Float valve issue

[pimpdaddydog123]

Hi chaps!

Last week I replaced a float valve in a CWS vessel which was passing.

The CWS vessel is located in a bedroom cupboard and the customer is complaining because she can hear it dripping for a couple of hours after she goes to bed.

I popped in to have a look today and it does drip unless you lift the float quite firmly.

Are there any float valves available that are a bit more “on and off” rather than the gradual slowing down and drilling of a conventional float valve?

Is it a bad idea to fit a side entry fill valve like you would in a toilet for instance?

 

[tincup]

Put a isolation valve on the incoming pipe that can be turned off

 

[pimpdaddydog123]

Put a isolation valve on the incoming pipe that can be turned off

I’m not sure the elderly customer will want to close an isolation valve every time she goes to bed!

It would work though

 

[HERTS P&D]

Bend the arm down a bit and fit a 150mm round float.

Andy

 

[Hufty]

There's an "AIR" variant of the Viva Skylo side entry float valve. It's a few quid more than the ones you get from Screwstation but it has an AG air gap built in. So I assume it's water regs compliant.

 

[polesapart]

Fluidmaster side entry fill valve, brass shanked.