Toilet flush-valve spuds, spud couplings, and friction rings form a water-tight connection between a flush valve (flushometer) and a toilet. 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.
How do you replace a spud?
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What does a spud look like?
It is a round, cylindrical gasket that has a flat edge on one end and a beveled edge on the other. These can be made completely of rubber. Sometimes, they are made of brass, copper, and rubber together. Some spuds have an internal bevel running along the lip, where others have an edge that is beveled into a cone shape.Oct 15, 2020
What is a spud fitting?
In a nutshell, welding spuds are an alternative to NPT half couplings. They have a nice flanged surface area where they attach to your tanks/vessels and present NPT threads to only one side in a very low profile. ... It allows any male NPT fitting to be threaded in from the outside only.
What is a spud connection?
Spud couplings connect the base of the flush valve to the spud fitting in the toilet mounting hole. These spuds and spud couplings are used as replacements for parts that have cracked, corroded, or no longer seat properly due to stripped threads.
How do you remove a Sloan tailpiece?
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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.
What is a flushometer on a toilet?
Definition of flushometer : a valve for flushing toilets or urinals by operation of a handle that discharges a definite quantity of water under pressure directly into the fixture. — called also flush valve.
How do you replace a spud gasket on a commercial toilet?