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MooBoo (Non-US)
Hello,
I have replaced the fill valve in my toilet, which seems to have gone fine, but when I reattached the compression hose from the water supply to the new fill valve, water comes spraying out of the hose where it's attached to the fill valve. I thought maybe the hose was just old so I purchased a new one but have the same result: Water spraying out from where the hose attaches to the plastic nut (which attaches to the fill valve). I've made sure the plastic nut is tight (not tight enough to crack the plastic) but cannot get the hose to create enough compression to stop the water from spraying out.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! And sorry if I'm using the wrong terms, let me know if I can clear anything up and I'll try my best.
Thank you
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packy (MA)
the shank of the fill valve isn't cracked, is it?
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hj (AZ)
Sometimes because of the thickness of the tank bottom and the thickness of the fill valve lock nut, there is not enough "shank" for the supply line to tighten up before it contacts the fill valve lock nut. In these cases, you either have to find a thinner lock nut, or cut a couple of threads off the supply line nut.
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MooBoo (Non-US)
Thanks for the reply. The shank is not cracked, I've inspected it carefully. It seems to be fine.
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MooBoo (Non-US)
I've gone back and checked for this but it looks like there is enough thread for both the lock nut and the compression hose nut. Both are tight, and I can see thread from the shank in between the two nuts so I think there is enough thread for both.
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hj (AZ)
Then it should NOT leak and we cannot tell you why it does.
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MooBoo (Non-US)
Bummer. Thanks for taking the time to offer solutions
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