TOILET FILLS TOO SLOW!!...3 QUICK AND EASY FIXES!
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- TOILET FILLS TOO SLOW!!...3 QUICK AND EASY FIXES! Sometimes a fluidmaster fill valve just needs took apart and cleaned. Toilet fill valve replacement needed? Toilet tank not filling up with water or toilet tank filling slowly try this first. Subscribe here :ruclips.net/user/ThatFixItGu...
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Mine is slow to trigger the refill for 5-10 seconds. I am going to try tip#1 to clean and unclog any calcium deposit first.
Thanks
Let me know how it worked for you.
The best and simple explanations I have ever seen!!!! Easy to follow. Thank you, That Fix it Guy!
Your welcome! Thank you for the kind words! I hope we can help again.
You are the Man!!!!!!!! Tip #1 took the toilet from a 1:56 min refill to a 0:48 sec refill. Well done Fix It Guy
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#3 was the one for me. Everyone else I saw only showed #1. Thanks for the help!
You are *THE MAN*
I bought a new American Standard toilet and the rubber plug was extremely restrictive! I removed it and now I'm getting very fast fills. Thank you!
Wonderful video Brian! Clear, great video quality, and to the point. Thanks.
You saved me man! Worked like a charm.
Glad I ran into your video. Right away, I went for number 1, and it worked like magic. Appreciate it! Subscribed.
Thank you! Step 3 did the trick. Very easy to follow step by step
Thanks for this excellent video. Had the exact same FluidMaster components… and it was your Step 3 that helped me diagnose my problem. When I finally (after much struggle) pulled out that gray spiral rubber piece (that controls water pressure), I discovered it was badly ripped and split in two spots! I still cleaned it up and stuck it back in but, as I expected, the slow refill problem persisied. So for $24 I just bought and installed a new fill valve component and BINGO! Problem solved & refills like a champ now. Thank you!!!! 🎉
where did you buy?
This fixed my toilet in minutes with no tools! Thank you!
Super clear and excellent tutorial 👌. Thanks.
Thank you so much for this video! First solution worked for me, easy-peasy to fix and everything is good again!
Thank you for the excellent video. Method number 1 resolved my problem. No idea how all that gunk go stuck in the valve, but once I cleaned it out the toiled filled quickly and all is back to normal. Keep up the good videos!
Thanks! Instructions worked really well.
Worked perfectly. Thx!
Awesome! These are new to me even though I've dealt with this issue the whole time I've lived in this rental. (7 1/2 years, but the place is being sold.) Thanks! I'm happy to have found your channel!!
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OMGEE…..this worked! Thank you SO MUCH!!!!
Thank you so much. I just installed a new fluid master but it wouldn’t refill until I took the top off and put it back on. Now it’s working great.
I rent, tank just started not to fill. Female with confidence here!!!! I will try these great instructions. Thanku 🥳🏆
Exactly my problem after I had clean the inside of my tank started to have issue. thank you, you are awesome!
Dude you saved me at least 100$ on a plumber!! The first try fixed my issue!!
It was taking 30 min to fully refill, now back to 30 secs like before!
Thank youu
Thank you so much for showing all these tricks, we are able to fix our toilet. It was the problem for rubber piece underneath the tank. Thanks 🙏🏻 again
Thank you for your expertise. Did it and will keep an eye on it
Tip #3 the corkscrew type restrictor.... Do you know where or how to get another one? Maybe a part #..... Great video.
Nice. I knew about the first 2 things to check, but this is the first time learning about the rubber restrictor in the tube.
Firstly, thanks for the great tutorial it helped immensely! My water flow was restricted by a Fill Valve Seal. It cost $2.98 at HD. I would have never thought to replace it without your video. Hopefully, my little tip may help someone else.
Oh it will. All these little things help so much. Thank tou
So isnt the water supposed to go through the rubber tube to fill that other tube? Lol. I got water coming but it doesn’t go through the small transfer tube. Idk the lingo😩
Very helpful.
