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Thanks all. I used the 12mm diamond drill bit to widen the cistern hole. The original fill valve being plastic was snug but had give. The brass had no give and I didn't want to damges the threads pushing it through. So all good and no leaks. Not bad for a first time.

Thanks both for your suggestions! But I feel the 1/2" fill valve shanks should fit through the hole in the cistern and connect to the mains, as the old one did. The 1/2" & 3/8" measurements, where do they come from? Nothing I measure is bang on that, but I Have no clue what I'm doing. Not a...

Hi, The fill valve on my old Roca toilet is failing intermittently, sometimes shutting off and other times just constantly running. It seemed like a simple job after researching YouTube so I decided to replace it. Down to Screwfix to buy a Fluidmaster 1/2" Brass shank. Removing old one was a...