Genuine Part Gp1059291 Canister Seal

Good buy

Hard to rate just yet, as I need to see how well/long it holds up when continually immersed in a chlorine based tank sanitizing tablet. Kohler says not to use tank chemicals as they void the warranty, but the tablets have been a necessary evil for me to eliminate biological build up of rings in the bowl. The OEM seals were orange-red and had deteriorated within about 3 years. They got sticky and made using the flush handle very stiff as the seal was bonding with the plastic cylinder [part of the float system]. Not sure if they began to fail because of the chlorine or some material defect. However, it appears that Kohler has this new replacement seal which may be a different material and may withstand the chemicals better. In any case, the seal was a perfect fit and simple to install although the instructions were not useful. There is a trick to removing and re-installing the 6 solid plastic center shaft so that it is easily removed/re-installed. The trick being to rotate the shaft to unlock/relock it in its base, which is hidden from easy view. You may want to check out u-tube videos on the process if you are not familiar with this Kohler design.

product did what promised

Easy to install

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 product fixed my Kohler canister type toilet from leaking. The old seal was probably old when we moved into the coop in 2012. It started leaking only in the summers, then this year 2018, it was leaking all the time. I had gotten plumbers to come and look at both toilets that were leaking. They said they had to order parts, charged me $179 for nothing and they wouldnt come back. So I viewed the video on YouTube several times and got up the COURAGE to fix it myself (Im 72). It took about 2 hours start to finish partly because I had to remove and reinstall a wooden over toilet cabinet. So after an hour it was done and works 100% better than before. Oh, I fixed the other American Standard toilet flapper as well.

The toilet valve was going on for about 30 seconds every half hour all day and night. I’d get up an hear the toilet running, then it would stop. Read about replacing this seal, a 10 minute job, and now the toilet works like it should. I noticed that the old seal had developed a small bubble which allowed a tiny amount of water to leak, eventually triggering the valve to fill the tank. This seal fixed the problem...no plumber needed!

This part is a perfect OEM replacement. Simple and easy DIY replacement

Genuine part so it was a perfect fit for a Kohler commode

been working good. No problems.