How to Fix a Leaky Toilet with Running Water Stream - Ideal Standard 

Literally one of the most genuinely practical and helpful videos on RU-vid! Thank you

Id spend ages trying to find a guide that matched my toilet, this was the one!! All fixed!!🎉

Thanks so much for posting this. Both seals were damaged on mine after 12 years. The edges of the flush seal had crumbled away over time, and the diaphragm, although visually sound, had a pin hole in it. The flush seal was out of stock in 5 places I tried, but my local Wolseley came up trumps for both items. The replacement flush seal is actually white & the diaphragm is the same minus the little ribs. The SVO1967 flush mechanism has apparently been discontinued now, but the seals can still be sourced at the moment. I bought spare items just in case. Both work perfectly. Top work sir! 👏👏👏

Thank you so much for the video! I had a persistent overflow leak in my toilet and after watching your video I investigated and realised it was a faulty inlet valve diaphragm…Ordered a £6 replacement from Amazon, it arrived this morning and I fitted it in 2mins. Problem sorted! Saved me a £150 out of hours plumber visit. Thanks again 🙏🏽

You, sir, are a life-saver. The toilet was driving me nuts as it would be constantly re-filling (mostly at night, for some reason - I think it was doing it deliberately to annoy me! 😄). I finally got around to fixing after seeing my latest water bill! 😬 I'd always thought that plumbing was some dark art, but this was so simple to do, so thank you, thank you, you've probably saved me a small fortune over the next few years. 👍🏻

Thanks very much for the info! I'm usually D.I.Y. (destroy it yourself) but I've successfully fixed the issue without calling in a plumber. Great job, thanks again.

Took a photo to my local plumbers merchant and came away with the repair kit £10. Worked perfectly.👍👍

Honestly the best video I found to help fix my annoying toilet! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video and explain every step so concisely.

Mate you’re a legend. Our ensuite toilet has been overflowing like this for god knows how long. At least a year since we moved in i guess, but these past few months its been really troubling me to the point of losing sleep over it and being reluctant to call a plumber to pay plumber prices for what i assumed would be a simple fix. I had already tried the first fix which didn’t work but the second solution did the charm so thank you so much for providing the knowledge and giving me the confidence to fix it. I can now sleep without hearing a distant trickle/ hissing noise!!

This video was perfect for me. My cistern has exactly the same parts inside, and it clearly showed me what I needed to do to stop the water dribbling down the back of the pan. Parts ordered and now easily fitted, having followed this video. 👍

Thanks for your video! Its 2024 and it helped me fix my toilet! Thank you!

Thank you for making this video. As you say I've struggled to find this information online, was fearing I'd have to remove the whole cistern and replace the part. Saved me a lot of time and effort! Thank you

Excellent video! Have the same ideal Standard toilet and both parts needed replacement. Dripping and tank not filling up water all now fixed. First woman plumbing job done 👍.Thank you so much. You saved me £120 bill for plumber.

I didn't have a clue what make of toilet I had untill I saw this video. This showed what seals to change and how to do it - great thanks.

thanks for this. You've saved me a fortune on plumbers. I found the parts and it all works perfectly again now.

Freehansa you are Godsent. I was quoted £100 plus parts and yet did not turn up for the job. So I was forced to search for help online. I was about giving up when I saw your video and found out it was my kind of water system and same problem. Long story short, bought the parts this afternoon, changed them following your instructions and the leaks stopped. You have started my weekend on a good note. Thanks bruv!

Thanks for your Video I fixed the toilet with 4 pounds only!

I am so pleased I came across this video. I have had exactly the same issue as the one you are talking through. After replacing the main flush valve (which probably needed to be replaced anyway, the water was still leaking from the inlet valve, even after holding up the plastic float which I didn’t even know was possible!! Anyway, thankfully after taking a picture of your diaphragm part I went to multiple stores and all had the standard diaphragm valve which you also show (from screwfix etc) after going to my final plumbing merchant (Wolesley Plum Centre) they gave me the correct valve and like your set up, the water valve is all tiled away behind the toilet. From switching off the main water valve in the kitchen to replacing the diaphragm, it took about 4 minutes! Switched the water back on and now all working. Your video is very well explained for me and has probably saved me a call out fee and a replacement inlet valve, all for some inconvenience in shopping around today for the correct valve and spending £8 as I had to buy the full ideal inlet service pack. Thank you again!!!

You explained this well. I had this problem in two loos, and it turned out one was just the flush valve but the other needed both changing, though I found the new (non-ridged) Ideal Standard inlet valve diaphragm cap worked fine. You saved me a plumber's bill and a lot of stress - thank you.

Thankyou for your time in helping others. It's really appreciated.

