Thank you. have been pouring water in the tank...terrified of breaking the tank or some other disaster for 3 weeks. K just did the job!!!! i'm 78 and been in a foot cast for 6 weeks after bone graft surgery. Not up to getting on the floor.....used a little wrench on the botton "nuts" so I was blind....screwdriver in the top.....accomplished the thing! no leaks!!! tested by wrapping paper towel around the screws where they came out thru the bottom of the toilet..... YAY! THANKS.
Okay so I watched a whole lot of videos and I found your video and your video got me where my tank don't leak no more it's fixed thank you I will give you a thumbs up
Now I don't have to listen to my son telling me there's water on his floor. I took the tank outside to flush it out, full of rust from the last 20 years. It was about 90 degrees outside, and it kept raining, but it still took me less than an hour to replace it all. Call a plumber? Not a chance! DIY!
Broooo...I really appreciate this. You are the firat video that I found with the tank bowl gasket that I have out of at least 10 or 20 videos. Thank you so much my guy!!!!
Roto Rooter just quoted me $970 and all I needed to do was replace the existing parts with the Hyper Tough Toilet Tank to Bowl Bolt and Gasket Kit for $4.66 at Wal-Mart. Thank you very much God bless 🙏
Glad I stopped to watch this before finishing my job. I put the washers in the tank on top of the gasket. Was wondering why it needed both bolts and wing nuts lol.
Thank you! Had to end up sawing off because the nut on the bolt was rotted and not budging. The bolt head was also rotted and gave me no grip. Always expect things to not turn out your way haha 😅
Removing the old tank bolts is never that easy. I had to saw through mine, because the standard screwdriver slot eroded somewhat and it would just spin. I used a long metal blade on the sawzall.
Basic stuff until you find the bolts and nuts are unable to come loose at all. Folks that put it in before must not have used metal washers underneath.
Probably depends on the specific toilet. Those were the directions for this toilet. If there is room for it, I would definitely put one on the bottom of the tank as well.
Replaced bolts on mine and reinstalled twice, could not get the leaking to stop, found out the flush valve mechanism was not actually installed properly from the factory and that’s what was leaking.
You need to drink more milk brother. Just kidding. But when you do get them out, be sure replace them with stainless steel bolts, so they don’t rust stuck again in the future.
Easy to install, ru-vid.comUgkxjA-hDN2m8_mi0Dg0JD8U6QiArozIAc4I and comfortable. No idea what other people were talking about when they said it was difficult to install or uncomfortable.
Lol! I’ll definitely remember that in case I have the opportunity to do it in the future. And I’m pretty sure I will. I have a tank video planned… Thanks!
Easy to install, ru-vid.comUgkxjA-hDN2m8_mi0Dg0JD8U6QiArozIAc4I and comfortable. No idea what other people were talking about when they said it was difficult to install or uncomfortable.
WHATEVER YOU DO DONT USE A GOOD HIGH QUALITY BRASS OR STAINLESS STEEL BOLT SET. YOU OBVIOSLY ALLREADY HAD THIS APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER BEFORE SHOOTING THIS VIDEO. THE CHEAP SET THAT YOU USED WILL BE CORRODED IN 2 MONTHS., A PLUMBER WILL CHARGE A MINIMUM OF $300 . A GOOD BOLT SET IS $13. if you trully cant aford a $13 bolt set ,you should just use a bucket.
I cracked my 4140 tank on American Standard toilet. I can’t find this tank assuming it’s not made anymore. Can I put a newer style tank on this and will it work or is time for a whole new toilet? Thanks.
Hi, It May be possible to install a different tank if all of the holes line up. However, even if the mounting holes line up, the tank is not designed for that specific bowl. It may wobble or leak. In that situation, I would personally buy a new toilet so the bowl and tank are designed to work together with no issues.
@@HowtoandReviewsOfficial: I figured that’s where I’m at with this. Thanks for confirming. Thanks so much for having the courtesy to reply and your help! And I’m now a subscriber to your channel.
Thanks for the video. I didn't even realize I had a leak until I noticed a stain on the cieling.in the room below. When I saw that it was coming from between the tank and bowl, I figured I would need to call a plumber since I have only done simple things in the past,, like changing the rubber plunger or a broken handle. But after seeing your video, I decided to give it a try myself. Will be heading out to Home Depot tomorrow morning.
