Toilet ballcock valve leak

[pp7822]

Hi all! Just a quick one, my toilet cistern has a leak from the water inlet valve into the ballcock (picture attached). Is it the ballcock I would need to replace, the valve or both? Many thanks in advance for your help.

 

[terryplumb]

Replace the float valve it's cracked

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Worth opening it up carefully and seeing if it might be possible to clean it up and remove the limescale. It could just be failing to seal due to limescale.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Replace the float valve it's cracked

Plus 1. 99.99% certain it’s not limescale.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Plus 1. 99.99% certain it’s not limescale.

I agree, I have just spotted a jet of water in the photo.

 

[HERTS P&D]

See below:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/fluidmaster-side-entry-brass-shank-side-entry-fill-valve/49088

Andy

 

[HERTS P&D]

Worth opening it up carefully and seeing if it might be possible to clean it up and remove the limescale. It could just be failing to seal due to limescale.

Always good to get advice from a Diyer who hasn't got a clue!



ANDY

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Always good to get advice from a Diyer who hasn't got a clue!



ANDY

Always better and more honest than the advice of a self proclaimed claimed pro..

 

[HERTS P&D]

I thought you had blocked me?



Andy

 

[HERTS P&D]

Always better and more honest than the advice of a self proclaimed claimed pro..

But giving the wrong advice doesn't help anyone.

Andy

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

I would take the opportunity to rejig the incoming pipework and do a proper job. Looks like sort sort of isovalve immediately outside the cistern, which is not the correct fitting for that application, and has caused the failure of the valve tail. Valve should be fitted with the shoulder to the cistern wall, and a backnut externally to hold the valve assembly in position, then the water connection made with a Tap Connector onto the tail.