What is a toilet spud?

Spuds are fittings with one end for attaching to a fixture's mounting hole and another end for attaching to a spud coupling at the base of a flush valve. Spud couplings connect the base of the flush valve to the spud fitting in the toilet mounting hole.

What is a spud in a toilet bowl?

The spud washer fits inside the toilet on the base where the tank drains into the bowl. forming a seal here to hold the water in the tank. It is designed to be a water-tight solution for connecting the tank and seat portion together, while allowing a passageway from the tank to the bowl.

Where is the spud on a toilet?

The spud washer can be found installed between the seat and the tank. It actually functions as part of the connection between the two parts of your toilet. You can find the spud by removing the tank. To do this, you unscrew the two screws on the bottom of the tank and lift the tank off the seat.

What does spud mean in plumbing?

a short pipe, as for connecting a water pipe with a meter. 5. to remove with a spud.

How do you replace the spud on a toilet?

Making A Toilet Spud Wrench

What size is a toilet spud?

Spud: Fits Universal Fit Brand, For Universal Fit, 2 in x 1 1/2 in Size, Brass/Rubber. Country of Origin Indonesia. Country of Origin is subject to change. Toilet flush-valve spuds, spud couplings, and friction rings form a water-tight connection between a flush valve (flushometer) and a toilet.

How do you remove spud nut from toilet tank?

One of the best ways to remove a difficult lock nut is by using plumber's grease. Simply apply the plumber's grease to lubricate the plastic nut, then let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Once that has sat for a while, attempt to remove it using your hands or a pair of pliers.

Why do they call it a spud wrench?

A spud wrench is intended to loosen and tighten a section of piping found on older model toilets. This piece of piping was called a 'spud'. The spud wrench was designed to work on the bolts, collar and other pieces of the spud unit. The spud connected the toilet bowl to the reserve tank.

What does spud down mean?

transitive verb. 1 : to dig with a spud. 2 : to begin to drill (an oil well)

What is a flushometer spud?

This spud makes the connection between the metal flushometer tube and the porcelain fixture. The cone shaped base on the brass spreads the gasket when the nut is tightened. The gasket expands against the porcelain and makes a watertight seal.

How do you fix a leaky toilet tank?

What's the real name for a monkey wrench?

The monkey wrench is a type of adjustable wrench, a 19th century American refinement of 18th-century English coach wrenches.

Who invented the spud wrench?

The Spud Wrench

It's been used for many purposes including tightening bolts on the steel structures of buildings. But, in the early 20th century, a man named Thomas Maddock created his version of the wrench called the Maddock spud wrench. The design of most toilets at this time included pipes called spuds.

In what way is a spud wrench different?

In what way is a spud wrench different from a pipe wrench? a. It is not adjustable.

How do you loosen a toilet coupling nut?

Locate the coupling nut on the underside of the toilet tank. Empty the bucket and place it underneath the water supply line. Use a pair of pliers to just loosen the coupling nut. Then finish loosening the nut with your fingers.

What is the flush valve?

The flush valve, located in the middle of the toilet tank, includes the overflow tube, the hole where water enters the bowl when the toilet is flushed and the rubber tank ball or flapper that covers the hole when the tank is full. A broken flush valve prevents your toilet tank from forming a seal to hold water.