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Fluidmaster 830V 3 in dual flush valve review

A 3 in dual flush valve replacement for Glacier Bay, AquaSource and Project Source two-piece toilets.

What the maker puts in writing

  • “Restore original factory performance to your Glacier Bay or other Dual Flush Toilets”
  • Easy to install
  • “Fit’s 3” Dual Flush Valve, 2-Piece toilets, including Glacier Bay, AquaSource, Project Source and more”
  • “Adjust the full or half flush to match factory settings, save water, and restore flush performance”
  • “Superior flushing of solids and liquids; 5 year warranty, Note: Not compatable for 1-piece toilets”
  • From the description: “designed to be an exact replacement dual flush valve for your 3” Dual Flush Valve 2-Piece Toilet… Built to last from high quality materials this model features a 5-year warranty”

Glacier Bay, AquaSource, Project Source

Three names, and they are the reason this listing exists.

Those are the house brands of the large American home improvement chains — and they are precisely the toilets whose parts nobody can find. A Kohler has a model number, a parts diagram and a dealer network. An own-brand toilet has a sticker on the tank and a store that stopped carrying that model four years ago.

Fluidmaster naming them in its compatibility bullet answers the question those owners actually have, which is not “is this a good valve” but “will this fit the toilet I inherited”.

It is the mirror of the Kohler listing on this shelf, which fits one named model and says so in capitals. Both are honest about fit, from opposite ends.

Restoring the flush, not just stopping the leak

Adjust the full or half flush to match factory settings.

This is the distinction worth understanding about dual-flush toilets.

A dual flush valve meters two volumes. As its seals age it does neither properly: the reduced flush becomes too small to clear the pan — so you press the full one every time, which defeats the point — and the full flush starts leaking away between uses.

Fitting a generic flapper to a dual-flush toilet cannot fix that. A flapper does one volume.

Both volumes adjustable means that after fitting you can set the half flush back to the amount the toilet was engineered around, rather than accepting whatever the new part gives you.

Five years

Which, on this shelf, is notable mainly because almost nobody publishes anything.

Fluidmaster: ten years on its flapper, five on this, five on its PerforMAX kit. Zurn: three years. Korky, Mansfield, Kohler, Danco, Sloan: none published.

Fluidmaster is the only maker on this shelf that warrants everything it sells here.

Two-piece, said twice

In the fifth bullet and again in the description: Not compatable for 1-piece toilets.

Look at the back of the toilet. A two-piece has a separate tank bolted onto the bowl with a visible joint. A one-piece is molded as a single unit, seamless.

The valve has to pass through the bottom of the tank and seal against it, and a one-piece has different internal geometry.

The Danco converter on this shelf carries the same exclusion. Two of the ten products here rule out one-piece toilets, and neither suggests what a one-piece owner should buy instead.

And three inches

Lift the lid and measure the opening. Four of the ten products on this shelf are 3 in and one is 2 in; the other five are a converter, a fill valve, the Mansfield-only valve and two commercial flushometer parts.

What is not here

No seal material, and no chlorine or chloramine resistance claim — where Fluidmaster’s own 5403 flapper on this shelf publishes a silicone seal that resists chlorine and hard water and is stated to last ten times longer.

On a dual flush valve, whose seals are the whole mechanism, that is the omission to notice.

No clearance figure either. The Danco converter here publishes the ten inches it needs under the tank lid, and a tall dual-flush mechanism raises the same question.

Availability

Available at around $29.48 on Amazon.com when we checked on October 29, 2026, for delivery to a US address.

Stock and prices on Amazon.com move without notice; the button above opens the live listing.

Prices quoted in this text were read on October 29, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

Strengths, and the catches

Strengths

  • Names the own-brand toilets it fits — Glacier Bay, AquaSource, Project Source — which is exactly where parts are hardest to find
  • Restores the factory flush settings rather than merely stopping the leak, with both volumes adjustable
  • Five-year warranty, where only Fluidmaster and Zurn publish any warranty on this shelf

Compromises

  • Two-piece toilets only, stated twice: a one-piece needs a different part
  • No seal material and no chlorine resistance published, where Fluidmaster publishes silicone on its own flapper here
  • No clearance figure, where the Danco converter on this shelf publishes the ten inches it needs

Specifications

Valve typeA DUAL FLUSH valve, sold as an exact replacement, 3 in, with full and half flush adjustable to match the factory settings. Named for Glacier Bay, AquaSource, Project Source and other dual flush toilets, and 2-PIECE ONLY — the maker states it is not compatible with 1-piece toilets.
Tank opening diameter3 in.
Adjustable height rangeNOT PUBLISHED, and NO CLEARANCE FIGURE either, where the 3 in Fluidmaster kit on this shelf gives 10 in.
Inlet connectionNONE — it replaces the outlet valve. Installation is stated as easy, and whether the tank must come off is NOT STATED either way.
Inlet positionNOT APPLICABLE.
Stated flush volumesFull and half, adjustable, with NO GPF RANGE PUBLISHED. The seal material and the chlorine resistance are not published, and neither is a weight. 4.25 × 5.51 × 13.5 in (108 × 140 × 343 mm), 5 years of warranty.
Amazon referenceB0852925D3
EAN0039961025951

The questions we get

Why does naming Glacier Bay matter?

