Have a 1 piece American Standard toilet that had a constant trickle into the bowl. I see 1999 stamped in the tank and am assuming this is the DOM.
Fix 1: Pulling the top I noticed the old ball-float valve was letting the water get up to the overflow. I had a spare Flushmaster valve laying around, so I put it in... the water level is right, but I got the same trickle (wth?)
Then I noticed that the flapper had some kind of "adapter" between it and the flush valve. I pulled on it, and sure enough, it was one of these (and the putty seal underneath in bad shape) :
So I removed it, and saw this flush valve with "Hunter" embossed in the plastic.
https://www.guillens.com/AmerStd/2092.017 _.htm
Question 1: This adapter seems wrong in a couple ways. First, it makes the flush volume decrease due to the now higher flapper seat level. Second, the new flapper seat has a smaller diameter than the original, I am under the impression that this size will dictate how fast and effectively the toilet will flush. Am I on track here?
I've never had a one piece toilet before. Is there a way of fixing this RIGHT? Are these flush valves proprietary to A/S? I saw somewhere where there was a 4 digit code on the toilet bowl that identifies the correct flush valve (I do see a 2092 stamped in the tank)?
I noticed this video on YouTube that looked about right:
For all I know, the flapper was the only thing wrong. Are those available somewhere? (A Flushmaster adjust-a-flush flapper did not seal properly).
I realize this is a shotgun blast of questions. I am asking as there are three of these toilets in the house (I assume all put in at the same time) and all of them have these flapper adapters and ball-float valves. I'd like to be prepared to fix them all.
Fix 1: Pulling the top I noticed the old ball-float valve was letting the water get up to the overflow. I had a spare Flushmaster valve laying around, so I put it in... the water level is right, but I got the same trickle (wth?)
Then I noticed that the flapper had some kind of "adapter" between it and the flush valve. I pulled on it, and sure enough, it was one of these (and the putty seal underneath in bad shape) :
So I removed it, and saw this flush valve with "Hunter" embossed in the plastic.
https://www.guillens.com/AmerStd/2092.017 _.htm
Question 1: This adapter seems wrong in a couple ways. First, it makes the flush volume decrease due to the now higher flapper seat level. Second, the new flapper seat has a smaller diameter than the original, I am under the impression that this size will dictate how fast and effectively the toilet will flush. Am I on track here?
I've never had a one piece toilet before. Is there a way of fixing this RIGHT? Are these flush valves proprietary to A/S? I saw somewhere where there was a 4 digit code on the toilet bowl that identifies the correct flush valve (I do see a 2092 stamped in the tank)?
I noticed this video on YouTube that looked about right:
For all I know, the flapper was the only thing wrong. Are those available somewhere? (A Flushmaster adjust-a-flush flapper did not seal properly).
I realize this is a shotgun blast of questions. I am asking as there are three of these toilets in the house (I assume all put in at the same time) and all of them have these flapper adapters and ball-float valves. I'd like to be prepared to fix them all.