Urinal Flushometer Repair at a Tulsa Salon

The office note was short: "urinal is constantly running." The urinal is upstairs in a Tulsa salon's break room. A running urinal wastes water all day, and in a business, the restroom has to work.

Trystan and Conner opened up the flushometer. The internal rubber parts were worn, which is the usual reason a flushometer won't shut off. They also found sediment buildup in the jet holes of the urinal itself.

We rebuilt the flushometer with a new diaphragm, a new vacuum breaker and a new tailpipe o-ring, then flushed it several times to test. The constant running stopped. Water still trickles down after a flush but stops within about 30 seconds, and that comes from the sediment in the jet holes. We recommended cleaning the jet holes with a calcium and lime remover, and if that doesn't clear it, replacing the urinal.

Tulsa water is hard, 5.2 to 8.2 grains per gallon depending on the treatment plant, according to the City of Tulsa. Those minerals build up in valves and fixtures. That's why a rebuild often fixes the valve, while the fixture itself may still need cleaning.

When a business has a plumbing problem, we treat it as urgent. As Michael puts it, "you put them to the front of the line because you never want them to lose revenue." We rebuild urinal and toilet flushometers for businesses across Tulsa, including sensor flushometers.

• A running urinal is usually the flushometer, and a rebuild is often all it takes.
• A slow trickle after the repair usually points to scale in the fixture, not the valve.
• Ask us about the other flush valves in the building while we're there.

Your price is flat-rate and upfront before work starts. More on commercial plumbing in Tulsa.

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