Product Description Complete Toilet Tank Repair Kit, Contains Model #400A Fill Valve, Model #507 Flush Valve, Model #502 Flapper, Model #681 Tank Lever, Bolts & Gasket.
Disapointed with "Universal" claimJuly 12, 2010 J. Seamans(Lexington, KY United States) I've used Fluidmaster before and generally I'm ok with the quality. I agree with the review that the instructions are not the best or easiest to follow if you have never done this before. If you have not done this before, you probably want to find someone who has to save you some headaches. But, I needed to replace the original inards to our toilet in our current house, cheap contractor stuff that just failed, but was also leaking into the bowl. I figured since I have to replace the gasket to flush valve I'll replace everything since it's a relatively new house, so I bought the complete "universal" set. This, I will not do again.
The flush valve gasket is NOT UNIVERSAL, it leaked like hell when I put everything back together. I disconnected three times before it occured to me what the problem was, I shut everythng down went to the store and purchased the specific gasket for my toilet (Gerber). Everything was fine after that.
But I will not believe the universal claim again. I'll buy specific parts made for the toilet.
My suggestion, if you are going to buy this product, take your old gasket with you (if it's retrievale and it is not distorted) and compare it to what's in the box. If you can't, buy a gasket that is made for you toilet.
Do it yourself toilet tank upgradeMarch 26, 2010 Richard Eltzroth(Cotopaxi, Colorado United States) Just completed my latest toilet tank repair. I've used Fluidmaster before without any problems. This one took less than an hour.
This was actually part 2. We bought just the valve portion kit first, thinking the included flapper would fit the remaining existing drain pipe. It didn't. So then we had to replace all the existing tank guts. Now everything works as expected. No more valve or flapper problems.
One reviewer complained about the instructions. I found them to be very precise. Appeared to actually have been written by someone who could speak English.
The price for this kit here on Amazon is cheaper than Home Depot.
I've tried several times to fix it, I give upSeptember 29, 2009 T. Kane(Boston) Bought it at Home depot. Instructions could be better but I got away with it. The design seems odd the way the leak control lever connects to the float and good luck if you have to go back into the tank to re-attach or fix any of it. After a couple of months the leak control and float stopped working - I fiddled with it and it seemed to work for a short while. Now the flapper seems to leak (a lot) and since the leak control lever broke (see previous comments) the toilet refills frequently.
Bottom line is that this should be very straightforward and reliable - it is neither!
Revised Buyer BewareSeptember 12, 2009 J. Goodson(Chico CA) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bought from Home Depot. The only type they had in stock. Installed easy. Lasted approx two weeks, and then the float began sticking. Attempted to reinstall thinking that was the problem. The Fluidmaster was installed correctly. Waste of time and money. Am going to find the original ball style and remove the fluidmaster and throw it in the trash.
Update: Ordered the ball type. Before installing it, I again attempted reinstall with this device.... Honestly couldn't tell you want I did differently, however now it seems not to stick and fail to fill the tank. It has been working like a champ since I noodled with it for the 10th time.
So far so good. Just put the ball type on the shelf as insurance. Maybe it just needed to feel competition...
Fair product; horrible directionsAugust 31, 2009 Matt McCann(Cincinnati, OH) 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
When you have a house built, the contractors will put in toilets with the cheapest innards you've ever seen. My house came with Mansfield toilets. Old style float bulb garbage. Within a year the fill valve on 2 of them broke, so I decided to just buy all new innards for all of them, replace the plastic fill lines with steel braided ones - the works. So I bought the complete Fluidmaster kits.
The most striking thing about these kits is how absolutely TERRIBLE the instructions are. I'm a glutton for punishment, and this is FAR from my first home improvement job. I'm the guy people call to put things together. I have seen some bad instructions in my day, but nothing as bad as these. One big sheet, English in the front, Spanish on the back.
Now the job isn't that hard if you've done it a few times; but there are some steps that you cannot skip without making a royal mess. There is no emphasis added on those steps, everything is treated the same. The "helpful" illustration - here's a perfect example - to remove the tank, you have to remove 3 (sometimes 2) bolts. Big, flat head suckers. They show a screwdriver going down into the tank. What they don't show is the gymnastics you will try to accomplish to secure the nut on the bottom from rotating as you turn the bolts. You need a screw driver at least 2 feet long to pull it off by yourself.
Then there's other stupid stuff. The fill valve gasket is a piece of rubber, and they used the same piece of rubber to make a gasket for the fill line. You've got to 'carve' it out with an X-acto knife. WHY???
The newer kits that are sold now come with a "Leak guard" attachment that adds way too much complexity for very little benefit, and the flapper that comes in this kit is different than the good one you buy separately. It has this dial on it where you're supposed to be able to adjust how big the flush is. It's so stupid and it doesn't work. It kept closing way too quickly no matter what setting I had it on. I took it off to see if I could figure out why it wasn't working, and a plastic piece in the center of the rubber plug popped out. Nice. I got it back in, but then I couldn't get the flapper to stop leaking. I finally replaced it with another flapper. $8 down the toilet literally.
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