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Yes, that is the supply line. Believe it or not, in those types of fittings, the tighter you tighten the connection, the greater the chance of a leak. They are typically compression fittings using either a brass compression ring or a rubber type of washer that compress when tightened. They should be hand tightened then snugged (1/4 turn more) with an open ...
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The washer under the nut is probably leaking and the easiest/best solution's would to be replace the pipe.
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The reason it only leaks when you have the supply on is that there is no significant back pressure on the fittings from the tank as the tank has an air gap and the filler is at the top of the tank not submerged at the bottom ( which would cause ...
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I had exactly the same problem and was able to figure out why it was working on the second time and thus fixed the issue. In order for the toilet to flush there has to be a sufficient amount of water in the bowl before flushing. In my case, when I was flushing the first time, water would stay in the bowl and therefore, when the second flush came in, it would ...
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Thank you so much for your input guys!
While waiting for replies I did further digging and eventually figured out that it was soldered on.
So I decided to bypass changing the shut off valve since it still works even though it looks like crap and I needed a new toilet lol. Perhaps I will tackle it very soon :) I think I will end up cutting it to put new ...
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It looks like it is soldered. You can either resolder on another valve or use a compression valve. I use compression valves for shut-offs and just installed this one.
If it isn't soldered then then the nut closest to the wall turns out and there is a pin under it. You have to take the pin out to release the compression valve - if it were a sharkbite or ...
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Typically, the valve solders to the 1/2 inch water source pipe. the outlet is a pretty standard 3/8" compression fitting. It is a little hard to tell from your pics, but it is rare that the valve would be a threaded fitting to the water source, but not unheard of. The differences between the valves pictured are that the top pic is a 90 degree 1/4 turn valve ...
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It looks like both ends just screw on.
Turn off the house water, unscrew both ends, take it with you to get the replacement (or make several trips like me).
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I have done a ton of reading on the issue of the so-called "flushable" wipes. They are not flushable and I have stopped using them in my home. The word "flushable" is not controlled in the industry at all; it is only used by the manufacturers.
My neighbor had a sewage flood of a foot in his finished basement. The plumber found the cause to be these wipes ...
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