​Replacing a toilet flush tank | Toilet tank accessories change

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BEFORE YOU START
  • You should not be suffering from back / shoulder pain when carrying this work.  
  • For dismantling the old water tank, please proceed in reverse order of the below pictorial. 
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How to replace the flush tank of a toilet - toilet cistern change

1- You will start first by mounting some accessories on the toilet bowl. 
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2- Open the toilet flush accessories box and proceed to the component identification.   
3- Start with the main tank flush valve and its gasket. 
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4- Rotate by hand its nut from the other side and tighten well with a flat plumber wrench as shown. 
5- The toilet flush main gasket should look squeezed from inside. 
6- Now repeat the same for the toilet tank water valve. 
7- Upon fitting both valves, the water tank is ready to be mounted on the toilet.    
8- Position the gasket between toilet and tank and make sure it is well centered.
9- Place the tank on top of it and fit the flush tank mounting screws. 
10- Tighten the flush tank fixing nuts by hand first from below the toilet. 
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11- Use grip pliers from inside and tighten well the bottom nuts using universal pliers.  
12- Fit the toilet tank level float to the inlet water valve.
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13- Make sure it reaches the end of the thread while it is vertical and well centered. 
14- Connect the flexible water hose to the toilet flush tank float valve.
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15- Tighten slightly just enough so that the flexible barrel doesn’t rotate anymore. 
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16- If your wall outlet has no valve, roll enough Teflon tape to so that the thread is no more visible... 
17- ...and fit a mini-valve in using carton board  to avoid scratching it as shown.
18- Fit the other side of the toilet flexible hose to the wall outlet valve.   
19- Now prepare the remaining accessories consisting of flush valve remaining parts and handle. 
20- Drop the toilet flush valve ball into its rod. 
21- Loosen the tilt flush mechanism handle screws and remove the rod.
22- Place the handle in its rod while making sure it is almost horizontal but do not tighten it yet.
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23- Refit the rod while centering it at the same time within the rubber ball holder. Tighten both handle nut and screws.
24- Open the water tap and fill the tank. Bend the float rod as needed to adjust the water level. Check for leaks and test it. 
25- If the previous tank had no fixing screws to the wall, you may use some silicone for a more rigid and durable mount.
26- Squeeze out enough silicone to create a pad between the bowl and the wall tiles.

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27- The job is now complete. The silicone pads will be strong enough within 6 hours.

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