how to fix a running toilet - Kohler Silent Fill Valve Replacement

How to fix a running kohler toilet by replacing the silent fill valve.
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[@12345682900]

Awesome! Great video WITHOUT 45 minutes of back-stories, useless chatter or funky camera angles! This is how ALL tutorial videos should be produced, thanks again.

[@KyleMerl]

@@12345682900 thank you! That stuff drives me nuts too. And recipe websites... I don't want to scroll through their life story and 75 ads... just get to the recipe!

[@martirherrera9043]

Thanks for that video. It’s short, to the point, and easy to follow.

[@rick4628]

Thank you very much Mr. Merl. You made what started as a bad day a good day. The box said there was detailed instructions inside but there wasn't any instructions. I searched for the Kohler parts on KZbin and by great luck, I found your video. I'm an accountant by trade and far from mechanically inclined. Your video saved me from spilling water all over my bathroom floor and allowed me to complete the task in 10 minutes (When I purchase furniture that requires assembly, if it says it will take 2 hours based on history it usually takes me 2 days so the 10 minutes is amazing). Thanks again!

[@KyleMerl]

Im glad my video was able to help you! No one ever wants to work on their toilet so I think should be as quick and painless as possible.

[@cmaywuwei]

Thank you so much! I didn't need to wait for my husband to do this. I just bought the part & fixed it myself!

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it helped!

[@DougW-tj7xp]

Thanks very much.....your use of a bucket rather than a previous video I looked at showing SCOOPING OUT and SOPPING UP WITH A TOWEL is a lot easier and quicker method ........ I am not a handy person but this gives me some confidence......

[@KyleMerl]

Lol, yea that sounds unneccessarily tedious! It's a pretty simple and straightforward job, just make sure you dont overtighten things when u put it all back together again.

[@TigerInTheWoods]

I just replaced my Kohler fill valve today after watching your video. It's been awhile since it was noisy and leaking my fill valve. I was afraid to replace before because plumbing is kind of difficult to do. Also plumbers are charging like 120 bucks and sometimes they don't wanna do small job. Thanks for sharing this video...

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it helped!

[@boxerj]

Thank you! Just received the part from Amazon, and after watching your video it took all of 5 minutes to swap it out. The running toile5 is no more!

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it helped!

[@NancyBlagg]

Thank you so much! The instructions that came with the replacement valve were daunting, but you made it a breeze! Saved my calling a plumber for an easy fix.

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it helped!

[@cathyk9120]

Thank you! Great video. I was able to do this in 45 minutes. It'd be shorter if I didn't have to struggle removing the nut from the water supply line. After that, it was quick! When I replaced the tip and hose, I noticed water was leaking too (like you mentioned in the video). I decided to use the original hose which seems to have more of a grip and less leakage. Do you think it is ok to have some water leak from the tip?

[@KyleMerl]

@@cathyk9120 it's best to not have any leakage there. I think i had to just push it on harder. As long as if it's only leaking when the tank is filling then it's not the end of the world but I'd try to get it to stop.

[@cathyk9120]

@@KyleMerl Thanks Kyle! When I pushed it in harder (at least 4 times), the drip/leak was much less especially with the old beige hose which has a much stronger grip than the new black one. Yes, only dripping when tank is filling. Perhaps I need to get another fill valve? Maybe it's defective? I'll call Kohler in the morning and see what they say too?

[@KyleMerl]

@@cathyk9120 i think for me the leak was that the plastic tip wasn't pushed in the whole way and not so much the hose. Did you double check that?

[@cathyk9120]

@@KyleMerl Yeah, pushed the tip in (without hose) all the way in/as much as possible and still dripping. For you, there's no dripping on your end at all? At certain angle, it looks fine but when I dry it, I notice a bit of a drip towards the back. I'll keep you posted but thanks again for an awesome video! It made me feel I could do it and I did :)

[@philipiimacedon8299]

Watching a video is always the best way to understand. Thank you!

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it was helpful!

[@djbthunder]

Thanks for this video. I change the gasket and toilet was still running. Changed this and now toilet is working normal again

[@KyleMerl]

Awesome! Glad I was able to help!

[@ryanh1]

Thanks for this video! Finally was able to replace a broken toilet for my parent's that they haven't fixed since I moved out many years ago haha.

[@KyleMerl]

Haha it's funny how people learn to live with things, isn't it? Glad the video helped ya!

[@NYCRocks]

Thank you, I used this video to replace my Kohler Valve! Awesome!

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it helped!

[@bichonfrisemaltesechannel2016]

Thanks for showing how to adjust the height compared to the old valve stem

[@KyleMerl]

You're welcome!

[@gparsons320]

Thanks for the video! After watching this video we were able to replace the fill valve without problem. The toilet is back to normal now.

[@KyleMerl]

I'm glad it helped!

[@derickthe225gurilla2]

Thanks brother simple quick and straight to the point

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it helped ya

[@Helmuesi911]

Yo man.. did you use a cooking pot from the kitchen to drain the tank?

[@KyleMerl]

Yep. Gives chicken soup a little extra flavor

[@owner617]

Thanks!! This is very useful with changing mine out today!

[@KyleMerl]

Glad it helped!

[@seacat55]

Thanks Kyle!! This was video was very helpful and PERFECTLY DONE!!

[@KyleMerl]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful

[@MrFunnyface2]

Just changed mine thanks to you !!

