Replace Toilet Tank Flapper Valve

Replace Toilet Tank Flapper Valve. Or, you can replace the entire flush valve/flapper assembly with a convenient repair kit. The valve is secured with a lock nut under the tank, and a flexible tube connects the tank's overflow pipe.

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Turn the water valve off and remove the water from the tank. Move your finger around the seat rim to check for irregularities or nicks. Disconnect the bad flapper valve.

Turn off the water supply

If you hear the water continuously running in your toilet tank or if it seems to take too long to fill, most likely you need the flapper, or the flush valve seal replaced. Then, take off the top plastic cap from the fill valve and lift the old valve seal. Use the following instructions to replace your toilet's flapper. Just make sure to turn the water off to the toilet then flush the toilet to get most of the water out so you can work in the tank easily.

Depending on the age of your toilet, the flush valve can have either a rubber flapper or a tank ball assembly that controls the flow of water down into the toilet bowl during a flush.

Remove and lift the fill valve from the tank.

The kit allows you to repair a damaged flush valve drain seat so that your new flapper can make a water tight seal.

You will find a flapper over the hole.

The valve stem can occasionally be coming out of the wall or the toilet itself.

Take a look at how to repair a fill valve if this is the problem.

The first step to replacing a toilet flapper is to turn off the water.

Remove the lid on the toilet tank.

There should be a small valve on the wall or floor beneath the toilet tank.

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