ingenium Flushing System Toilets
While Kohler Ingenium may sound fancy it really is nothing special, in fact it is one of the few regular toilets Kohler made. Replacing the flapper is an easy task that you can do in just minutes. A toilet with a bad flapper can often leak 200 gallons of water down the drain without any […]
How To Replace A Toilet Seat
Replacing a toilet seat in most cases is an easy task that just a few very basic hand tools. The toilet seats come in either a standard round or, elongated shape that fits almost all toilets made. Most toilets use the standard round or, elongated shaped seats and have bolts that go down through the […]
How To Reset A Toilet
Resetting a loose, rocking or, leaking toilet by replacing the wax ring on a toilet is an easy task that most people can do themselves. With a few basic tools and inexpensive parts most people can reset a toilet themselves in about and hour. A toilet is in most cases sealed to the closet flange […]
Why My Toilet Flushes Slowly
When a toilet flushes slowly there are really on two possible causes. The water is either slow going out through the trapway of the toilet bowl drain or, the water is too slow going from the tank to the bowl and the siphon of the water out the drain never occurs. The siphon is the […]
How To Unclog A Toilet
When a toilet clogs there are a few things you can try to unclog the toilet, and a few things that people often try that you should never do. Most of the time a toilet can be unclogged with a few strokes of a plunger or, a quick trip of toilet auger through the trapway […]