[@KyleMerl]

Glad my video helped you!

[@debbievalente8302]

Super helpful, thank you so much!!!!

[@KyleMerl]

You're welcome. Glad it helped!

[@lou196t]

Thanks and yes I did find this useful. Now I’m going to replace mine.👍

[@daberry9159]

How you take it out from the tank. Mines seem stuck even tho i un hooked it from bottom

[@KyleMerl]

@@daberry9159 for mine I just needed to u screw it at the bottom of the tank and it came right out.

[@marilyn6068]

After the tank filled and stopped......was there to be water up in the canister or should it be empty? Thanks

[@KyleMerl]

The tank fills up. If you're talking about the black part in the middle of the tank, i dont believe there was water in there.

[@anthonymartin5466]

Short and sweet video, many thanks !

[@KyleMerl]

Hope it helped ya!

[@MysterInfinity]

This is the second one for the basement bat. kzbin.infoUgkxOuLt8IL_GxhhaK8DBuKEL-zV0UJVpWZn , works great

[@vchang9726]

Thank you!

[@KyleMerl]

You're welcome!

[@matthewhumphrey7510]

Great video ,quick! Not talking to a fifth grader. Lol I appreciate it big time

[@KyleMerl]

Hope it helps!

[@ptinio2]

Thanks!

[@garygoldstein6023]

Appreciate your help

[@adamluirette-jq9rg]

Thanks man, super useful

[@insecurewalrus]

Thanks! Helpful.

[@rvandermark]

thank you, thank you!

[@D1G1TALSYNAPS3]

Thank you so much!

[@KyleMerl]

You're welcome!

[@raw_si_siht]

Salutations and thanks. Appreciate the video.

[@pimpin42623]

Is the valve adjustable? My moms tank keeps running unless i pull thw valve up a little when its full ?? Anyone that can help is appreciated

[@KyleMerl]

Yep I believe you have to twist it to adjust the height. At least that's what I had to do with mine

[@kthewhite7453]

I literally just fixed this issue 2 mins ago with our brand new toilet. If you remove the cover for the floater arm, you'll see a pin that most likely isn't aligned properly in it's holes which creates friction so the arm can't go up all the way. I took pliers and yanked the pin out then realigned it properly and voila! It's fixed. No more friction on the floater arm so it fully rises now :)

[@KyleMerl]

@@kthewhite7453 thanks for sharing that! That's annoying that you had to do that with a new toilet though.

[@NWF_Plumbing]

Nice one get the korky fill valve

[@brianbond3365]

I wonder if his wife knows he uses the cooking pot to collect toilet water?

[@KyleMerl]

It gives chicken soup a unique flavor

[@BeansBrown22]

@@KyleMerl “a bit nutty” - Austin Powers

[@ubermacv2]

Thank you! This helped!

[@KyleMerl]

glad I could help!

[@iisaiah1214]

Thank you

[@KyleMerl]

@@iisaiah1214 you're welcome!

[@bead14u]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@CatherineKimport]

I twist mine to try and match the height and nothing happens. The two parts turn but the height doesn’t change

[@KyleMerl]

hmmm. if it's a Kohler it could be a defective part. If it's a different brand it might have a different way for adjusting the height. make sure you're turning the bottom part clockwise and maybe pull on it a little bit as you do it... not a lot but just a little.

[@derickthe225gurilla2]

Good job 👏

[@othaVada]

Awesome Video!

[@KyleMerl]

Thanks!

[@guymandudely324]

And now your toilet will fill 50% more slowly because of that gray valve you put on. I don't understand Kohler's logic of filling the tank more slowly as a 'water savings' measure. How does that work?

[@KyleMerl]

Yea I'm not sure what the purpose of those are... I just made sure to match it to whatever the original was. In general I think all of these water saving appliances are annoying because none of them work as well. And how much money is it really saving us?

[@guymandudely324]

@@KyleMerl Money saving = zero. I live alone but if I had to share a toilet with three other people, I think life would be stressful waiting extra minutes for the tank to fill. So I guess the purpose of the flow regulator is to make life more frustrating, right?

[@KyleMerl]

But at least its quiet 😄

[@guymandudely324]

@@KyleMerl Yes, I noticed that, too.

[@StephenLobato]

thanks!

[@jorozco9160]

That's gonna be some tasty soup 😂

[@KyleMerl]

It's the family secret ingredient, don't tell anyone

[@frankthetank1369]

He was twisting the old one.

[@andrewhutcheson2388]

Good soup

[@KyleMerl]

People often ask me what the secret ingredient is

[@howardbookbinder996]

maybe a little talk???

[@KyleMerl]

I did talk in the video a little but the audio sucked. I need to invest in a proper mic so I can capture audio better. If you're unclear with anything tho feel free to ask and I'll try my best to answer!

[@lds5541]

😅😅😂 dude, your going to help people damage their flooring. There are easier ways. PAY YOUR PlUMBER! Or pay the ultimate price. I have seen somebody cause $18,000.00 USD in damage from a little toilet part, that ruined a hardwood floor.

[@KyleMerl]

No flooring was harmed in the making of this video.

[@lds5541]

@KyleMerl I understand, 👍 but your just giving out the recipe!

[@vincestahl3554]

Helpful, thank you.

[@erickajackson5971]

Thanks so much!