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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, June 2, 2011
IMPROVEMENT101 TOILET TANK FILL
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by Mark Donovan Contributing Writer
A toilet tank fill valve
plays an important role in a toilet. It is the mecha- nism that fills the tank with fresh water after you flush it. Inevitably a toilet tank fill valve will malfunction over time. Sometimes the malfunc- tion manifests itself by a constantly running toilet and other times it may not completely fill the tank. And in some cases, the fill valve may oscil- late between off and on and cause a loud hum- ming sound in the tank. When any one of these types of problems occur it is best to simply replace the toilet tank fill valve. A toilet tank fill valve costs around $10 and you can replace one yourself in about 30 minutes.
Removing the Old Toilet Tank Fill Valve To replace a toilet tank
Inevitably a toilet tank fill valve will malfunction. Sometimes the malfunction manifests itself by a constantly running toilet and other times it may not completely fill the tank.
fill valve, first shut off the supply line to the toilet tank. Then flush the toilet to drain as much water as possible out of the toilet tank. Once you’ve flushed out as much water as possible use a sponge or towel to sop up the re- sidual water in the tank. Have a bucket handy to squeeze out the soaked sponge or towel. After removing any re-
sidual water from the tank, disconnect the wa- ter supply line from the
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base of the tank. If you’re lucky the supply line nut will be able to be screwed off with just your fingers. If it is too tight you may need to use an adjustable pair of pliers to loosen it. With the supply line
disconnected from the toilet tank, next remove the large plastic nut that sits underneath the toilet tank and that holds the existing toilet tank fill valve in place. Again, you may need a pair of ad- justable pliers to remove this nut. After removing the large
plastic nut the old toilet tank fill valve should be able to be lifted out of the toilet. You may need to unclip the small thin hose that connects be- tween the toilet tank fill valve and the overflow pipe.
Replacing Toilet Tank Fill Valve
With your old toilet tank
fill valve in hand visit your local home improvement center and find a similar replacement valve. Many replacement toilet tank fill valves are adjustable which can help in pre- venting multiple trips back to the home im- provement center. Once back from the home improvement cen- ter install the large thick rubber washer to the base of the threads on the new toilet tank fill valve. Also
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