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skw83 · 05-16-2009, 12:34 AM

I know this is along shot but does anyone know where I can get A Mansfield 208/209 flush valve? I have the seal but the guides are wore out and it will not seat properly. This is for a good customer that is having some tough luck and would rather do a 2 minute repair than sell him a new toilet.

Herk · 05-16-2009, 12:52 AM

Mansfield

WestCoastPlumber · 05-16-2009, 12:47 PM

our fergusons carry this flush valve, maybe yours does?

SewerRatz · 05-16-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WestCoastPlumber

our fergusons carry this flush valve, maybe yours does?

If your local Ferguson does not have it in stock they usually can get it form one that does stock them within a day. I have needed many of parts that they felt they did not need to stock here in the Chicago area, but was able to get the them from one of their other locations out west.

skw83 · 05-16-2009, 04:53 PM

this is the old style flush valve so the 210/211 series will not work

SewerRatz · 05-16-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by skw83

this is the old style flush valve so the 210/211 series will not work

Every site that I searched has this note with the 210 flush valve. "NOTE: Model No. 210 replaces model No. 209."

DUNBAR PLUMBING · 05-16-2009, 08:47 PM

user823 · 05-17-2009, 11:19 AM

GARBAGE, That's all I have to say about that.

Plumber Jim · 05-17-2009, 11:58 AM

Tell the customer she needs to bite the vullet and let you install a new flush valve. Won't take moe that 30 minutes if that once you have it.

DUNBAR PLUMBING · 05-17-2009, 02:36 PM

Every toilet manufacture at some point has tried to follow that design to get the best flush, and the AS4 and the Kohler 5 series is just that.

The AS3 design was horrible as too many moving parts to consider.

The technology is working well in the millions. Mansfield hit the mark if everyone is trying to copy it.

Mansfields are the easiest toilet to work on; there's no 40 different flappers...there's just 1 that works and it's a flush valve seal.

What's odd is people either love them for 40 years and never replace them, or they constantly clog and people despise them.

And when people retrofit a mansfield? Game over in so many ways...the toilet is never the same.

05-16-2009, 12:34 AM	#1
skw83 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 15 My Photos	Long Shot?? I know this is along shot but does anyone know where I can get A Mansfield 208/209 flush valve? I have the seal but the guides are wore out and it will not seat properly. This is for a good customer that is having some tough luck and would rather do a 2 minute repair than sell him a new toilet.

05-16-2009, 12:47 PM	#3
WestCoastPlumber Plumber Manhattan Beach Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles (South Bay) Posts: 828 My Photos	our fergusons carry this flush valve, maybe yours does? __________________ Robert Plumber Manhattan Beach, Plumber Hermosa Beach,Plumber Marina Del Rey, Plumber Redondo Beach, Tankless water heaters Los Angeles Tankless repair Los Angeles

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05-17-2009, 02:36 PM	#10
DUNBAR PLUMBING www.DunbarPlumbing.com Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NORTHERN KENTUCKY - GREATER CINCINNATI AREA Posts: 4,492 My Photos	Every toilet manufacture at some point has tried to follow that design to get the best flush, and the AS4 and the Kohler 5 series is just that. The AS3 design was horrible as too many moving parts to consider. The technology is working well in the millions. Mansfield hit the mark if everyone is trying to copy it. Mansfields are the easiest toilet to work on; there's no 40 different flappers...there's just 1 that works and it's a flush valve seal. What's odd is people either love them for 40 years and never replace them, or they constantly clog and people despise them. And when people retrofit a mansfield? Game over in so many ways...the toilet is never the same. __________________ Northern Kentucky Plumbers *\|YOUTUBE VIDEOS\| Twitter Feed \| DUNBAR PLUMBING FAN PAGE*

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05-16-2009, 12:52 AM	#2
Herk Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: S.E. Idaho Posts: 800 My Photos	Mansfield

05-16-2009, 04:53 PM	#5
skw83 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 15 My Photos	this is the old style flush valve so the 210/211 series will not work

05-17-2009, 11:19 AM	#8
user823 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,595 My Photos	GARBAGE, That's all I have to say about that.

05-17-2009, 11:58 AM	#9
Plumber Jim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,800 My Photos	Tell the customer she needs to bite the vullet and let you install a new flush valve. Won't take moe that 30 minutes if that once you have it.

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