Great video Brian very informative. Fluid Master is hard to beat. Hope you and the family have a great weekend 👍
So true Britt. I’m fixin to do a complete explanation of a fluid master fill valve. The are great! Hope your weekend is great as well!
The fix it guy showed me how to fix the water supply problem. The 3rd method worked fro me. I did not replaced the rubber part. It works great! Other guys only showed one way. This guy told it 2 steps farther thank goodness.
Thank you for making this
Hey that fix a guy great video your video help me solve a problem I had with my toilet and I was able to fix it from your video just wanted to give you props man to keep doing videos you never know who you helping in the world so thank you man
Thank you for this video!!! We built a barndominium with well water. There was debris from the new well in the rubber piece under the tank. I now have a toilet that doesn’t take 15 minutes to fill. 😊
Dude that was exactly what I was looking for! Thank You :)
So glad this could help you out.
Great video! Saved me a trip to the hardware store. Done tip 1, still no water. Tip 2 was kinda unfeasible due to stiff pex tubing. Tip 3 went to pull and couldn't get it. So I pulled the whole valve. Found it completely stopped up with calcium. Cleaned it, reinstalled and went back to tip 1 because I could see the calcium hung up in there. Poof! Everything works like it should now. Thanks to That Fix It Guy! 👍👍 🙌👊
Thanks! Watched your first video which only had step 1 but didn’t work. However step 2&3 combined did the trick! Awesome!
Awesome! So glad this helped you out. Please share your experience and help us grow.
Thanks. Its a nice video for troubleshooting
Great video as always! Thanks for the great info!
Your welcome!
My problem is the rubber plug inside the fill valve tube. The problem is to find the name of the plug and where to find a replacement for it. Can't find it in the local Home Depot or Lowe's. I sent an email to FluidMaster tech support if they can help. But if you know the name of the plug and better if you know where to find them, I would apprciate it.
thank you for the video. fixed mine! Our commode had a filter in place of the spiral. Found a lot of sediment in it. cleaned and working perfectly now. might need to add some filter to the tank as more sediment enters the pipeline as we have switched the source to the well from council supply
Great video! You were exactly right about that large threaded water governor in the water inlet under the tank. I *never* would have known to look there! On my toilet, this piece looked all chewed up and chunks were clogging the pipe to the valve. I took the valve off the top and blew water down until no more chunks came out of the water inlet. I will visit the hardware store tomorrow to get a replacement. Keep up the good work!
Update: Apparently that water flow governor is an integrated part of the water inlet tube tower and valve assembly. Bought and installed a new Fluidmaster fill tube and valve assembly. Thanks for giving me the confidence to tackle this project!
Bless your soul, u saved me!!!!
Very informative thank you, I usually just change the valve at the cost they are I get the 3 pack
It worked! You're the man!
Glad I could help
Good tips, Brian. Thanks for sharing. -Ed
Thank you Ed! I really appreciate the support.
Number 3 is a great tip! 63 years old and didn't know.
thanks. #3 got it!!
We had our water shut off for maintenance the other day and some silt and other debris got into the pipes which clogged the valve. The first solution worked like a charm! Runs just fine now.
Great video brother. Thanks for all the tips. Congratulations on the over 12k
Thank you Steve! You totally have helped with that 12K. Much appreciated.
Thank You. " I'm Smiling"😃
thanks you re the best
Thanks for the video sir!
My pleasure! Thank you for watching! Hope we can help again
It worked!! Thank you!!
Awesome. So glad this could help out.
Thanks this help me alot
Nice ! I did not know that you can pop the top of from the valve to check for debris. I have to admit that if I was to take out that flow restrictor rubber thing that it is going to have larger outlet holes when it is reinstalled ! LOL .... Thumbs UP to you Brian.
Lol! I will have to do some testing with that flow restrictor some more. I’m afraid of the noise it could make. We shall see. Thank you Richard!
