Toilet Running? Basic Toilet Repair How to! What is VorMax?!?!

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In todays video we are going to be talking about basic toilet repair. We have an American Standard VorMax toilet that has been running for a while. We have also had issues with the valve not working correctly. I did the math and we are wasting about 500 gallons of our water each month just on this one toilet alone. So we really needed to fix it.
We not only replaced the gaskets for the VorMax toilet, but we also replaced the fill valve and adjusted the flappers a bit as well. It was a simple process that any diy’er could do. Below are links to all the products we used and some tools that would be helpful!
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Vormax Seal: amzn.to/3lR7dCm
Vormax Flapper: amzn.to/2ZnUrUw
Pipe Wrench: amzn.to/3u0Jof4

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@LaceyFamilyFarm 3 года назад

Hey yall! Here are the links again to the stuff we used in the video in case you guys need them too! Valve: amzn.to/3u2srkn Vormax Seal: amzn.to/3lR7dCm Vormax Flapper: amzn.to/2ZnUrUw Pipe Wrench: amzn.to/3u0Jof4

@BallPythonPassion Год назад

I'm glad I found this video. Instead of replacing the entire set I'm just going to replace my flappers and keep the kit put up for now 👍

@LaceyFamilyFarm Год назад

So glad we could help!

@BallPythonPassion Год назад

@@LaceyFamilyFarm I already ordered the kit from Lowes, so like I said I'll keep it for back up. My thing is that those flappers are so limber. You can barely touch one and it will bend. Seems like a money racket to me 🤔

@equuslover86 9 месяцев назад

Glad I found this video. I have this exact tank and could not be sure of what to buy to fix it. Thanks!

@LaceyFamilyFarm 9 месяцев назад

Glad we could help!

@groundhog7652 2 года назад

My first Vormax worked so well I got 3 more for our lake cottage, upstairs, and back yard cottage. Been 4 years or so and they still work like new. Oh, had to fix the lake cottage one by putting a red and white fishing float on one of the flappers so it would stay up longer.

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Lol! I love ours! It just works..

@NoblesTx 2 года назад

My first thought was two flappers means twice the amount of problems..

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

It could. From my understanding this toilet has been here for about 10 years though and this was the first issue

@SkiBumMSP Год назад

I have the identical toilet and over the past week, I noticed it developed a slow leak and was running intermittently (so-called "ghost flush"). I tried washing the silicon seals on the flapper with soap and water and it helped a bit (does not leak as quickly). I figured, being silicon, it should not really degrade like rubber did on the old toilet I had before I replaced it with this one (the tank eventually cracked on the old toilet), so did not think it should actually be replaced. Oh well, might as well replace the damn thing and see if it works. There is a very nice video on the American Standard site that shows exactly how to replace the flapper on these VorMax toilets.

@88888gerald 2 года назад

the fill valve might not be bad...you had already shut the water off..

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Yeah it actually was bad, I had to replace that after the fact as well. How did you know? Ha ha

@dmc31405 2 года назад

A small plastic bucket, used coffee canister, or trash can comes in handy for catching that water that comes out when you pull that water fill valve.

@ermannodangelo1062 Месяц назад

The little tube doesn’t fill the tank it rinses the toilet, and water isn’t coming in when you pressed on float is because you just turned off the water.

@minnesotaopinion2833 Год назад

Mine leaked from day one. Just the same issue

@jcazares5013 2 года назад

@1:48 He says it should be filling up with water and its not . Bro You shut the water off !! 🤣

@Dowan_Gim 3 года назад

Thank you for video.

@LaceyFamilyFarm 3 года назад

Of course!!! I’m glad you liked it! Thank you for the view!

@macsdrainplumbing131 Год назад

Why have one leaky flapper, when you can have 2?? Brilliant!!

@LaceyFamilyFarm Год назад

Hey I didn’t design it. Lol. I also didn’t pick it for our house, that’s just what was here when we bought it. Lol

@JustinMaines Год назад

How did you know that it was the black flapper leaking?