Why was it necessary, IF just replacing tank bolts, to remove the tank? Yes, it can be a good time to replace the tank bowl gasket, but one doesn't need to do so unless leaking.
I’m nervous doing this for the first time and I’m not sure I’m doing it right. But I noticed your inside tank is yellow looking if you want to clear that up, get you a container of citric acid used for canning ,sprinkle a cup full in the tank and let it sit overnight, and you will be amazed at how clean it is the next morning.
thank you so much for this amazing tutorial :DD Unfortunately i messed up somewhere along the way and there is a slight leak, do i need to take it apart again to fix it.. or is there a simpler way of going about it?
Sorry you’re experiencing a leak! First, were the surfaces cleaned up so the rubber washer will make a good seal? If so, I would tighten the nuts a little bit to try to get them to seal. If slightly tightening them doesn’t work, I would take it apart and look for the problem. Be sure not to overtighten and crack the porcelain. Just get the nuts snug and the rubber washers will seal.. Not crazy tight.
I had to replace my rubber valve seal after 16 years of toilet use to stop it from hissing. However, I'm noticing afterwards that lots of little black rubber pieces are floating around in the water inside the tank. Will my new rubber valve seal will be damaged again soon if I don't clean all that out?
Thanks for your help These are my problems I kept trying all different ways to fix the leak on toilet tank bolts after I replaced it with a new one but it keeps on leaking I bought a new toilet until I saw your video. Thanks again greatly appreciated.
I made the mistake of putting the metal washer and rubber washer inside the tank. The rubber washer was against the porcelain and the metal washer was on top of that. The metal washer caused a leak that took me (literally) years to fix. It didn't leak constantly. Sometimes it would leak for a while and then not at all for months. Wish I had watched this video a long time ago!
You screwed up. A metal washer and porcelain are not supposed to touch. A rubber washer goes on the outside also and then the steel one. Please take this video down.
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I have "heard" about those things.......... Can't get my mind around how that thing will work with a #2 visit????? Thanks but "NO THANKS" for me !!!!!!😂
My hardware store did not have the new kit that you show here. My Ace Hardware only had Gorky kits for my 16 year old original 3 inch toilet. Standard size is 2 inch and they had an Ace version in that size. But not 3 inch. But in both versions, they only had the stripped-down version of the kits, which is the same hardware that I am replacing, which is only one rubber washer for inside of the bowl, and a metal washer for the bottom outside the toilet. There are no kits at the local hardware that have the extra hardware between the tank and the toilet that you show in the video. Also, the hardware kits have a regular nut hex nut on the outside bottom of the tank, same as what I currently had. What I'm saying is that the kits at the hardware store does not have the extra washer and nut below the tank but before the toilet like you show in this video. Plus, the kit also doesn't have the additional rubber washer to attach below the toilet. they only have the metal washer. First thing, when at the store, I bought wing nuts to use instead of regular hex nuts in the kit. That is thanks to your video!!! It is MUCH easier to use wing nuts when attaching the tank to the toilet. Be sure to buy wing nuts!! The tricky part for me was the new gasket between the tank and toilet. That gasket is really thick in the new kit compared to the old worn out gasket. It is loose and wiggles like crazy when you put the tank back on to the top of the toilet. I thought I had the wrong gasket/kit because it was loose and when you tighten the tank back on you have to be really slow and careful when doing this so that it goes on evenly!! This is where I was SO happy that I bought the Wing Nuts to replace the hex nuts in the kit - Thanks to watching your video!! I can't imagine trying to do this upside down with a ratchet. The bottom line is this. My local hardware store did not have the kit like in this video. It doesn't have any of the pieces in the kit that I discussed above. You can get by, I think, without those extra pieces between the tank and the toilet because my old leaky kit didn't have them. Plus, the kit I bought had the big rubber replacement gasket for between the toilet and tank, and the one is this video did not. But, as I have stressed here, the hardware store kits do not have wing nuts and so be sure to buy them. They are like 50 cents each. And when you are trying to attach the tank back on to the toilet, it is not easy to do and keep it going on level and balanced if you have to try and use an upside down ratchet/socket with a hex nut!!! Good luck with that! Buy 4 wing nuts and do it by hand. They don't need to be tightened tight with a socket wrench, just do it tightened by hand. Thanks for the video!
Great point about the wing nuts! They definitely make it easier and are worth buying separate to speed things up, especially if there is not good access with a wrench!
