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Test Flush and Adjust Float

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Weak Kohler Toilet Flush-EASY FIX!...How to Replace a Flapper With Float

What happens here

After initial adjustments to the flapper chain, turn the water supply back on to the toilet. Allow the tank to fill completely. Once full, perform a test flush to observe the flapper's operation and the toilet's water level. If the flapper does not seal properly, leading to a running toilet, or if the water level is too high or low, further adjustments are needed. In this case, the presenter finds the flush is still not ideal, indicating the need to lower the float. To do this, remove the flapper by unhooking it again. Then, locate the small black retainer clip on the blue float attached to the chain. Slide this clip down to a lower position on the chain. This effectively lowers the float's position, causing the flapper to close earlier and potentially improve the flush. Reinstall the flapper and retest.

Goal: Verify proper toilet function after flapper installation and fine-tune water level via float adjustment.

Tools and materials

  • Flapper with Float Kohler — The assembly requiring adjustment
  • Toilet Shut-off Valve — To turn the water supply back on for testing

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And then we'll give it a flush see if we need to adjust it Okay, let's see what it does Okay, so right away I can tell that we're going to have to adjust it a little bit lower So let's go ahead Just going to shut the water back off And I'll show you how to do that We want a good flush out of this thing and in order to do that We're going to have to lower this float right here down Let's just take this flapper off make it easier At this point, you know how to take it off You know how to install it so you know how to remove it Just take that off We're going to start with the bottom side Right, so it's just a little retainer clip right here That you just find the slot And pop it out Slide it down a little bit And then slide it back on Super easy If you folks like this content, please How that like button Keep coming back. I'm just trying to hope out with any little thing I can and I Feel like this is an awesome little Thing to know right because there are a lot of toilets out there that have these floats And I mean, I've seen a lot of people just change toilets because there's a little issue right But this is super simple. It doesn't take that long and you can hook this right up And We'll just put that back in there So difficult to get to the one right there with trying to show you It's not enough space in here Okay, and now we'll just fill it up again and try it out. We're going to go ahead and give it a flush Nope, we're going to go ahead and have to lower it down just a touch bit more All right, so let's see this bad boy flush Oh There we go nice flush So now we've got a good quality flush out of this toilet and It's good to roll this is a little bit slow as you can see

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