How to Repair Your Old Toilet:

  Most plumbers these days prefer to replace vintage toilets rather than repair them. This may be a sound practice from a labor standpoint as new toilets can cost less than $100 and time spent paying a plumber $80 to $100 per hour to finesse old parts can add up quickly.
  One thing that is often overlooked however, is the added value a historic home has when it is kept in all-original condition. Replacing that 80 year-old toilet may save a couple hundred dollars now, but putting a $90 “depot cheapo” toilet in an all-original vintage bathroom can knock 100’s or even 1000’s of dollars off the resale value of a historic property. 
  Replacement can also be subject to other problems as well; vintage toilets often have unusual water and drain pipe placement that make finding a new replacement toilet difficult.
  For those who wish to keep their vintage bathroom all-original, we offer this how-to page as a reference for the do-it-yourself-er or plumber seeking tips and information on antique toilet repair. 

Step One: TURN OFF THE WATER!
 
Step Two: Understand that Bathroom Machineries offers these repair tips as-is. We cannot accept any responsibility for the use or mis-use of the information and tips provided herein.
 The advice given here assumes some familiarity with plumbing techniques and basic hand tools. If you are a hopeless klutz, clueless idiot, or other kind of bonehead, please stop here and call a licensed plumber!

Step Three: click on the photo below of the toilet most like the one you are working on:

Click Here to be taken Directly to our Toilet Repair Parts Page.