Fluidmaster or Korky Replacement Parts?

[vlee99]

Anyone have a preferance on brand, Fluidmasters or Korky, to replace the toilet valve and flapper?

 

[Jadnashua]

A generic valve may not have the ability to properly refill the tank and bowl without either shorting one or the other, or wasting water down the drain.

 

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[hj]

Almost ALL fill valves are "generic". Most are either made by Fluidmaster, such as Kohler, or Coast for everyone else. I use the Fluidmaster exclusively, except for "lowboy one piece" units. I use Korky flappers for ALL replacements.

 

[Terry]

Some toilets with low tanks will take a Korky 528.
I use both the Fluidmaster and the Korky, depending on which brand I'm working on.
They both work pretty well in a generic situation.

The Korky tends to overfill the bowl less.