Torbeck valve problem

[D_Hailsham]

Yesterday I noticed that a toilet was making much more noise than usual when it was filling, so I removed the lid. It has a Torbeck valve and the water, instead of filling the cistern via the long plastic tube, was coming straght out of the four small holes on one end of the top - see red arrow in this pic.

Does anyone know why it is happening and what the cure is?

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• D_Hailsham
• 8 Dec 2013
• 1

 

[Terry lambert]

Did you take the valve appart? A bit of solder or grit stuck in there ?

 

[fine tune]

theres a little flap that acts as a guide, its slipped out of place , if you prize end cap off you can put it back , should be trapped in place with cap. it will not stop the noise though. pm add ill send a new one

 

[D_Hailsham]

theres a little flap that acts as a guide, its slipped out of place, if you prize end cap off you can put it back, should be trapped in place with cap.

That's what I found when I took the valve apart.

Originally I thought it was a problem with the diaphragm, which had moved round so the plastic pin was no longer in the hole. Why did they get rid of the metal pin?

it will not stop the noise though.

The noise is caused by the water coming out of the four holes in the end cap instead of going down the plastic filler tube and coming out under water.

 

[fine tune]

The noise is caused by the water coming out of the four holes in the end cap

ok thought you where talking of a sgeal when shutting off , properly be able to seal it, bit of a weak spot had them do it when new .