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[Nick]

Toilet wouldn't fill up, so got a new fill valve.

However, the connection from the water mains is like a pipe with a spinning nut on it so when the fill valve comes through I lift it up and do it up.

It keeps leaking from there, but when I try and do it up it just spins the fill valve rather than doing up.

Going to go and get some plumbing tape to try on the join, but any other ideas?

 

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[Gaz71]

Toilet wouldn't fill up, so got a new fill valve.

However, the connection from the water mains is like a pipe with a spinning nut on it so when the fill valve comes through I lift it up and do it up.

It keeps leaking from there, but when I try and do it up it just spins the fill valve rather than doing up.

Going to go and get some plumbing tape to try on the join, but any other ideas?

Sounds like you may have cross threaded the valve, did you put a fibre washer between the fitting and the valve?

 

[Nick]

Just took it off, there's not one in there

It's one of these.

Straight Tap Connector Chrome Plated 15mm x 1/2" - Toolstation

It doesn't have the washer though so will see if Tesco sell them

 

[Gaz71]

Just took it off, there's not one in there

It's one of these.

Straight Tap Connector Chrome Plated 15mm x 1/2" - Toolstation

It doesn't have the washer though so will see if Tesco sell them

It needs a fibre washer between the fitting and the valve.

 

[Gaz71]

Just took it off, there's not one in there

It's one of these.

Straight Tap Connector Chrome Plated 15mm x 1/2" - Toolstation

It doesn't have the washer though so will see if Tesco sell them

 

[Nick]

That's the one, nowhere will sell them now no idea where it went unless there wasn't one

Thanks

 

[Marty]

Yeah fibre washer. About 10p from cov plumbing and heating.

 

[Nick]

Went to Toolstation, don't sell packs of 1 so had to buy 100

Put it back together and that joint was perfect with a washer and tape, however the one between the flush was leaking. Think it's sorted now.

Thanks for your help fellas.

 

[CJ_covblaze]

If you still need one ring my old man. Been doing it decades. Mark Joiner 07780 673842.

 

[Nick]

Cheers, all sorted now

 

[clint van damme]

If you still need one ring my old man. Been doing it decades. Mark Joiner 07780 673842.

he needs a plumber mate, not a joiner - sorry, I'll log out for a bit!

 

[CJ_covblaze]

he needs a plumber mate, not a joiner - sorry, I'll log out for a bit!

He gets all kinds of odd calls asking for a chippy. Mainly from old dears.

 

[Nick]

He gets all kinds of odd calls asking for a chippy. Mainly from old dears.

Mopping up literally

 

[CJ_covblaze]

Mopping up literally

That was his nickname at school. Had HUGE hair. Talking Tina Turner level.