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Remove the Old Toilet Handle

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Toilet handle repair

What happens here

The video begins by demonstrating a broken toilet handle and stating the goal of replacing it. To start, remove the existing toilet handle. Reach inside the toilet tank and locate the mounting nut that secures the handle to the tank. This nut is often reverse-threaded, meaning you turn it clockwise to loosen and counter-clockwise to tighten. Use a pair of pliers if the nut is too tight to turn by hand. Once the nut is loosened, unscrew it completely and remove it. Then, pull the old handle mechanism out from the outside of the toilet tank.

Goal: Detach and remove the broken toilet handle from the tank

Tools and materials

  • Broken Toilet Handle — The component being replaced
  • Pliers Channellock — Loosening a stubborn toilet handle mounting nut

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Your toilet handle break like this? Don't worry about it. I got you. Let's get after it. First off, remove this nut. But, here's the weird part. Most toilet handles are reverse thread. Sometimes you need a pair of pliers. I'm just loosening that up. So, once you got that off of there, pull the handle out. I'm going to drain the water out of the tank so I can access this loop. Next, we're going to take our new handle, put it through here,

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