🤣 Mine, too! I'd gouge the thing to death getting it out!
Genius! You're a genius
LOL! I don't know about that, but I do hope this helped.
The the little rubber nipple you pulled out with a screwdriver is worn and tore can I buy that part individually? What’s the part called
#2 fixed our toilet! Yay for not having to replace the fill pump!!!
Thank you so much, taking out that stupid rubber piece fixed my toilet 100%. That is the worst thing in there. Why would I want the water to flow slowly. It used to take about 5 min for the toilet to fill up, now less than a minute, what a difference. God bless you!
thanks, tip 2 solved my problem
That is great to hear! I hope we can help again.
Thanks
Love it
Thank you num 3 worked for me I am off grid so low water pressure that rubber plug is in the trash fills in no time
Thank you.
Your welcome! Hope you have a great weekend.
You are great!!!
Thank you. So glad this could help you out.
4:34 what’s the worst that can happen if I leave the rubber spiral out? Does it increase the risk of flooding due to the fill valve bursting due to high PSI?
Thank you for your video. My problem when I flush the cylinder stays up and won't go down. What could be causing that? Thanks
thanks Brian!!! I really needed to see this! side note, how do you know what size flush valve like the one in that toilet you need to replace a different one on an existing toilet. I think they come in two different sizes, but I don't know what the size is referring to.
They are usually 2 and 3 in. Send me a pic and I can let you know. It is off the hole size on bottom of the tank. Thank you another video topic as well! Good info to know.
@@ThatFixItGuy those flush valves look like they work really well. I have a relatively new toilet that I’m going to put in the bathroom in the building and I know the flush valve needs replaced.
What's that little black thing you pulled out called? I pulled my out and it is terrible looking!
Different problem. Can't get the float to drop. It seems like it is just a few ounces too light and after going down most of the way, it stop. I have to reach in and push down with just light pressure to "unstick" it and it then causes the valve to open and the new water fills the tank. I've tried adjusting the screw level up and down on the float but it always sticks just before getting all the way down. Was think of just hanging a couple lead sinkers on the upper arm to add downward pressure on the float, but it seems like such a "rig job" and wondered if there is a proper fix?
I recently drained my well bladder tank to check the bladder air pressure. Ever since I have a big issue with both my toilets slow filling and gurgling. Sometimes it makes water flow in all house faucets stop. Seems to be air but I don’t understand why it’s so bad. Water pressure returns good in taps but if I flush both toilets there’s no kitchen sink water. Seems to be a major airlock. Any ideas?
Thanks for putting the video together. Good job! So, here's my problem. Several days ago I noticed that my toilet was taking forever to fill up. I did the flush procedure and checked the diaphragm. Everything looked good. When I turned on the supply valve, the tank filled up normally. But on the subsequent flush, it went back to tricking and filling very slowly. I don't think the other two suggestions you gave are the issue, because whenever I turn off the supply valve, drain the tank, and then turn it back on. It fills great! But then when I flush again the water flow reduces to a drip. Any suggestions?
I got on the Fluidmaster website and typed my question on the discussion page. Low and behold several commenters had the exact same problem! Trickle refills, but when they shut off and then turned on the supply valve the tank filled up quickly. One of them actually called Fluidmaster tech support. Here was the reply, "I had the same problem. I called FluidMaster tech support, and they explained that the little black valve seal that seats in the top cap of the shutoff valve was probably sticking due to brittleness over the years, and so it would not move to open without added water pressure from turning off and on the water supply to the toilet tank." Sounds like I may just need to replace valve seal.
Final thought. I removed the black valve seal to see if it was degraded. Turns out the center of the valve seal had torn loose and was stuck to the needle in the center. When I zoomed in on pictures of the seal on Amazon, I noticed that the hole at the center is supposed to be small. The hole in my valve seal was substantially larger. Crazy how these things can be so easily missed. Off to buy a new valve seal :-)
I’m having this problem too! I thought everything was fixed and flushed one more time to make sure. That was 15 minutes ago and it’s still filling
My old toilet fill valve would fill the tank in about 36 seconds and this new one takes over 1 minute and 7 seconds. I didn't think I would have to try to take off the top to clear any debris since we just bought and installed the fill valve. We have the Fluidmaster 402CARHRP14.