Very helpful, thank you! I had the same problems but was fortunate that a good clean of the inlet valve diaphragm sorted the drip. The flush rubber was very clogged up with toilet cleaner - a new one was easily fitted with your instructions.

this video is very helpful, thank you so much - was able to change my toilet, saved me the cost of a plumber after two visits - bless you

You are a star, thanks for making this so easy to follow along with, you just saved me from spending a fortune, thank you

Thank you! I had no idea how to access the flush valve and my only access was thru the flushplate hole in a tiled in cistern. Did it all by touch after watching your vid, 15 minute job, saved me calling out a plumber!

Thanks so much for the very clear instructions. You made it all straightforward and simple to understand. I'm off to my famous local Aladdins cave hardware shop in the morning. They've been there since the 1860's! If they don't have it then no one else will!!

Excellent video, I've had the exact same problem with the exact same toilet. I've replaced both washers and now the bathroom is totally silent. The other washer was obviously disintegrating, there was black fluid all around. Brilliant.

Just wanted to say thanks for your video, it really helped and the leak was fixed in minutes. I wouldn’t have know where to start without your advice, thanks

Thanks for the video. I had purchased one of the service kits and thought I would have a look at how someone else did it, even though I had replaced one before. HOWEVER, when I took the other one apart and fitted the diaphragm, it did not stop filling up. It then became apparent that I needed the one WITHOUT the lip around the top. If I had not watched your video, I would not have known there were 2 types! So despite it fact it was not the one you needed, it was the one I needed!! So once again, thank you for your informative video.

Bless you and thank you so much! This is a brilliant guide. My silent, almost invisible stream had doubled my water bill!

Watched your video yesterday, ordered the part from Amazon and fixed my toilet today. Thanks so much, great video.

This fixed my issue. I'm clueless with these things so thank you very much! I was considering getting a plumber in but in the end it cost me less than a fiver. Brilliant video!

Thanks so much. As a result of your video I managed to buy the replacement valve seal for £4 online, and fitted it easily

Thank you for this video. Your toilet was the only one on you tube that seemed to resemble mine so very glad I stumbled across it.

Thank you. I now feel confident about fixing the leaking flush valve seal because you explained everything so clearly.

Very helpful. Hopefully my problem might be solved. God bless.

Freehansa, thank you so much. What a great tutorial. And you present it in such an easy to follow manner. I have the exact model and issue so it was perfect and saved me paying a plumber.

Thank you ..you saved me almost £150.all 3 toilets had the same issue and this fixed them like magic .cost me less than a tenner . Thanks again 🙏

Thank you for the video - You approached the problem exactly how many of us would and included all the things that we would like to know.

LEGEND!!!! Thank you sir!!!!!!!! I couldnt get the bloody valve clip off but i just needed some brute force like you shown. Thanks so much 🙏🏼

Lifesaver, well explained video, uk too, I have the exact same issue and ideal standard fill value. Ordered 5 rubber seal's for £17 from the well known next day deliverer. They also sell the full ideal standard fill value system for £21 and just change the quater turn part with the washer in.

Thanks for this video, I’m not very good at plumbing but after watching this managed to cure our leaking toilet. 👍

Really excellent video, supplying the part number for the replacement part saved all the hunting around.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, research and hard work with your viewers on RU-vid. You’ve saved us all a bucket load of time (not to mention a hefty plumbers bill) and taken us all straight to the solutions. 👍🏻😁

Brilliant video - just saved me a plumber visit - mine was changed only recently by a plumber but he hadnt made sure it was properly in so there was still a slight trickle. Cleaned it up and it seems to be ok now. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, you saved me about 50 quid for a new valve. 🙂

You are a star, watched ya video, same fixture as mine, water supply would not stop when the float reached that point, changed the rubber boot washer thing and now it’s all good. Thank you for posting the answer to my problem

Thank you for taking the trouble to make the video. Same set up as mine, which had the same problem. Very much appreciated.

Thanks for this, I have 3 of these cisterns in my house and up to now I have always taken the cistern off and changed the whole siphon. This will save me a lot of time and monet.

Brilliant, and as you say there is next to nothing any where that explains this simple task. Many thanks

Many thanks for posting this video!! My house has exactly these Ideal Standard toilets (Alto) and after 10 years have similarly started to drip. Having watched this video and ordering the bits, my toilet is now fixed. Brilliant - and saved the expense of a plumber. Thank you so much!!

Great video.Had issues with my cistern. Watched this and was able to repair myself.

Thank you for posting video.Useful to know you can get replacement flush valve seal as a spare part.

Thank you for sharing this - this was exactly the problem I had and struggled to find a ‘how to’

Hey followed this fix again as the inlet diaphragm went, Freehansa, I can't state how invaluable your video is, all the info and gotchas are spot on. I had it playing in the plumbers merchants while we were working out which part it was (raised edges as opposed to the flat edges as you said). Absolutely spot on fix. Thanks again! Saved me a lot of money.

