I used this video as a guide. Replacement PN's for Santa Rosa toilet: Handle 87115-CP (Left placement), flush valve 87998, and fill valve 1138930. I suggest using silicone plumber grease on the flush valve gasket covering inside and top and bottom as well as the valve body where the ring resides. This will help a lot to get it to turn - be sure to remove the flapper valve when installing into the toilet. Also, make sure the are around that triangle is clean so that there is nothing to cause resistance. GOOD LUCK.
I just did this same install with a genuine replacement Kohler part. IT WAS SOOO DIFFICULT!!! I'm extremely handy. Can build a house. My particular toilet barely can fit this part in. Let alone actually grip it or turn it. The gasket was so tough to compress and the very inconsiderate people that designed this part never thought about the people who'd be installing it so they didn't bother to put any points on it for gripping with your hands, or a wrench, or anything at all for that matter. After 2 hours of getting very frustrated (and after trying lube and soap such for helping) I finally grabbed an oil filter wrench. The type that is all metal and grips like pliers but has the rounded mouth for an automotive oil filter. At first I gripped it but was afraid I was damaging the plastic near where the flapper sits. Finally I gripped the base of the vent area, and was able to twist it slow bits at a time. What a headache!!
Same. After great effort, I got it about 85% of the way and then it just stopped. Nothing on Earth is moving that thing any further. Ironically, it looks like the factory-installed valve in this video was also turned incompletely, so uh… What I can say, is that this video makes an extremely difficult task seem trivial, and it’s still a mystery why.
Not sure what to say. I changed the valves in all three of my toilets and they all acted the same and have functioned well and not leaked since. Thanks for the comments.
@@aaronsrose My only guess is that I did not lube the gasket correctly. For what it's worth, the toilet is operating perfectly, as I would expect for how tight the valve is even at an incomplete turn. Thank you for your video - honestly, the best source of info for this part on the Internet.
I had the same problem, but solved it: I coated the top and bottom of the gasket with auto axle grease, and installed it by pressing down while turning, and it went right in. No sign of grease in the toilet bowl.
J-ME I agree with everything you said. Thank you for these comments. Now I know I’m not the only one! I bought this house five years ago and have yet to be able to get this part installed properly. The second plumber worked on it last week, but it continues to drip into the bowl and refill every half hour. I’m going to try the things you have suggested. It definitely is NOT user friendly
Thank you for that helpful video. I notice that the instructions just say “remove the flush valve” without telling you that you have to twist it first. My rubber ring was complete goo after 15 years of service.
Wow. How easy you press the flush valve in!!! I noticed mine the old one they used some kind of white silicone between the gasket and the hole. Hmmmm. It worked for many yrs.
The French translation is the most hilarious text I ever read....if this is a Google job, I cannot imagine the damage they make when translating more serious subject matters!!
Try to use a good compatible oring grease when reinstalling. Some folks have reported having a seriously difficult time twisting the new flapper assembly into place. Thanks!
@@aaronsrose I just converted to the flopper valve. I found that I had the larger triangular hole version and the smaller gasket version of the flopper valve. It just barely covers the hole but not completely. The right canister version should be here Monday. I ordered it several hours before the flopper but the flopper got here first. Using the "O" ring lube all over the gasket and valve helps a lot. I also learned that lifting the canister a bit makes removing the center stalk much easier.
It's a military spec oring lube I got out of a trash can years ago. Not available to the public. I'd suggest a silicone or light lithium grease. I'd wager a light smear of cooking oil would work as well and then nothing petroleum based would potentially end up in the water system. Thanks!
Sure. These are the parts that fit my units: www.amazon.com/dp/B00562D0L8/?ref=exp_aaronrose_dp_vv_d www.amazon.com/dp/B003MH314U/?ref=exp_aaronrose_dp_vv_d The fill valves are important. There are different colors, gray or black. This is the gray one. It may not fit where the black one does, I think. Thanks!
Great video. I had no idea how to disassemble the drain valve from my Kohler one-piece toilet. You just have to twist it! Do you have to use a genuine Kohler part? Isn't there a generic version?
Thanks! Given the way they mount I didn't look for alternatives to the OEM parts. In my opinion, the parts weren't terribly expensive in the grand scheme of what the commode cost new so it was easier to get the OEM parts that I knew would fit.
THESE Gasket Seals are a HUGE pain in the ass to put in.. You can't compress the Seal enough to get the triangular circle pieces under the tank to rotate tight. VERY FRUSTRATING
