3 Cheap and Easy Toilet Fixes | Popular Mechanics

The way a toilet works is a mystery to most people. But like many mysteries, a closer examination may reveal that the toilet isn’t really very mysterious at all. In fact, this device is ingeniously simple in both design and function.

Mostly likely, you’ll be dealing with a gravity-fed toilet—and luckily, nearly all of your problems can be traced to three parts: the fill valve, the flapper, and the tank lever. Familiarize yourself with this trio of hardworking parts and you’ll be able to fix most toilet failures without calling a plumber.

0:00 Introduction
0:27 How to replace the fill valve
3:51 How to replace the flapper
4:51 How to replace the tank lever
5:57 Outro

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[Tallthing]

Is it always okay/advised to replace an original ball float set up with this newer design???

[romeroromero]

What about changing the post in the middle of the tank that the flapper valve attaches to?
One of the plastic hook-arms on the side of mine is broken and I have it jury-rigged right now.
Is there a simple way to fix that as well?

[TomSmith-srbr]

Lol. Try this on an old toilet with old parts. Good luck with that.

[timothyreisenauer]

WHAT IS THE USE OF THE ROLLER CLAMP and how do you adjust it?