How To Clean Toilet Flapper Seat

How to clean the mating surfaces on a toilet flapper valve to prevent unwanted water leaking from tank into bowl.

How to clean toilet flapper seat. Before cleaning the flapper and valve seat shut off water to the tank by turning the wall mounted handle behind it. Turn off the water and flush the toilet. Don a pair of rubber gloves. Replacing your toilet s flapper is no brainer too. Petroleum jelly is waterproof but to get it to stick to your flapper you need to drain the tank and let the flapper dry out.

Hold the handle down until no more water goes out of the tank then sponge what s left into the bowl to completely empty the tank. Clean the flapper and seat valve with soap and an old toothbrush. Drain water from the toilet tank flush your toilet hold down your toilet s handle sponge the remaining water with a cloth. Clean the bottom of the flapper with a little dish detergent and water to remove blackening caused by mold and scale caused by hard water. Flush the toilet to drain the tank.

Flush the toilet to empty the tank. 4 spread silicone grease generously around the outside. Do not use sharp or hard objects to do this if the flapper is more than a few years old it may have started to harden and therefore should be replaced. Reach into the tank and remove the chain link that connects the handle arm to the flapper. A liberal coating around the bottom of the flapper will revitalize the.

Turn off the shutoff valve main water supply. Clean off the rim of the outlet at the bottom of the toilet tank to make sure it is smooth. All you need to do is to follow up these simple tips. Don t worry about emptying your toilet tank to tighten the flapper. The valve is typically right behind the toilet.

2 take the chain off of the handle arm. Gently lift the flapper and scrub it with an old toothbrush or scouring pad.