Hi all,
I'm new to this forum and I am searching for an answer to my problem.
I have a Kohler Class 5 Toilet that is about 5 years old. Last night it stopped flushing. One would flip the lever and it would flush but not fill the tank or bowl. Some water would dribble from under the red cap at the top of the fill valve but that was it. However, if you turned off the water at the shut-off then turned it back on on the bowl and tank would fill normally and flush but the process would have to be repeated to refill the tank and bowl.
I replaced the original fill valve with a Fluidmaster 400a which is the same as my old Kohler fill valve. Now the canister flush valve won't float long enough to let the bowl fill to its original level. The tank fills fine. It worked perfectly prior to the fill valve issue and subsequent change. I even took the time to match the initial adjustments to my old valve, installed the new one then adjusted it from there.
This issue seemed similar but not exactly like some of the Class 5 issues I had read on the forum. If anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears.
Sincerely,
Jeff
I'm new to this forum and I am searching for an answer to my problem.
I have a Kohler Class 5 Toilet that is about 5 years old. Last night it stopped flushing. One would flip the lever and it would flush but not fill the tank or bowl. Some water would dribble from under the red cap at the top of the fill valve but that was it. However, if you turned off the water at the shut-off then turned it back on on the bowl and tank would fill normally and flush but the process would have to be repeated to refill the tank and bowl.
I replaced the original fill valve with a Fluidmaster 400a which is the same as my old Kohler fill valve. Now the canister flush valve won't float long enough to let the bowl fill to its original level. The tank fills fine. It worked perfectly prior to the fill valve issue and subsequent change. I even took the time to match the initial adjustments to my old valve, installed the new one then adjusted it from there.
This issue seemed similar but not exactly like some of the Class 5 issues I had read on the forum. If anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears.
Sincerely,
Jeff