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Posted by Art on July 23, 2005, 1:23 am
If you decide to tighten the nuts the secret is to push down on the tank to
build up slack and then tighten the nut but not too much because you don't
want the ceramic to crack. When you let go of the tank it will make the
connection extra tight.
> Sorry for the simple question, but when you buy a toilet tank in Home
> Depot, etc.
> does the tank have the fill valve and flush valve already in place or
> does the installer have to put them in?
>
> The reason I'm asking is that last Monday I had a plumber (actually 2
> newbie-looking guys came) install a new Kohler Wellworth toilet that I
> got at HD but I didn't open the boxes before to see if the tank
> components were pre-installed. The problem is that now the tank leaks
> to the bowl, about 3-4 gallons a day. I looked inside the tank and the
> arrangement of components seems odd to me (e.g. the vertical rod on the
> Fluidmaster-type fill valve is rubbing against the horizontal rod of
> the flush handle). I was wondering if maybe the plumber put these
> components in, if he didn't tighten them enough or if the fill valve
> should be facing the flush valve instead of facing front.
>
> I also noticed that one of the guys connected the tank to the bowl on
> the carpet in the bedroom outside the bathroom, while the other guy was
> removing the old toilet. Then together they carried the new toilet into
> the bathroom. The Kohler install instructions say to install the bowl
> first and then the tank. Does this make a big difference in the
> tightness of the tank/bowl connection?
>
> I called Kohler and they said to tighten the nuts on the tank. I'm not
> that handy, so should I call the plumber back to tighten them?
>
> Thanks much.
>
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