Fluidmaster 402LG w/leak guard

Gentlemen, today I installed a new Fluidmaster 402LG fill valve with the leak guard. I am unable to get the leakguard to work properly. When I simulate a flapper leak, the float does not stay up. It "seems" the plastic chain floating is enough to hold the "leak guard" device up and away from the the shaft thus preventing the metal clip from locking into the shaft and holding the float up. Any ideas? Gonna try a metal chain next...

Rip that leak gaurd of and turn it into a regular fluidmaster 400a!

Nothing but trouble IMHO!

Fm

The cure for that is to take the LeakGuard back and get a good ballcock, namely a 400A without the leak guard feature. All it does is hide a leaking flapper, and make the user flush twice when the flapper does start to leak. The first time to release the leak guard latch and the second time to flush with a full tank of water. Then they will come here and ask, "Why do I suddenly have to flush the toilet twice?", instead of "My toilet flushes itself ever xx minutes, do I need to replace the flapper?"

Thanks. Just to be sure...removing the leak guard will revert it to a 400a?

Gpace1 said:

Thanks. Just to be sure...removing the leak guard will revert it to a 400a?

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Yes the leak gaurd portion can be removed and it will revert to being a 400A.
As Arnold would say Terminate with Extreme Predjudice....