On Oct 20, 12:38*pm, Caesar Romano wrote:
I have a toilet shut-off valve that I want to install. It has a
compression fitting on the valve outlet that goes to the toilet bowl.
I notice that the compression ring (sleeve) shape is not exactly
symmetrical, so I'm thinking that the compression sleeve has to be
installed in a specific orientation.

Which end goes toward the compression nut? The HD guy said it doesn't
matter. I'm skeptical of that.
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The compression nut should bear on the short taper to provide maximum
force on the long taper to seal against both the tubing and the outlet
hole. From a practical standpoint, perhaps many hundreds have been
installed in reverse and work just fine. Using it the way it was
designed gives you better odds for success IMO.

Joe