Wow. Surprised that the new one takes so long.
@@ThatFixItGuy Thanks for the response. I already tried flushing out the fill valve by removing the top and that didn't help. Do you happen to have any other suggestions?
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Hi, I was looking for a video that would be able to help me with my no flow problem. Yours was very helpful, unfortunately, step one didn’t help. So I moved on to step 2..I didn’t get any water flow from the water supply line! Was trying not to get a plumber involved, but I don’t think I can replace the water valve which is what I suspect may be the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks for any input.
I have videos on replacing the valve. You would have to be comfortable with shutting the water down to your house to replace it. If you send me a picture I can let you know how to replace your type of valve.
Same problem as @vicktv33 8 months ago. Commode filled quickly. Replaced flush system with Fluidmaster and immediately fill time extended to 56 seconds. Same replacement for master bath - same commode, fill time 30 seconds. Feels a little like a first world problem but I don’t understand the performance difference and my daughter complains about the full time. I thought there might be an adjustment that could be made to the FM to improve fill time. Water flow seems strong. Please and thank you for any comment.
My area of the country there’s a lot calcium in the water, I’ve noticed the float in my toilet doesn’t move up and down and I have 0 water refilling the toilet tank. Other than replacing the float valve is another way to fix it? Thanks.
Great video. My problem was #3. Toilet works great when the flow regulator is removed. But I can’t figure out what is wrong with the flow regulator or how to unclog it and I can’t find a new part online anywhere. For now, I am just doing without it. Any tips on what is actually wrong with this little regulator?
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great job!!!! thumbed it, mine doesn't fill at all, do i replace it ? i break the float loose b/c it gets stuck then it works for that one time...wat u think? thanks!
The seal in the top of the valve is stuck in place.
Does anyone know where to buy a new flow restrictor as shown in step 3? Mine is in rough shape and I don't want to replace the entire fill valve for this one little part that is bad.
I tried 2 and there’s not much water coming out. Do you think replacing the line will fix that?
It even worked for me. Was the cartrige.
I'm getting zero flow from that little conduit you unhook at 5:26. I unhooked the other end, and nothing comes out of the stem or whatever at all. Do I need to replace the whole fill valve doohickey?
Just completed these three steps. Tank was taking about 1:48 to fill and now it takes 1:15. So a 33 second improvement. Question: Is 75 seconds to refill good/bad/average?
#3 2was my issue. A tiny litle piece of the restrictor broke off and blocked the flow almost entirely. Does this piece need to replaced?
I don’t know if you can buy a new one of those. I’ve never seen them for sale. Your toilet will fill a lot fast with that thing not in it, but you could also start experiencing issues like water hammer. May want to replace the valve if it starts acting up.
What is the rubber piece you used to pry off with the flat head called?
It is a flow restrictor.
My restrictor being broken was the reason why my toilet was filing slow, so i ended up replacing the whole valve
Your solution worked initially for me but when I placed the top cap back on, it filled slowly again, so I removed it and it worked fine. But when I tried to flush again, it was back to filling slow....any ideas?
I’m going to be the flow restrictor is broken or had something stuck in it. I always say at some point it is not worth fiddling with these anymore and just replace it. It’s a quick job.
T.t my toilet is being wierd t.t water fills up so slowly.. when I shut the water off and back on, water fills up like normal. Once it's filled up, and I flush, water fills up slow again.. so I close the water again and back on, whoooosh fills up quick.. should I call plumber t.t
What ended up helping? Same thing happening to me now
Same thing happens to my toilet. The fill valve is clean & without debris too.
@@Beestieboy1this also is happening to me. What did you end up doing to fix it?
