Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Yellow and red gaskets .... one is specifically for Kohler and the other fits, I believe Champion and others. The package that contains both colored gaskets will specify which one is for Kohler.
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The toilet has a fill valve and a cannister. The cannister is the black cylinder that has a gasket at the bottom. Basically, the gasket performs the same function as the old flapper. The fill valve is located near the flush handle and shuts off when the tank is full. You can develop a slow leak into the bowl if either the fill valve or the gasket malfunctions, but usually, the fill valve will last longer than the gasket.
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Well I think the whole issue is & don’t really know what the problem is with your toilet but I possibly think they don’t want you to fix it so they want you to call a plumber. Sorry wasn’t much help but everything is going that way!
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As for the gasket you can get a pack of 2 at Ace. One red and one yellow. The red one is supposed to be for Koehler toilets and yellow for other brands. I kept the yellow one and used it on my other toilet and worked fine. I didn’t see any difference.
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Both of my Koehler toilets were leaking into the bowl and refilling at odd hours. I tried both the red and yellow gaskets. No good. I ended up having to replace the entire flush valve in both toilets. That has seemed to fix the issue. It is my belief that the prior owner of this house used cleaning tablets in the tank which destroyed the valve seal.
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The first step is to replace the gasket. If it still leaks, then replace the fill valve mechanism. If you have a Kohler toilet, I prefer to buy genuine Kohler parts from Amazon. They are not much more expensive than the universal parts. It's a good idea to have an extra fill valve and gasket on hand in case you need one.
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