Because those are the house brands of the large American home improvement chains, and they are precisely the toilets whose parts are hardest to track down. A Kohler or an American Standard has a model number, a parts diagram and a dealer network; an own-brand toilet has a sticker and a store that no longer carries that model. Fluidmaster naming Glacier Bay, AquaSource and Project Source in its compatibility bullet answers the question those owners actually have. It is the mirror image of the Kohler listing on this shelf, which fits one named model and says so in capitals — both are honest about fit, from opposite directions.

What does "restore original factory performance" mean in practice?

That a dual-flush toilet which has started needing two flushes gets its design flush back. A dual flush valve meters two different volumes, and as the seals age it does neither properly: the reduced flush becomes too small to clear the pan and the full flush leaks away between uses. Fitting a generic flapper to a dual-flush toilet does not fix that, because a flapper only does one volume. Fluidmaster’s point is that both volumes are adjustable to match factory settings, so after fitting you can set the half flush to the amount the toilet was designed around rather than guessing.

How do I know if my toilet is one-piece or two-piece?

Look at the back. A two-piece toilet has a separate tank bolted on top of the bowl, with a visible joint between them. A one-piece is molded as a single unit with no seam. The listing states the exclusion twice — in the fifth bullet and again in the description — and it matters because the valve has to pass through the tank bottom and seal against it, and a one-piece toilet has different internal geometry. The Danco converter on this shelf carries the same restriction. Two of the ten products here exclude one-piece toilets, and neither offers an alternative for them.

Against the closest bathroom fittings on price

Same category, nearby prices, between bathroom fittings. What remains is the specifications every one publishes — half empty, a column is no use.

Model Price Valve typeTank opening diameterAdjustable height rangeInlet connection
Fluidmaster 830V 3 in dual flush valve $29 A DUAL FLUSH valve, sold as an exact replacement, 3 in, with full and half flush adjustable to match the factory settings. Named for Glacier Bay, AquaSource, Project Source and other dual flush toilets, and 2-PIECE ONLY — the maker states it is not compatible with 1-piece toilets.3 in.NOT PUBLISHED, and NO CLEARANCE FIGURE either, where the 3 in Fluidmaster kit on this shelf gives 10 in.NONE — it replaces the outlet valve. Installation is stated as easy, and whether the tank must come off is NOT STATED either way.
Sloan Regal R-1003-A rebuild kit $29 A REPAIR KIT FOR A FLUSHOMETER, not a tank valve at all: an A-38-A diaphragm, a handle repair kit, a V-551-A vacuum breaker kit and a tailpiece O-ring, for Sloan Regal 3.5 GPF manual water closet flushometers. COMMERCIAL, and NOT for a domestic tank toilet.NOT APPLICABLE — a flushometer has no tank. The compatibility reference is clamshell number 33170011, and the maker states that 3317003 and 33170011 are the same item.NOT APPLICABLE.NOT PUBLISHED as a thread. The kit replaces worn or end-of-service-life assemblies, and no tools are stated.
Danco HydroRight dual flush converter $26 A DUAL FLUSH CONVERSION: it replaces the flapper, the chain and the handle together with two buttons, on a Perma fit silicone seal stated chemical resistant and stated not to warp, in durable plastic with a chrome handle. It will NOT FIT MANSFIELD TOILETS. The maker claims up to 70% less water on the reduced flush, more than 15,000 gallons a year for a family of four, and states that the reduced flush is the one needed four times out of five.2 in — where the Fluidmaster dual flush on this shelf is 3 in, which is the one figure that decides between them.NOT PUBLISHED. What the listing gives instead is a CLEARANCE: 10 in minimum from the top of the flush valve opening to the inside of the tank lid.NONE — it sits on the outlet. Installation is drop-in, no tools, under 20 minutes, with no tank removal.
Geberit Type 380 fill valve for tank 240.700 $35 Geberit fill valve Type 380 — statedNot stated as a figure — the valve is specified for Geberit surface tank no. 240.700Fill height adjustable by turning the spindle — stated; no range is given3/8 in — stated

Where the models diverge, in bathroom fittings

  • If price decides: Danco HydroRight dual flush converter, at $26.

The price on Amazon.com

This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $29 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.

Details checked on October 29, 2026.

Who buys this one, among bathroom fittings

A Glacier Bay or AquaSource dual-flush two-piece toilet that has stopped flushing properly

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for bathroom fittings and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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