Viva Skylo Unifill Fill Valve - problems?

[Welder]

Sorry seems to be irrelevant now!

I don’t know the official spec, but have used them on tank fed (0.2bar) when the black ones were sluggish and they then worked a treat. This is on a new installation so the black washer was new too.

However a quick google to try and find spec and they seem to have disappeared?!

I have one left and none of you can have it!

Sorry is NEVER irrelevant pal; not ever. 😉

 

[Ben-gee]

Oh the difference a comma makes.

Should read;

Sorry, seems to be irrelevant now!

i.e. me suggesting a red washer, when that red washer no longer exists

 

[Ric2013]

The washer doesn't exist? I thought you had one?

You mean all the red washers have disappeared? That's a disaster then. Every valve you've fitted a red washer to will now be filling the cistern constantly! Glad I've never fitted a red washer.

 

[WC1]

Had my first duff viva valve today, brass shank bottom entry fill valve. Wouldn't shut off when the float was raised, as I had to go back to the merchant anyway for other bits, I handed it in and didn't get to take it apart to see what was wrong.

 

[Christopher buzzard]

Did you take the top part off and flush it through with a cup over the top? Usually does the trick

 

[WC1]

No, it was a job that had to go right so any suggestion of defective parts was no good. Even if I'd got it going I wouldn't have used it

 

[Kurt Johnson-Reade]

With the company I work for, we predominantly fit Viva products and I find I'm returning after 6 months to service them, replace washers and inevitably rip them out and replace them entirely. Perhaps there is a bad batch being sent to us from our supplier, but I get nothing but problems with them. I've tried to push to fit Fluidmaster etc, but they get paid for every call out, so "Head, meet wall".

 

[AngusW]

Hi. Amateur here with a picky boss - her indoors. Just fitted a Skylo and the fill rate is ridiculously slow. There’s no mention of changing inserts in the very basic packaging info. There is a separate threaded screw. I’m on tank feed with about a 2m head max. Do I need to remove the unit, take out what seems to be a plug in the inlet, and replace it with the threaded screw? I’m getting the impression that Screwfix might not have sold me the best replacement for my failed Torbeck. Any advice welcomed.

 

[Ben-gee]

If you’re talking about a plastic corkscrew flow restrictor fitted into the shank, then bin it.

 

[AngusW]

Thanks. I recall that there is a black plastic part inserted into the bottom of the inlet pipe, and I thought at the time that there was very little free area for water flow. Am I ok to remove that black insert. Any help much appreciated.

 

[Ben-gee]

Yes, if as you say it’s fed from a tank at low pressure.