So my ballcock wouldn't turn off, so I went to the cabinet and got
another one, Fluidmaster 200A. I installed it in a couple minutes
with the easy to use bayonet mount, just like I had changed ballcocks
several times before.

But this one often won't turn off even when the water gets high
enough, even when I pull the float up. It actually shoots up at the
base, where it attaches, and might even reach the top of the tank if I
didn't, as I normally do, keep the tank filling at about 1/10 max
speed (so no noise.)

So I figure I'll buy another, but HD and the fluidmaster webpage don't
have 200A anymore, and even worse, the ones they do have don't have
the bayonet mount anymore. Am I missing something? Is there another
brand that uses the easily replaceable value?

Am I going to have to take apart the whole thing every time the valve
fails? Why are we moving backwards?


I have long thought that these things didn't last as long as they
should, but since they were so easy to replace, I thought that made up
for it. Now I have the worst of both worlds, plus they raised the
price from about 6 dollars to about 10 dollars.