How to Replace a Toilet Tank Lever

Quick Repair: How to Replace a Toilet Handle

8/7/2018

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Most of our projects are planned out, weeks or months in advance, and we complete them as scheduled. And then there are projects that we do right away because life happens! This is one of those projects!

A few weeks ago, the flushing handle on my toilet broke! As you may know, you can still flush the toilet by taking the lid off and physically pulling the lever up. Well, I did that a few times and then I realized I needed to take a trip to Home Depot to see if I could find a replacement. To my surprise, this is a fast and easy toilet repair, and under $6!

Product:

Front Mount Plated Tank Lever in Chrome (Home Depot)
Tank Levers (Home Depot)

At the store, the first thing I noticed is the variety of tank levers! I took a picture of my handle and inside the toilet before I left my house to help assist with finding a new one. I decided on one that looked as close to my old version as possible, and took it home to install.

One of the nice thing about Home Depot is they have a great return policy. If you are not sure which one to get, buy a few and return what doesn't work!

This is the broken toilet handle ready for repair.

This is the broken handle, it should look like this, but when I move my hand...

The plastic is broken inside the toilet handle which is why it does not work anymore.

...it falls, as the plastic pieces inside have broken apart.

Use an adjustable wrench to remove the broken toilet handle.

I removed the old plastic arm, and used an adjustable wrench to loosen the plastic nut.

Remove the broken toilet handle plastic parts and discard.

This is the old plastic spud that broke off from the handle.

Add the new handle to the existing toilet handle hole.

I worked the new lever into the hole.

Add the toilet flush arm to the flush valve and tighten.

I worked the black plastic arm into the flush valve and tightened the nut.

Done!

The old toilet tank lever parts that were very well worn and damaged.

The broken pieces from my old tank lever.

Adding a new flush tank lever to your toilet is an easy do it yourself project.

New and all better!

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