I just searched "tank lever nut stuck" and saw your video. You just bailed my butt out. Thank you for this!!!
@BobsPlumbingVideos3 ай бұрын
You're very welcome, thanks for checking out the video!
@sgtbilkothe3rd3 ай бұрын
Best video on this topic on all of KZbin, thanks for your techniques and very clear explanation. Even years later you are still helping folks like me! Thanks for posting this! For some dumb reason the rental I own, built after 2005 has metal fixtures inside the toilets! Everything I ever worked on since the 80s always had plastic I am stunned at this install I have here, but your video solved it. Kudos!
@BobsPlumbingVideos3 ай бұрын
My pleasure, and thanks for checking out the video! Bob.
@naomi96643 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is the first tip they forget to mention when removing old toilet levers! Helped me out so much!
@vc7393 ай бұрын
I wish I would've watched this 2 yrs ago. 🤦♀️ The roommate snapped the arm off on the basement toilet and I tried to fix it (me trying to be Ms. Handywoman and not knowing anything about toilets) I stripped the plastic nut and couldn't get it off and basically turned it into a circle nut. I've tried several times since then and still, nothing worked. Going to get me a little saw tomorrow and carefully try that. THANK YOU!
@BobsPlumbingVideos3 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time!
@esthergutierrez56662 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. It helped me remove the plastic from the toilet handle.
@BobsPlumbingVideos2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@daveleary58305 жыл бұрын
Of course, with my fantastic luck, my handle fixture WAS tighty righty. It had a frozen nut from a fixture from the 80's, if that's a factor in the thread direction. Thanks though. I applied penetrating oil on it for a full day, put the vice grips to both sides, and I saw the threads moving out from the nut and that was enough to break the rust and I backed it off ice and easy, right to the trash bin. Thanks again!
@janicecrawley62782 жыл бұрын
Yipee! It WORKED! THANKS!!
@cashtonb57054 жыл бұрын
YOURE THE BEST BOB THANK YOU
@LennyNivar-s4w7 күн бұрын
Great video !
@BobsPlumbingVideos6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the visit
@colintimian47703 жыл бұрын
Left handed thread? I feel so silly. I have been using PB blaster for 3 days. After watching a minute of your video, I leaped out of my chair and had the handle off in 45 seconds. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I will put my cut off wheel back in the toolbox.
@BobsPlumbingVideos3 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@twizzlet43529 ай бұрын
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!
@BobsPlumbingVideos9 ай бұрын
You are so welcome! Thanks for the visit!
@joesephleon20038 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you! this nut was frozen at my rental, and i was turning it the wrong way, thankfully i didn't crack the tank.
@AutoMatters Жыл бұрын
Thank you VERY much for saying that the plastic nut that holds the toilet handle on must be turned to the RIGHT to loosen. After struggling with inadvertently tightening the four-wings (for hand-tightening) wing nut with slipjoint pliers, and breaking off two of its four wings (but somehow not cracking the toilet tank, despite having turned the plastic wing nut at least 1/4 turn TIGHTER), I watched your video and then somehow managed to turn it back the to the RIGHT, and then continue to LOOSEN and remove it. Now I will buy a new toilet handle, since it's wing nut is almost destroyed. By the way, I had been trying to remove the handle so that I could then spray the friction points with non-drip WD40, because the handle was not rotating back to its home position after flushing - so the water kept running. How should I have fixed that?
@BobsPlumbingVideos Жыл бұрын
Excellent, thanks for checking out the video!
@twizzlet43529 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!!!
@BobsPlumbingVideos9 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@darnelllewis59843 жыл бұрын
Great video
@janegarrabrant47063 жыл бұрын
Is this correct? With reverse thread, you tighten by turning counter-clockwise, and loosen by turning clockwise. Fluidmaster instructions verbatim: “REMOVE LEVER unscrew tank lever nut by twisting counter-clockwise, remove nut, and pull lever from tank” They even have a picture with an arrow showing which way to turn. “INSTALL LEVER Hand-tighten locknut clockwise” Am I crazy or are the Fluidmaster instructions WRONG?? I spent a lot of time following those instructions and finally had to hacksaw the plastic nut off. Not happy.
@BobsPlumbingVideos3 жыл бұрын
Since I've been in the trade, toilet tank levers typically are tightened counterclockwise (left) and removed clockwise (right). It's possible Fluidmaster has there own proprietary way of doing it, but I speak from experience (cracking a toilet tank) while trying trying to remove an old tank lever. Thanks for commenting.
@janegarrabrant47063 жыл бұрын
@@BobsPlumbingVideos Thanks Bob. I emailed Fluidmaster about this. They responded that I was correct (that instructions are wrong) and they would alert the “Instructions Team”. Vindication! But still, it caused a lot of frustration and wasted time. 🤷♀️
@walterm73188 жыл бұрын
Great video Bob
@BobsPlumbingVideos8 жыл бұрын
Thank You, Walter and thanks for watching.
@corrinastarr145 жыл бұрын
Need to go get myself a little saw!
@cathe0113 Жыл бұрын
Need help with replacing a toilet handle on an old Richmond toliet. I have a universal handle or lever that has the plastic nut. The metal bar corroded. I bought the same model on amazon. It now has a metal nut that makes the handle too tight to flush. I tried bending the rod that lifts up and down to face more inward . The toilet sides of the tank are not flat. It's not round. The 2 sides stick out more than the inner tank part. It's really old. I don't know which lever or handle will actually fit.
@BobsPlumbingVideos Жыл бұрын
send me some pictures. info@robertsessaplumbing.com
@tanyawersinger26935 жыл бұрын
Bob I have a wolverine handle, and it fell apart, now I am stuck with the arm thingy and the front plate piece. How do I remove the thing, it's stuck fast. Help
@BobsPlumbingVideos5 жыл бұрын
If it is in fact like the one in the video, that front chrome piece has two flats on either side. You should be able to place a channel lock pliers on it and in a clockwise direction loosen it. Be careful! Don't want to crack the tank!
@tanyawersinger26935 жыл бұрын
@@BobsPlumbingVideos thanks for the help. After watching I did manage to get it off. I held on to the threaded area in the the tank and manage to unscrew it from the outside of the tank. Miracle. I declare if I hadn't found your video I would still be at it. What is the next best handle to use on a toilet tank? I bought a cheap on at Ace Hardware, and it is cheap, Thanks.
@bobbiejoparsons94097 жыл бұрын
YaaaYYY! This is so awesome. Thank you
@BobsPlumbingVideos7 жыл бұрын
Our secret! Don't tell anyone, regards. Bob
@yuribialopez83167 жыл бұрын
Thankyou so much 😊 👍
@SunFlowersCutie3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Mine was stuck so tight, as if though someone gorilla glued it. 🤦♀️
@katherinehobbs14882 жыл бұрын
I'm going to try it ...now I have buy a saw...can I use a knife
@OCC_Plumbing_and_Restorations4 жыл бұрын
I've cracked a toilet while trying to remove an old handle and I know a few people who also did it.
@BobsPlumbingVideos4 жыл бұрын
It's a common problem!
@darleneellis50389 ай бұрын
My toilet handler don't have a chain connected to it