Old American Standard 2006 toilet does not have an overflow tube
So the fill valve on this ancient American Standard 2006 toilet bought the farm and I am hoping I can just use a replacement fill valve instead of replacing the entire toilet. The problem is, as I understand, a hose connects fill valves to the overflow tube but my toilet doesn't use an overflow tube. The flush valve is one of them actuator types. There is a built in overflow in the actual fixture where the old tube was inserted. This is a sketch of what the mechanics looks like: https://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/amstan-toilet-parts-lexington-2006-2007.png Are there any after market fill valves that fit situations like this? I guess a downspout to fill the cistern so I can attached the tube to the built in overflow? To get a better idea of what the overflow looks like, you can see it if you pause the following video as 02:30: https://youtu.be/hqjG1c5Qp7c?si=Ot7FiLdIvp4i6-Xn&t=150 submitted by /u/plainOldFool [link] [comments]
So the fill valve on this ancient American Standard 2006 toilet bought the farm and I am hoping I can just use a replacement fill valve instead of replacing the entire toilet. The problem is, as I understand, a hose connects fill valves to the overflow tube but my toilet doesn't use an overflow tube. The flush valve is one of them actuator types. There is a built in overflow in the actual fixture where the old tube was inserted.
This is a sketch of what the mechanics looks like: https://www.plumbingsupply.com/images/amstan-toilet-parts-lexington-2006-2007.png
Are there any after market fill valves that fit situations like this? I guess a downspout to fill the cistern so I can attached the tube to the built in overflow?
To get a better idea of what the overflow looks like, you can see it if you pause the following video as 02:30:
https://youtu.be/hqjG1c5Qp7c?si=Ot7FiLdIvp4i6-Xn&t=150
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