Toilet seat repair

Toilet seat repair

The tank designs can be different, but at the heart of all of them are a float with a water switch, a closing pear drain and a shut-off valve that closes the water when it reaches the set altitude.

All kinds of toilet faults can be divided into tank failure and bowl malfunction. See our article repairing the toilet bowl with your own hands with detailed instructions for repair of the drain tank, valve, drain, lid, drain mechanism. And as there is video installation of a toilet bowl by own hands.

Almost all problems with the tank can be solved by replacing the drainage mechanism.

For this you need the following tools:

- Rubber and plastic gaskets

- Spanner

- Pipe wrench

- New drainage and float mechanisms

How to fix the toilet yourself.

First, shut off the water supply. Then disconnect the hose, through which the water is supplied. We take out the locking-float mechanism. The next step is to unscrew the tank attachment. Remove the drain tank. Do not forget the rubber band that seals the junction of the tank with the bowl. Next, unscrew the plastic fastening of the drain mechanism from below. We extract the old plum. We take a new drainage mechanism, put on it a gasket-sealant and install it in place of the old one. We fix it securely. Put a new gasket in place of the old one and install the tank. We twist fasteners. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that contact of metal bolts and ceramics is not allowed. Use plastic gaskets. We install a new locking mechanism, also using new gaskets. Connect the water supply hose. Its threads can also be sealed with silicone. Next, you need to adjust the degree of filling the tank. This is done by changing the height of the float. Close the tank with the lid and install the button. We renew the water supply.

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This method is the most reliable in terms of repairing the toilet with your own hands. But with many faults it is enough to replace the individual parts, or even simply to change the gaskets. Sometimes it is enough to correct a skewed shut-off valve or float.

The main malfunctions that can occur with the toilet bowl are mechanical damage and clogging. Clogging can be eliminated by draining a large volume of water, cleaning with a long wire, a plunger or various chemical means. It may also be necessary to replace the pipe that connects the toilet and the drain.

If a fragment of ceramics has simply broken off, you can glue it. It is better to use glue firms UHU, Bison, Tamiya, but the usual universal glue type "Moment" is also suitable. If the integrity of the bowl is broken and water flows, a new one should be installed. And now the apartment repair site offers to get acquainted with the video.