Same question, what fixed this?
Ok fellas. There is alot of you that commented , surely one of you figured it out. I definitely have the same issue lol
So, if the first method works, the other 2 aren't necessary?
#3, I've had that part fail where it collapses in on itself. I had to trim off about a quarter inch.
Any idea why these fixes will only work for me for 1 flush? My tank refills slowly but if I turn the water off, open the top of the fill valve (don't even have to turn the water back on to blow out any debris), and put it back, it will fill normally. But if I flush again it refills slowly again. When it is filling slowly water doesn't even go through the tube, it just drips from the top of the valve.
I am at a loss. A friend of mine just had the same issue. He gave me the fill valve in question. I am going to hook this up to some water and see what the deal is with it. I think there still has to be something stuck in there, but at this point change that bad boy out. 12.00 and 20 minutes for piece of mind.
I'm having this same issue--did either of you figure out what was up?
after hundreds of videos, I found this one and all my problems are gone. 😂 BUT I have a question, I took that rubber off, flow restrictor(?) something like that.
Mine was so so so old and I tried a couple times to take that off and put it back and when was back my tank was taking 4 min to fill completely. So I left without that rubber.
How can I find a new one? Cant find anywhere.
Thank you.
www.faucetshark.com/Kohler-83141-Flow-Restrictor-p/KOHLER-83141.htm?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoNWOBhCwARIsAAiHnEiHZ0KCwVJmobXTmIzjU8_TNSfYtFv_mhN6Iwa6prKvHjAOJLFeUGsaApDFEALw_wcB I think this is the link for one maybe. I have never tried to buy a replacement. I have just replaced the whole valve. Let me know how this works out.
I threw that fluidmaster cheap plastic crap away and put in a good old brass ballcock & flapper style in mine. Works like it should
Right on. I like the thought there. They do last a long time.
Curious my moms toilet is delayed between the flush and the fill. It fills at a normal rate and flushes at a normal rate but there is a delay of maybe 10 seconds or so between the flush and refill. Would any of these be a solution?
It sounds like the float portion of this may be dirty where the float slides up and down. I would manually make the fill valve work a couple of times and see if that don’t do the trick.
No mention of looking at the washer in the top of the unit? debris stuck there?
Nice vid! I had removed the cap three times, and each time seemed successful, but when i reassembled and re-flushed...still filling slowly. I then removed the gasket, but the nipple remained attached to the pin. At first i thought *I* broke it but seems that may have been the problem all along. BTW, during the Christmas cold snap I noticed the flush was sounding different. Today the tank stopped refilling.
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Well i already learned FluidMaster makes the one for my Kohler. fill hose i leaned goes bad about every 2 years -.‘and debating if just gonna get a new FluidMaster valve or tear apart.
learned the trades since i was a kid. i just hate working in my own home some 50 years later 😂.
more expensive toilet doesn’t mean better. but look for that made in US Flag for parts and i’m happy.
Now. do i want to deal with this or just get a reliable valve at 1.2 the price. This is the 2nd time in 2 years i had to adjust this 250$ toilet.
miss the Navy days sometimes where the outhouse got buried when we were done with our exercises were over. (thankfully enough rank that i didn’t have to “cater to the oversized outhouse”.
will let ya know how things go. gonna order new one, but let me try cleaning anyhow. it’s def slow. in filling
I tried all 3 options & I still have no water supply to the toilet. The fill valve was replaced by a plumber 1 year ago. Do you have any other suggestions?
Pull the hose off like step 3 and turn on the water, see if you have pressure then
I took the top off and cleaned the valve and rubber gasket.
I want sure if the water was meant to come out as fast as it did when you had the glass over it.
It's only shooting up about 10mm on mine.
Toilet won't fill with everything back together.
Could be that flow restrictor on the bottom I didn't know about or the supply?
Thanks
Totally could be either one of those. Both are pretty easy to tackle in one swoop.
@@ThatFixItGuy yes, thanks 👍