Timbuktu
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QUESTION:
Does anyone have experience of any other brands whose float mechanisms work in a Kohlers properly?
I purchased a kohler toilet 10 yrs ago and the parts in the tank are in their golden years now it seems.
The problem is the float mech mechanism is passing gas.
When the water fills the tank and just before it automatically shuts off ,it makes a squealing noise,off and on. Kinda like air squeezing out of an orifice.
I tried adjusting the float rod height,but that didnt stop the noise completely.
Next ,I shimmed it with a scrap aluminum piece folded so it will apply some up /down pressure on the float rod arm and hot glued it. (SEE Pics)
That seems to have solved the problem.......for now at least.
Home depot doesnt seem to have a tank float assy to fit my kohler.
A few months back,I wasted time any money buying some universal flapper replacement at HomeDepot that leaked too.
I finally ordered one from kohler and it worked fine. i think it was at least $20 incl SH
i know ...."when one part fails the rest are right behind.
Ordering them all would have incurred only one SH chg.
Does anyone have experience of any other brands whose float mechanisms work in a Kohlers properly?
I purchased a kohler toilet 10 yrs ago and the parts in the tank are in their golden years now it seems.
The problem is the float mech mechanism is passing gas.
When the water fills the tank and just before it automatically shuts off ,it makes a squealing noise,off and on. Kinda like air squeezing out of an orifice.
I tried adjusting the float rod height,but that didnt stop the noise completely.
Next ,I shimmed it with a scrap aluminum piece folded so it will apply some up /down pressure on the float rod arm and hot glued it. (SEE Pics)
That seems to have solved the problem.......for now at least.
Home depot doesnt seem to have a tank float assy to fit my kohler.
A few months back,I wasted time any money buying some universal flapper replacement at HomeDepot that leaked too.
I finally ordered one from kohler and it worked fine. i think it was at least $20 incl SH
i know ...."when one part fails the rest are right behind.
Ordering them all would have incurred only one SH chg.
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