How to Clean/Replace a Toilet Flapper Due to Slow Leak and Drip

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During the night I could hear a slow dripping sound from my bathroom but couldn't figure out the source. There was no water on the floor, but it was still annoying when the toilet would fill back up every 30 minutes. I thought the toilet flapper was dirty due to mineral deposits or algae, but it was a little warped and not creating a tight seal allowing water to drip out of the tank and into the toilet. Watch me go through the process of cleaning the old flapper and then replacing it with a new and better one (Kohler GP49114)

[@MyMonitor-o8e]

Might you clean all the debris from inside the tank to prevent this stuff from accumulating on the flapper seat?

[@PM-gx2bp]

Wouldn’t you want to clean the scummy interior of the toilet also? All that slime is just going to start building up again on the flapper.

[@DIYandSAVE]

Great idea!

[@tomdee3981]

Nice video. I read where you can spread plumbers grease on the flapper and seal after cleaning them and that could eliminate the problem without purchasing a new flapper.

[@Ilikewhiskey2112]

I’ve been dealing with this damn leaky toilet for years. Bought a dozen different flappers and I thought I needed a new toilet. Felt like a dummy when I watched this video. Thanks lol

[@chriscangelosi9438]

This is the only video I have seen that talks about cleaning the valve seal, after replacing my flapper I still hear water trickling and toilet fill up 30 seconds with water every half hour or so.. I bought the korky universal 2" flapper

[@aprilm6136]

Thankyou so much, I'm having that problom sonow I know how I'm going to fix it

[@no1no1655]

good info. our flappers cost $20!!! but that tank needs cleaning, and a water softener should be installed.

[@mentalistsa]

Three flappers later still leaks. Unknown what people is.

[@Cecilbags]

thanks for this! my wife and I learned how to fix this thanks to you :-)

[@deckerlogan]

Straight to the point and informative. Thanks! :)

[@sarahnhenderson]

This was very helpful, thank you! Took the flapper off to find it was pretty dirty but there was also a bubble that had formed on the rubber bit which appeared to be propping open the valve. I punctured it, reinstalled and did a food colouring dye test and voila! All fixed. Thanks again, it's always so nice not to have to buy something new if it's not totally necessary

[@MeMe-yy9fs]

This fixed my problem! Thanks.

[@hananguyen2814]

Where I can buy a blue pad to clean around the seam?

[@hananguyen2814]

A small blue scaring pad

[@weeyumzzz94]

Thanks much for posting! I had tried cleaning my flapper and it helped, but didn't completely prevent my leak. Your video showing the particles migrating to the hinge area of your original, but cleaned flapper shows me clearly that these flappers lose their shape over time.

[@Giovani25x]

What's that green button on the bottom of the white flapper ?

[@TheRoidemortetfleur]

I not an expert. :D I think it is a flapper for a slow drain. It won't close too soon. He didn't get the exact same but maybe it was designed too close slowly as well.

[@l337pwnage]

There are different colored/sized grommets that fit in there. You use that to "tune" the the toilet to flush the specific amount of water you want to use per flush. IIRC, the smaller the hole, the more water you use.

[@richardhammond5008]

Great information . Thank you .
But ... you could speak up a little bit .