Toilet Flapper Valve 7seveng7

Hi, I'm Tim Carter from AskTheBuilder.com and today we're going to talk about chimney

leaks right where they come up through a roof. And this is a very common place because right

here at the corner, the flashings have to be soldered. Oh man, my daggone phone. We're

going to have to do this over. Hello, Tim Carter. Yes, this is Tim. How are you? Yeah

That is Tim, who's calling? From AskTheBuilder.com. It is Tim from AskTheBuilder.com

This is Paul from the 77G7 channel. How are ya? Hey Paul, what's the word man

Not too much. Am I disturbing anything? Are you busy? Well, actually you are

I was just taping a video man about roof leaks where the chimney comes up through a roof

So tell me, what's going on? What's happening? Well, what's happening is I keep having this leak in the toilet bowl over here

And once in a while it does work, and other times I got to wiggle the handle, you know

Okay. You think you could help me? Yeah, well, so I got a question

So I'm a licensed plumber, so I've fixed a lot of problems like this

So tell me, over the past few months, like if you would flush the toilet and you leave the bathroom

would the water just fill up in the tank and the toilet would shut off and there's no problem, right

Right. Okay, but now all of a sudden, when you flush the toilet

the water, does it just kind of keep running and running and running and you have to come back in

That's exactly right. Okay. That's exactly right, yes. All right, so are you in the bathroom right now

I'm in the bathroom right now and I knew you were the guy to call

so hopefully you can help me with this. It's just very annoying, you know

Okay, you're going to love this. It's really an easy thing to fix

Is it going to be expensive, by the way? It's not going to be expensive

I'll bet you that you can fix this problem for less than $10

Is that right? Yes. Okay. All right, but here's the first thing I want you to do

Yes. I need you to take the lid off the toilet tank

Okay, you want to do that right now? Yeah I want you to do that right now Okay let me see if I can do this here I don know how to fix anything so bear with me Alright

Okay, I got it off. Okay, now let me tell you a quick tip about these toilet tank lids

I do not want you to lean that against the wall. You have to lie it flat on the floor because what will happen is a lot of people lean those

things against the wall, they bump it by mistake and it slides, hits the floor and cracks in

half. It's on the floor. Great, okay. Okay, now look down into that toilet tank because I'm sure it's

filled with water right now. Yes, it is. Okay, on probably the left side, you'll actually see where

the handle connects to this like brass rod that's got like a chain on it probably. Do you see that

I see that. Okay, in the center of the toilet tank, you'll probably see this metal tube that comes up

above the water. Yes. Okay. Now, in the left corner of the toilet tank, you probably see this

really strange assembly. It could be like a cylinder, or it could be this really weird piece

of metal that has an arm that goes over to like a big ball that's floating in the water. Which one

do you have, do you know? This looks like a cylinder more than a ball. Okay, great. That's

fantastic because that's going to make this even easier. Great. Now, I want you to put your hand

down in the water and right to where you see the end of that chain, you know, from the flushing

arm is. Okay, you want me to put my hand in this water? Yeah, what's wrong with that, man? It's just

water. Well, isn't it dirty? No, no, no, man. This is toilet water. Oh, I know what you're thinking

You're thinking the water down in the bowl. No, the water in the tank. Yeah, I know. Listen

the water in the tank. Yeah, the water in the tank is the same exact water that you drink each

day. It's the same water that comes out of the faucets, so it's totally safe. It's totally clean

I mean sometimes the inside of the toilet tank looks a little grungy, but that water is totally safe to drink

In fact, get this man, a lot of people don't know this Paul, let's say one morning you wake up to go to work

and you go to take a shower and the water not on You know it like what going on Like maybe there a water main break As long as you have not flushed the toilet first

there's always enough water in that toilet tank for you to be able to brush your teeth

wash your face, and wash your hair. So it's like an emergency batch of water

So that's kind of a neat thing to know. That is awesome. Okay, so what I want you to do is stick your hand down

into the water right now, and at the end of that chain, it's attached to like this little valve that'll lift up

And I actually want you to pull up on that chain and watch what happens. Okay. Well, let's look at this brush

Exactly. Okay, what you just did is you activated that, what we call the flapper valve

Okay, and what you do, if you let go of the chain right now, that flapper valve should fall back down on its own

But the problem you're having is it's getting hung up on something or the valve is worn out

So it's that simple, huh? It's that simple. And what you're going to do is, you're going to go today to a home center or maybe a hardware

store, and you're going to buy a new flapper valve, but you've got to get the right one

I don't usually like to mention brands, but the one that I like is a brand called Fluid Master

Fluid Master, okay. Yeah, it's called Fluid Master. It's got green and red packaging

Now when you go to buy this, you have to get the right one. There's one that comes with both the flapper valve, a new valve seat

It's actually like an assembly. And then if you turn the packaging over, it's got this ring of putty that comes with it

that allows you to actually seal the new flapper valve to the inside of your toilet

And these new flapper valves, they come with what they call a timing cup that actually fills

with water and it keeps the flapper valve open long enough to get a really good flush

And all you need to do to install it is this. Can you look under your toilet right now

Tell me if there's a shutoff valve where the water is coming up into the toilet

Okay, let me bend over here and see. Yeah, there's a shutter valve there

Okay, well when you get ready to install this flapper valve, you need to turn that water

off, so turn that valve clockwise. Don do it right now just turn that valve clockwise and then flush the toilet one last time and then if you got the valve shut off the water won be coming into the toilet I want you to take like an old sponge and I want you to sponge out some of that whatever water

is left in the bottom of the toilet tank. And then from there, just follow the directions

that come with that flapper valve kit. They've got really great instructions on how to install it

And that will fix it, huh? That's it man, if you read the instructions, put it in the way they say, you're not going

to have this problem anymore. Well, that was pretty simple. I thought it was going to be a lot more complicated than that

No, and a lot of people, they want to call a plumber and plumbers can be really expensive sometimes

So, this is really an easy do-it-yourself repair. Yeah, that's just something I never knew

Yep, no problem man. Is there anything else I can help you with

I think that's the only problems that I'm having. If I ever have any more around here, is it okay for me to give you a call

Yeah, yeah, you can call me. I'm glad to help, and I'm glad to help a fellow YouTuber

I just think that the people who are really trying to do a good job on YouTube

they should help one another. That's what I think. Well, I think so too, and thanks a lot for your help

And I just want to say that my whole family watches your channel

Well, they must have a really boring life. Because there's lots of other better stuff to watch, baby

Hey, thanks again, Tim. Hey, Paul, man, no worries, man. Let me know

Get back in touch with me. Let me know how the repair went. I'd love to hear from you. I definitely will

All right, pal. Call me anytime, buddy. Okay, sorry I interrupted you. Have a great day

Oh, no, man. We'll finish this video. Look at his split, man. All right, man. All right, see you, pal

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