Good product, tough to install if you’re inexperienced

Oh boy, this is a good product and my toilet is doing very well now (been about 6 weeks since I rebuilt it with this kit). But the actual rebuild process is NOT for the faint of heart. Taking apart my toilet and removing the old flush kit was really demanding and I don’t recommend it - whoever installed my old one overtightened every locknut - but a lot of people overtighten stuff and you’ll probably encounter the same. I had to melt and break the big plastic locknut below the tank, it simply could not be removed by hand (and nobody has a wrench that big!). Once all that is done, the rebuild with this kit is actually not too bad, and the directions are good. I had to get creative a couple times (nobody has a hacksaw!), but I got through it. The final part, reattaching the tank and whatnot, is actually also tricky because you want to get it even on both sides, water tight, and you probably have other stuff in your bathroom like a sink and a tub and walls and it’s hard to get your head in there to see what you’re doing. I think I did mine imperfectly, because for the first few weeks there would be a small leak (just a couple tablespoons of water) seeping from between the tank and the base. Not upon flushing, but gradually over 8-12 hours and then I’d give it wipe. I thought I’d have to remove and reattach the tank again, but then the leak just stopped? I guess things evened out with time, gravity and dumb luck. Seriously. A month now with no leaks. Like I said, my toilet works great now. By all accounts it shouldn’t. I am *somewhat* handy (building ikea furniture is so much fun! I can change the wiper blades, tires, and tail lights on my car! I own basic tools!)- handier than a typical millennial - and very tenacious, and while I recommend this flush kit, I do not recommend that you install it by yourself unless you are handier than me. Before you say something sexist, I installed this flush kit while 13 weeks pregnant, so I was simultaneously growing a human when I did it, and trust me I still did it better than a lot of men could. But yes I did cry a lot when it parts of the process got difficult :)

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