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Leaking ballcock
My toilet has an old-fashioned solid brass ballcock for a fill valve
rather than a more modern pilot-valve fill valve. It has started leaking just a little, so after it shuts off the tank continues to fill *extremely slowly* until it spills over the overflow pipe. I actually like this type of valve better than the Fluidmaster type valves that slam when they shut off. I have quite high water pressure and the modern valves are noisy and don't last very long. Do I just need to take brass valve apart and clean the seat? Or is there more to it than that? I don't think this has a rubber washer inside; I believe it has a metal-to-metal seal. Bob |
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"zxcvbob" wrote in message ... My toilet has an old-fashioned solid brass ballcock for a fill valve rather than a more modern pilot-valve fill valve. It has started leaking just a little, so after it shuts off the tank continues to fill *extremely slowly* until it spills over the overflow pipe. I actually like this type of valve better than the Fluidmaster type valves that slam when they shut off. I have quite high water pressure and the modern valves are noisy and don't last very long. Do I just need to take brass valve apart and clean the seat? Or is there more to it than that? I don't think this has a rubber washer inside; I believe it has a metal-to-metal seal. The modern plastic stuff is mostly junk. I think you can fix it by cleaning it. |
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:52:44 -0500, zxcvbob
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Leaking ballcock
My toilet has an old-fashioned solid brass ballcock for a fill valve
rather than a more modern pilot-valve fill valve. It has started leaking just a little, so after it shuts off the tank continues to fill *extremely slowly* until it spills over the overflow pipe. I actually like this type of valve better than the Fluidmaster type valves that slam when they shut off. I have quite high water pressure and the modern valves are noisy and don't last very long. Do I just need to take brass valve apart and clean the seat? Or is there more to it than that? I don't think this has a rubber washer inside; I believe it has a metal-to-metal seal. Bob You can try fixing it, but in my experience, it doesn't work and isn't worth it. I''ve installed 3 Fluidmaster type in my house with no problems at all. Oldest one is 10 years old now. And they only cost $8 or so for the whole works, including new flapper. |
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