Champion 4 Max Toilet Leaking

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Champion 4 max toilet leaking.

The customer called about an american standard champion 4 max that had water on the floor. Https amzn to 2l4hjqk american standard 3174 105 0070a champion universal. Specifically the champion 4 brand toilet the champion 4 toilet has a defect in the seal or washer that sits on the flush valve mechanism the flush valve seal. I bought a pound of 10 gauge plain solder not acid or rosin core and wound it into a coil using a soup can.

Call american standard and they sent out a new gasket. It took a while to see the problem. How to fix a ghost flush on a champion 4 toilet by american standard shows how to change out the flush seal and the flush valve assembly. The 4 flapper valve chronically leaks but then it only has about 2 inches of water to hold it in place.

Using a wrench tighten the nuts on each side one quarter turn at a time. Made the mistake of replacing the tank with another champion with the improved flush tower stamped june 2007 inside the tank in september 2007. Had the original champion toilet that started leaking after 5 months. The purpose of the flush valve seal is to prevent water in the holding tank from draining until the user flushes the toilet.

Locate the mounting nuts and bolts underneath the tank. Remove the tank cover and place a level across the top of the tank. The authentic american standard replacement gaskets are now available on amazon. Leaking champion 4 max installed a champion 4max toilet and it works great except that it leaks a small amount of water into the bowl.

Turn only the nuts. The good news is that since american standard has come out with the champion 4 model line there is now a decent repair that probably won t leak and is easily fixed with commonly available parts that don t have to be sent by the manufacturer after the initial upgrade of your toilet to the champion 4 style flush valve referred to as the flowise flush valve used on other toilets in the american standard line including the highly successful cadet 3 toilet. We replaced the gasket and the next day we still hear the leaking. Water leaks between the tank and the bowl.

Go back and forth until the tank is secure. Do not turn the bolts. The clear caulking around the bowl was still clear it turns white if there is a leaking wax seal. There was water to the right of the toilet near the back wall on the vinyl flooring.