SYMPTOMS
A. Adjust flapper chain assembly for proper slack.
B. Inspect, clean and, if necessary, replace
flapper ball and/or seat.
PROBABLE CAUSES
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Fill valve turns on/off by
itself without toilet being
flushed.
A. No slack in flapper chain assembly, holding
flapper off seat.
B. Flush valve flapper ball worn, dirty or
misaligned with flush valve seat; or seat
corroded so flapper will not seal.
A. During fill cycle, hold float under water a few
seconds to allow it to fill with water ballast.
B. Adjust the cross-shaped thread on float rod
until water level is at marked water line.
A. Valve float cup does not contain enough water
to provide required ballast.
B. Float height incorrect.
4. Long or noisy tank fill
cycle.
A. Perform Corrective Action 2.A.
A. Plugged valve inlet or supply line.
A. Adjust tank water level.
B. Unclog trapway; clean rim holes.
C. Clear obstruction from soil pipe or vent.
D. Open supply shut-off valve.
A. Water level is too low.
B. Trapway or rim holes are obstructed.
C. Soil pipe or vent is obstructed.
D. Supply shut-off valve not fully open.
5. Poor flush.
A. Toilet trapway is obstructed.
B. Soil pipe or vent is obstructed.
A. Use plunger to unclog.
B. Clear obstruction from soil pipe or vent pipe.
6. Toilet overflows.
2. Fill valve continues to
run, allowing water to
enter tank.
3. Incorrect water level
height.
FILL FLOAT WITH
BALLAST
Adjust the float by the cross-shaped
thread and sliding it up or down on the
float rod until the water level is at the
marked water line.
Test flush the toilet.
Check all connections for leakage for
several days.
Set the tank cover in place on the tank.
Fig.#14
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A. Foreign particles lodged under the float valve
seal (located under fill valve cap).
B. Fill valve seal (located under float valve cap)
may be cracked or split.
C. Tank water level set above overflow level.
D. Water leaking past flush ball.
E. Trip lever binding, holding flush ball open.
A. Shut off water supply; remove fill valve cap
assembly by rotating 1/8 turn counterclockwise.
Cover uncapped lower valve unit with an
inverted cup (holding it to prevent overspray),
and turn water on and off a few times. Clean
fill valve seal surface (located under float valve
cap). Replace fill valve cap assembly by
engaging lugs and rotating 1/8 turn clockwise.
Turn water on. Install filter in supply line to
prevent recurring problems.
B. Replace seal.
C. During fill cycle, hold float under water a few
seconds to allow it to fill with water ballast.
Adjust float by adjust the cross-shaped thread
on float rod and sliding float up or down on
float rod until water level is at marked water
line.
D. Replace flush ball.
E. Turn trip lever nut clockwise to loosen until trip
lever no longer binds.
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