Thanks man great video , couldn't find any detailed info online so definitely helped.🤞

Thank you. You have saved me a ton of money and a headache.

Great video, thank you so much. After seeing this it was just a new washer and clip from Amazon for just over £4 for the flush valve and all sorted.

This video helped me out, thanks. Didn't know it was so simple. Shame on the parts, we have three of these, two leaked, so I picked up three, one as a spare, for the sum of £26.

Very useful. Thanks. Less worried about tackling this job now.

Absolutely brilliant! I was beginning to despair of finding on-line help for the same cistern setup as mine., but this was perfect. TY

This video has helped me out massively!! Thankyou!! Inlet valve had gone one mine, which caused a big drip in the bowl, 2 minute job and then sorted!!! Thankyou again!!!

you are a life saver man thank you for putting this video together!!! couldn't find anything else to help with our toilet apart from this video

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. The service inlet valve servicing kit does not come with a serrated diaphragm as it has been discontinued, however, the smooth diaphragm as provided does seem to work. Also, be very careful when you turn the unit the lugs break very very easily!😀

Thanks for this video. I had two toilets start leaking at the same time. Your clear explanation and instructions made it easy for me to do apply the fix (replaced seal on flush valve). Saved me lots of money too

That's really helpful. I've fixed my leaking toilet. You saved me £60. Thank you

i only needed to see how the top part of fill valve can be taken apart. the rabber off and on back in its place and no money spent. almost spent c. £20 on parts. Great video dude.

Thank you for posting this video as it has saved me a huge headache. Couldn’t get a plumber to come out and look at it and I thought I would need to take the whole cistern off. I’m so glad came your post thank. I’ve ordered what I think it the right bit off eBay will let you know. 🙌

Thank you for this. I didn't actually have to change the parts, but simply refitting them the way you described really helped and fixed my issues. I've saved this video for later, very, very much appreciated!!!

Thanks so much for making such a clear and informative video - Luckily, the exact same valve, so off to The Plumb Center in the morning to get a replacement seal - Thanks Freehansa

Another thank you. Showed me my problem and how to fix it 😀

Thanks, this has saved me so much time and hassle. Glad you posted this.

Thank you, saved me on Christmas Eve!!!!👍🏻👏🏼

Thank you for this very clearly and calmly explained video

Thank you for the concise explanation. Extremely helpful to see the procedure before attempting my own repair.

Thanks so much mate! I met the same problem you had!

You've helped yet another person. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this!!! I have had exactly the same leaks for almost a year, it's been driving me mad! I bought 3 seals this morning and fitted them in around 10 minutes, problem completely solved!

Perfect for me as I had the exact same problem with the exact same toilet. Great video

You’re a star. Your effort is very much appreciated thank you

Really helpful as had previously received the wrong washer. Thank you

You've literally saved my Christmas from catastrophe - thank you! lol

Thank you so much, I have managed to fix this myself, had a quote from plumber £60 call out plus parts plus VAT was going to be over £120, cost me just under £10 for genuine parts, your help and advice was excellent.

Thanks for sharing, I have had the exact same problem at home with the inlet valve and the flush valve, now I know what to replace. 👍

excellent video mate, have just changed the washer 👍👍

Thank you so much for your help. Very kind of you to post this video to help others. And 170k views wow, you deserve this:)

Again had a problem and this video helped me big thank you.

Brilliant info and shown very well. Thank, I will be sorting mine this weekend 👍🏽

yes this video and instruction helped me fix my toilet very helpful. just like my toilet. i just cleaned the washers and the leak into the pan stopped!

Legend, kinda found what was wrong then watch your video 😅

just want to say a big thankyou ! after watching your video, I've order the inlet valve. thanks.

Thanks so much for this - generous, clear & utterly indispensable

THANK YOU GREAT VIDEO.

Thank you for this excellent video. I just fixed ours with a new diaphragm thing and saved I don’t know how much in plumber fees! Just wanted to let others know that the new one will be smooth, the ridges that are on the old one are caused by it compressing into the tube, that’s what causes it to fail. Thanks again.

Thank you, changed both seal and diaphragm and it worked a charm.

Thank you for the heads-up! I replace the whole inlet trying to stop a running bowl but still have the issue so it's the flush seal I need... All these fixes are cheap until you buy the wrong parts :/

Thank you!!!! Your step by step has saved me a fortune and I have fixed the problem thanks to you!!!!!🙌

amazing video you have given me the confidence to fix my own toilet x

You are brilliant young man You made my problem easy to solve Thank you thank you thank you

Thanks for sharing this clear demonstration. I wasn't confident in changing the vavle but will give it try.💋💕

Many, many thanks for a great video which gave me the confidence to change the valve seal myself 😀