This photo below is a toilet that was installed in my mother's home in 1980. (Yes, 28 years ago!) It is an Eljer Silette model. The problem with the toilet is that it will not stop filling. Only when I lift up on the float ball will it stop filling. I think the plunger in the float valve is worn out. Please note several things:
- When the photo was taken, I had already removed the float rod, float ball, refill tube and flap. I know those need to be put back in for the toilet to work.
- See the float valve cap? Notice that it has four screws (not three). Also notice that the place where the float rod screws into the cap is off-center. It is not centered between the two screws. The rod hole is closer to the back wall of the tank so that the float has room to move up and down once the rod is screwed in. The refill tube attaches to that hole in the top of the cap (not the side of the cap or valve).
I have researched Eljer parts thoroghly on the internet and I am 99% certain that the fill valve in the toilet is not an Eljer. My Dad was a heck of a make-things-work guy and I think he used a Briggs. The Eljer "recommended" fill valve for this toilet has a diverter assembly and this one installed in the toilet (and working fine for the last 10+ years) has no diverter. Dad is gone now, so can't ask him, at least not directly!
The obvious thing would be to replace the whole ballcock/float/fill valve but unfortunately, a standard fill valve will not fit in this tank! From bottom to top (measured inside of tank), the float valve is only 8 1/2 inches tall. A standard one will not fit. Briggs makes/made several low-profile toilets and I think that is how my Dad happened upon a Briggs float valve and how it got installed in that toilet.
I took the cap (bonnet) off of the float valve by removing the four screws. I pulled out the plunger and diaphragm. I need a new plunger. The ones sold at Home Depot and Lowes do not match. Can anyone confirm that this is indeed a Briggs float valve and can you tell me where I can buy a replacement plunger? The Eljer part goes for $55-60 so I am trying to avoid that if I can - especially since I am fairly certain that all I need is a new plunger. (Oh, and yeah, I did replace the diaphragm.)
Thank you so much for your help!
Carol
- When the photo was taken, I had already removed the float rod, float ball, refill tube and flap. I know those need to be put back in for the toilet to work.
- See the float valve cap? Notice that it has four screws (not three). Also notice that the place where the float rod screws into the cap is off-center. It is not centered between the two screws. The rod hole is closer to the back wall of the tank so that the float has room to move up and down once the rod is screwed in. The refill tube attaches to that hole in the top of the cap (not the side of the cap or valve).
I have researched Eljer parts thoroghly on the internet and I am 99% certain that the fill valve in the toilet is not an Eljer. My Dad was a heck of a make-things-work guy and I think he used a Briggs. The Eljer "recommended" fill valve for this toilet has a diverter assembly and this one installed in the toilet (and working fine for the last 10+ years) has no diverter. Dad is gone now, so can't ask him, at least not directly!
The obvious thing would be to replace the whole ballcock/float/fill valve but unfortunately, a standard fill valve will not fit in this tank! From bottom to top (measured inside of tank), the float valve is only 8 1/2 inches tall. A standard one will not fit. Briggs makes/made several low-profile toilets and I think that is how my Dad happened upon a Briggs float valve and how it got installed in that toilet.
I took the cap (bonnet) off of the float valve by removing the four screws. I pulled out the plunger and diaphragm. I need a new plunger. The ones sold at Home Depot and Lowes do not match. Can anyone confirm that this is indeed a Briggs float valve and can you tell me where I can buy a replacement plunger? The Eljer part goes for $55-60 so I am trying to avoid that if I can - especially since I am fairly certain that all I need is a new plunger. (Oh, and yeah, I did replace the diaphragm.)
Thank you so much for your help!
Carol
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