Toilet service valve leaking not cross threaded

[Mgrant]

Hi I have a toilet service valve that is leaking as it tightens on to the toilet fill valve. It is not cross threaded hand tightens with ease a good few turns, I have tired replacing the fiber washer to no luck. I have also tried ptfe with no luck. Any idea what could be happening, as I said it is not cross threaded.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

is there a gap between the fibre and plastic when seated?

 

[kris]

In my experience the fibre washers u get nowadays are terrible and I hate using them. Get a flexible tap connecter ( compression ) which has a rubber washer . There only couple quid.


http://m.NoLinkingToThis/p/flexible-hose-with-valve/34083

 

[Mgrant]

I don't think so, there is alot of play on the pipe. I have tired doubling up the washer and this made no difference either

 

[Chalked]

Sometimes the plastic threads crack. You would be best replacing the balvalve with a metal shank, like fluid master.

 

[AWheating]

replace with flexi or hand tighten speedfit swivel and ballafix.

oh and dont forget to check its not leaking from the actual service valve, sometimes they need a tighten up.

 

[rpm]

The service valve opposed to an isolating valve has the short length of pipe between the valve body and the nut with the washer, I`ve had these leak from there before.

 

[rpm]

Not so long ago there would of been an out cry on here if you told somebody to fit a flexi. lol

 

[kris]

Not so long ago there would of been an out cry on here if you told somebody to fit a flexi. lol

Why

 

[rpm]

Why

It was considered diy by a lot of the members, hard copper pipe only people. I recall some heated debates about it. lol