Champion 4 Max Toilet Leaking

Specifically the champion 4 brand toilet the champion 4 toilet has a defect in the seal or washer that sits on the flush valve mechanism the flush valve seal.

Champion 4 max toilet leaking.

Water leaks between the tank and the bowl. Go back and forth until the tank is secure. Remove the tank cover and place a level across the top of the tank. See part ii of this video for another tip.

Any suggestions before we call american standard back. I bought a pound of 10 gauge plain solder not acid or rosin core and wound it into a coil using a soup can. The good news is that since american standard has come out with the champion 4 model line there is now a decent repair that probably won t leak and is easily fixed with commonly available parts that don t have to be sent by the manufacturer after the initial upgrade of your toilet to the champion 4 style flush valve referred to as the flowise flush valve used on other toilets in the american standard line including the highly successful cadet 3 toilet. Https amzn to 2l4hjqk american standard 3174 105 0070a champion universal.

Do not turn the bolts. How to fix a ghost flush on a champion 4 toilet by american standard shows how to change out the flush seal and the flush valve assembly. Had the original champion toilet that started leaking after 5 months. Locate the mounting nuts and bolts underneath the tank.

Leaking champion 4 max installed a champion 4max toilet and it works great except that it leaks a small amount of water into the bowl. The customer called about an american standard champion 4 max that had water on the floor. Using a wrench tighten the nuts on each side one quarter turn at a time. The 4 flapper valve chronically leaks but then it only has about 2 inches of water to hold it in place.

Was told to tighten the bolts evenly as tank was wobbly. Call american standard and they sent out a new gasket. The authentic american standard replacement gaskets are now available on amazon. It took a while to see the problem.

Apparently that wasn t the problem as the tank cracked. We replaced the gasket and the next day we still hear the leaking. The purpose of the flush valve seal is to prevent water in the holding tank from draining until the user flushes the toilet. Made the mistake of replacing the tank with another champion with the improved flush tower stamped june 2007 inside the tank in september 2007.