Genuine Part Gp1059291 Canister Seal

This was a genuine Kohler replacement part that I received (packaged in Kohler packaging). I am not a handy person AT ALL and even I was able to get this new seal installed on my Kohler toilet to prevent it from running. Kohler has some how to videos and manuals online. the estimated time to switch said 5 minutes, so i anticipated it taking 20 (thats how bad I am), but instead, I did it in less than 5. Glad I tried this myself and didnt call a plumber, I would have felt foolish.

We have four of these toilets in the house as part of custom new construction as recommended by the install plumber, it is just a matter of time before the seal is compromised. It is a five minute fix to replace a seal once you have done one and are now over the fear of breaking something when twisting the vertical pipe a bit. See a whole slew of you tube videos on how to replace this seal, search leaking Kohler toilet. Please stay away from non-genuine Kohler replacements. If you have several of this type of toilets, consider just getting a spare and have it on hand for the next time. The three I have replaced, one lasted over four years, another between four and five years, and the other almost five years.

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.

The toilet kept running and I looked on YouTube for the answer. It was this simple little ring. I tried cleaning the old one first. But there seemed nothing wrong with it; nothing to clean off of it. So purchased this and replaced the old one. It works like a charm! And it was much cheaper than having a plumber come out and do it!

Our toilet became hard to flush. It was becoming an issue so I watched a couple of youtube videos. Those videos led me to purchase this part. This was a perfect replacement part for our toilet tank. The replacement was fast and easy just like the flush became after replacing it. Instructions: Take off the tank lid. Turn off the water. Flush the toilet to get rid of water in the tank. Pull the small hose piece from the center cylinder. Give the main cylinder a quarter to half twist and pull up. This should pop out the center piece. Pull off old seal and reinstall the flushing mechanism. Save $50 from calling the plumber.

Not as easy to replace as a standard flapper, but easy enough. Genuine part works exactly like the original and fit perfect. I appreciate that they did not gouge the price too much, although Im sure the production price is like 10 cents. Appreciate the next day shipping when the toilet is not working, needless to say.

We have a Kohler Cimarron toilet that has the Red valve seal. This was a perfect fit replacement. Reason we got it was because after 2 years the toilet became very difficult to flush; you really had to put a lot of pressure on the flush handle - it was like it was stuck. Replacing this made all the difference - its back to new. A little tip here, the package comes with instructions on the back so when you come to the part where it shows to rotate the center disc portion of the canister mechanism counter clockwise to loosen, well when I did that it sounded like the plastic was going to snap at the shaft. So heres what you do, just lift the actual canister up enough to reach down below it and grab the center shaft at the base where it connects to the toilet tank. It will feel like a + sign in your hand - take that and turn it counter clockwise to loosen it, and then do the same (clockwise) to tighten it. Its a much sturdier way to take the canister mechanism off and on without feeling like youre going to snap the center shaft off.

I put off changing the gasket for awhile and I wish I hadn’t. It couldn’t have been easier. I watched a short video on how to remove the canister and it came right out. The whole process took less than 5 minutes

I noticed that my Kohler (K-4436-AA) toilet would start running randomly throughout the day when it wasnt in use. Reading online it seems that a common problem for running toilets is that the canister seal becomes brittle over time and need to be replaced. There are some great videos on YouTube showing the replacement process for the canister flush valve seal. FYI, The replacement seal is a yellow color while the original seal is red, the product packaging shows that new seal is meant to replace the original red seal. During the seal installation, I confirmed that the yellow seal is indeed a perfect replacement for the original red seal. Additionally, since installing the replacement seal I havent noticed the toilet running randomly anymore. Im hoping that this permanently fixes my running toilet if I notice its running again there is most likely another issue causing the water running.