I'm new to this forum, so hopefully this hasn't already been discussed. I'm trying to replace a ballcock in a 1990 Kohler Rialto K3402 toilet (at least I think this is the number). I wish at this point it was white so I could go buy another brand, but since it's a gray no longer made (which matches the sink and tub) I'm sort of stuck unless I want to pay huge bucks to replace everything.
I'm not sure about part names, but the original white plastic ballcock has a black plastic piece attached (which can be pulled off) that apparently makes the toilet flush more quietly. It's a black plastic part that appears to fill the tank after flushing and also attaches to the overflow tube. The overflow tube goes into the top of the bowl instead of into the overflow tube (at least it's been working that way for almost 20 years).
Finally, my question is, is there anyway to bypass this black part? I replaced the ballcock with a new one but if I follow the directions that came with the new ballcock, the tank fills up about 3 inches and then gurgles and doesn't fill any higher. The flapper ball and float ball are working correctly. I also tried to attach the black part to the new ballcock, but the connection is too large for the black part to fit tightly and I can't think of a good way to attach it that won't fall off or leak.
Any help would be appreciated.
I'm not sure about part names, but the original white plastic ballcock has a black plastic piece attached (which can be pulled off) that apparently makes the toilet flush more quietly. It's a black plastic part that appears to fill the tank after flushing and also attaches to the overflow tube. The overflow tube goes into the top of the bowl instead of into the overflow tube (at least it's been working that way for almost 20 years).
Finally, my question is, is there anyway to bypass this black part? I replaced the ballcock with a new one but if I follow the directions that came with the new ballcock, the tank fills up about 3 inches and then gurgles and doesn't fill any higher. The flapper ball and float ball are working correctly. I also tried to attach the black part to the new ballcock, but the connection is too large for the black part to fit tightly and I can't think of a good way to attach it that won't fall off or leak.
Any help would be appreciated.