@LaceyFamilyFarm Год назад

Mostly just process of elimination.

@TheCrazycranes 2 года назад

I have same toilet. My problem is it doesnt flush like it did when new I have to hold flush lever down until its all flushed. When new you pushed the lever down and let it go with a nice swirling flush. Called company they said something about priming? Any ideas? Thanks

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Have you replaced everything in the tank area? Filler, flappers and flapper assembly?

@TheCrazycranes 2 года назад

@@LaceyFamilyFarm I have the parts from American Standard but instructions are ridiculous , have only one toilet scared to not have it working lol if I mess up ..and I am mechanically inclined .its got a 10 yr warranty trying to get whole thing replaced

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Yea. If I’m you still have it under warranty then do that for sure. That is easiest. These toilets are not the easiest to work on. It’s not like they used to be. I did find that if you are replacing everything in the tank, it’s not toooo bad. If you need any more help, shoot me an email at laceyfamilyfarms@gmail.com and I would be happy to help however I can

@TheCrazycranes 2 года назад

@@LaceyFamilyFarm Thanks ......waiting to hear from the company they wanted pic of the toilet since I dont have receipt or owners manual. Your video really did help me understand it better though a lot more than the ridiculous instructions

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

@@TheCrazycranes good deal! I’m so glad! I hope American standard treats you well. They did for me. I once had to get the tank cover replaced and they were super hard to find, until I called them and they replaced it for free.

@heyitsthatoneguy91 Год назад

Thank the EPA. Luckily they finally got checked. We had great toilets. Now they try to engineer around a lack of water. I tell people as long as they flush well, hang on to the old toilets.

@LaceyFamilyFarm Год назад

Yes. Old toilets are so much better. The new ones can just be a pain most of the time

@gosman949 Год назад

The Kohlers and Totos should be less trouble.

@LaceyFamilyFarm Год назад

Agreed. This is just what I happen to have here

@bt5252 2 года назад

Informative video, but I don’t know how your toilet even works without the float on the rim valve. You’re allowing the valve to close prematurely and not allowing sufficient water to the rim.

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

I guess I’m confused by your question. The float is on the stand that the filler valve is on. I’m sorry I am not a plumber so I’m a little confused

@mikerodriguez8574 Год назад

He is asking about the black sponge you took off. It’s designed to keep the flapper open until the water level drops enough to close. Without the floater it closes prematurely.

@chessman70 2 года назад

The toilet has never worked right since we bought it absolutely junk.

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

yea unfortunately they can be a pain in the rear to get working correctly somtimes. but when they do its nice to have.

@chessman70 2 года назад

@@LaceyFamilyFarm what did you do to make it work right?

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

@@chessman70 we replaced everything in the tank, including the seals, flapper assembly and float assembly. So basically everything was new in the tank.

@chessman70 2 года назад

Since you replaced everything have you had any problems ever since?

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

Nope. Nothing yet and it’s been a number of months. Thankfully. But now that I said that I’m probably going to get home and have my bathroom flooded. Lol.

@tiffanyrudolph2686 Год назад

This company replaced my fill valve after 1 phone call. They warranty all their products. Idk why folks are buying them out of pocket?

@LaceyFamilyFarm Год назад

Yeah, who knows. They did the same for me, they were awesome.

@darrells56 2 года назад

that final flush lasted less than 2.5 seconds , there is no way that would even clear a bowl of urine let alone anything else . just call a spade a spade , these toilets are junk

@LaceyFamilyFarm 2 года назад

We haven’t had any issues since we replaced the parts in the toilet. None at all. It’s a fast flush, but because of the two flappers there’s more water in that short flush than normal.

@gregrickwhitaker7672 9 месяцев назад

Ugh why not just put a small bucket to catch water or get shop and empty tank 😂

@LaceyFamilyFarm 9 месяцев назад

I could have but that would have been too easy. Lol

@rhynes Год назад

call American Standard, the Vortex have 10 year warranty and will ship out replacement flapper seals for free. I didnt need proof of purchase or anything as they are expecting your call, as these all fail! Terrible design.