Side Fill Valve Won't Fit

[rvp]

Help

I bought a Opella EcoFil side fill valve in order to swap out my noisy ballcock system but the siphon part is in the way because the handle is on the same side as the entry of the fill valve pipework

Any ideas to get this to work?

 

[JohnD]

Surely that one will fit once you remove the old brass valve and its arm?

you could probably put the handle in the hole in the other side of the cistern front, but you would have to take the cistern off to rotate the syphon.

It would be easier to fit a different fill valve.

the Fluidmaster is a good one
http://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-side-entry-brass-shank-side-entry-fill-valve/49088

You can still get the Torbeck or copies, but they can clog if there is sediment or limescale in the water. Yours looks pretty clean.

 

[rvp]

Surely that one will fit once you remove the old brass valve and its arm?

you could probably put the handle in the hole in the other side of the cistern front, but you would have to take the cistern off to rotate the syphon.

It would be easier to fit a different fill valve.

the Fluidmaster is a good one
http://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-side-entry-brass-shank-side-entry-fill-valve/49088

You can still get the Torbeck or copies, but they can clog if there is sediment or limescale in the water. Yours looks pretty clean.

Pic is a little misleading as you are right it will clear the arm no problem, issue is it won't fit between the space at the bottom of the cistern - fouls the bottom black bit of the syphon.

The Fluidmaster that you linked is exactly the same as mine bar the brass bit! so that's out.

 

[JohnD]

this is a revised valve of similar size to the (very small) torbeck. Good maker.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/thomas-dudley-ltd-fill-valve/7058f

 

[rvp]

this is a revised valve of similar size to the torbeck. Good maker.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/thomas-dudley-ltd-fill-valve/7058f

Cheers JohnD but I don't think that will fit either as it's a similar design to the others, issue I have is the syphon is blocking it due to the handle/fill valve pipe being on the same side, shoddy design!

I will maybe have to look at putting the handle on the other side and rotate the syphon - don't want to do that really, Mrs will moan the handles moved!!

 

[JohnD]

that valve is really tiny. It doesn't go down to the bottom of the cistern.

 

[rvp]

that valve is really tiny. It doesn't go down to the bottom of the cistern.

Oh right, cheers JohnD may work then.