Genuine Part Gp1059291 Canister Seal

Took 5 minutes from opening the packaging to being done. Videos on the listing are helpful to see how to remove the centerpiece. Otherwise, it is straightforward and simple to install this perfectly fitting gasket. Oh wait, cannister seal :) I had one leaky toilet so I just replaced both. Like headlights, when one goes out, the other is soon to follow. Same with teenagers.

My toilet was constantly making that refill noise. And yes the issue was the worn out ring causing leaks. Instead of changing out the whole flushing kit, I first decided to give this a try. And glad I did! Cheaper and easier to install quickly. And the problem solved!

This worked like a charm. I only gave it 4 stars . Because it had a perfume odor on arrival. I am chemically sensitive and the thought of my toliet smelling like that had me worried. I am happy to say that after sitting outside for a week open and then washing it several times it had no odor, and still retained its shape, thickness, and ability to seal. Very strange to have something so utilitarian smell like air freshner or perfume. Not what I expected and hope this is not a trend.

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.

I surfed the web to find out why my Kohler class five toilet would periodically run. The consensus was that this little yellow gasket was worn and needed to be replaced. There was a great Kohler video that explains the steps to make this little fix. I replaced the gasket using the steps and the toilet was STILL running periodically so I flushed it once and checked it a half hour later and realized it was still losing water in the tank. I turned off the water and flushed the tank to empty it. Then looked closely at the side that did not have the gasket and realized there were TINY pieces of plastic from the old gasket that needed to be cleaned off. Once that was done, I turned the water back on and checked it a half hour later and the water level had not decreased. So, that step is not mentioned in the video but it is important when you are replacing this yellow seal.

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.

product did what promised

I was going to replace the entire float assembly because of a slow leak. But, I read some of the reviews on Amazon and figured Id just replace the O ring. I followed the instructions on the box and installed the new O ring in about 15 minutes. No more leak. Amazon is the best.

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!

The ring gasket it replaced was allowing a significant leak in my toilet tank despite no apparent damage. This causing my water softener to go through regeneration cycles approximately 3 times as often. I installed the new ring gasket and no more water leakage. Saving $20/month in softener salt.