Genuine Part Gp1059291 Canister Seal

In a time where the news can make us feel scared and confused, it’s good to know that there are gaskets like this that still exist in this world. When my wife first informed me that our toilet was running, I experienced a personal moment of pure elation. “Please let me have to replace the canister gasket” I silently muttered over and over to myself as I dipped my bare hands into the mechanical bowels of the place where one does such things. Upon dismantling of my toilet hardware and watching you tube videos over and over again in self imposed perpetual foreshadowing, it was finally time to crack open my most awaited package. After consuming what was in my most awaited package, now being fully nourished, I was ready to tackle the gasket. ITS GASKET TIME, BABY!!!! Let me say, first of all, that in my almost 40 years on this earth, never have I seen a gasket quite of this caliber. From its durable rubber feel, to its bright mustard hue, there was nothing about this gasket that wasn’t magnificent. As I reached in to remove the sad faded reddish pink gasket from the canister, I was struck by just how amazing the new gasket was. It was just so gasketty. I apologize in advacne for any typos but my eeys are blurred with the tears of memory... I trembled with anticipation as I attempted to un-disassemble my toilet tank in the reverse order from earlier. Now, let me assure you that NONE of the following is the fault of the “Golden Gasket”. In fact, when discussing the situation with my plumber afterwards, he reassured me that this gasket was indeed the finest he too had ever seen, was in perfect working order, and was in no way responsible for me snapping off an essential part of the inner toilet tank that prevented it from properly filling. It’s about 62/38 as to whether he meant what he said or was just agreeing with me because he thought I was a bit crazy, but that’s not important. The important thing is “GASKET”. Just that. I imagine that, by reading this review, you too are as fanatical about gaskets as I am. I mean, why else would you possibly be reading a review of a replacement product for a toilet tank? Exactly!! Gaskets. In conclusion, this yellow ring did its job and now I don’t have to hear anyone complain about the toilet running. Yay gaskets...

I purchased this to fix a toilet that was periodically refilling throughout the day due to an insecure seal under the flush canister. Im not much of a handyman, but I took a chance on this since it was only about $5, much cheaper than calling a plumber. It turned out to be an easy fix, and the toilet has not been losing water since installing the new canister seal about a month ago.

I have a low-flow Kohler toilet that had a phantom flush. That is where your valve seal has gotten old and the water leaks out slowly. All of a sudden you hear the toilet start to fill again all by itself in a pattern. That is called the phantom flush. A very slow leak into the bowl that finally results in the water level getting so low in the tank that it flushes itself. Did some research and found out it was time to change the valve seal. Seems like they only last a couple of years (less if you use chemicals in the tank itself for cleaning). Bought this inexpensive little piece. Looked on YouTube for a video on replacing a canister flush valve seal. And voila! Toilet fixed and no repairman bill. Bought 2 of these at the same time so Id have a spare a couple of years down the road when this one fails. $7 is much better than a $75 plumber call! Do it yourself - you can do it if I did!

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Shortly after I moved into my house two years ago, my fancy Kohler, low flow elongated bowl, blah, blah blah toilet began running frequently enough that It would wake me up at night. I went to my local big box store, asked the guy in the plumbing section, and he pointed me to the one and only generic brand seal that claimed it would work on said fancy toilet. Even after replacing the seal with the generic one I could hear water trickling every now and again. Not too many month went by until the seal felt like chewed gum sitting in water. Gross. My solution for the longest time has been to simply cut the water off on the toilet. This is not very practical for visitors, however. A friend insisted I buy another seal, but this time, he instructed me not to buy a crappy one. Amazon, of course, came through for me. I ordered this OEM Kohler brand seal that I assumed would work with fancy toilet. I had it overnighted, got home at 10:21 this evening, and I had the seal replaced by 10:23 (minus a minute for petting the dogs). Yall, Im an accountant, not a plumber. Now, how did I get this seal on so quickly? Easy. I read the package. WHAT? Heres my process: Turn off the water (easy. It was off already). Pull that tube that send water into the tower thingy in the toilet. Unhook the chain thats connected to the tower thingy. Grasp the round disk attached to the innards of the tower things and give it a firm twist counter clockwise (turn it towards your left...) Lift up and flip the whole tower upside down. If youre me, the old seal is already off and floating in the back of the toilet, but if youre not me, take off the old seal. Unpackage the (yellow!!) seal, fit it into the groove on the bottom of the tower, admire how well this seal fits and doesnt flop off, and attempt to reseat the tower in the black ring in the bottom of the tank, but then realize its too dark because you still havent called an electrician to fix the bathroom lights yet, either. Retrieve cell phone, turn on flashlight! Align the tabs on the bottom of the center of the tower to the slots on the part thats still in the toilet tank (for me, it was easier to push the center piece out of the tower so I could see where it was going). When its seated, give it a good firm turn to the right (clockwise!). Reconnect the chain (did you put the tower in with the chain on the side closest to the handle?) and reconnect the water tube into the center of the tower thingy. Turn your water back on. Enjoy the golden silence of not having the water running. Ahhhhhh.

This is a Kohler replacement part. It is very good quality and expect it to last years under my water conditions. It takes about 5 minutes to replace - the canister must be removed so that the seal can be easily accessed. Use care when removing the upper yellow or black plastic disk where the water line attaches. I cracked it on another toilet.

Had a Kohler toilet that was getting increasingly hard to flush. It was obvious the flapper was sticking somehow, but when I opened the tank I was baffled by the weird design. I went to YouTube and found a video that showed how to twist the center stalk of the “flapper” and remove the long tube. Sure enough the old red seal valve/ring was falling apart and gummy like an old rubber band. Had to run a pocket knife around both sides to remove the crusty bits and then the new yellow gasket just gets stretched on. 2 minutes on YouTube, 5 mins removing the old gasket, and 30 seconds to install the new one.

On time good product

I wanted to have an extra gasket for my toilet.