Installing a brand new Toto Drake. Everything went fine except for a very small leak where the braided supply line threads onto the filler.
The supply line is also brand new. I tried replacing it with another new one and still have the same problem. Inside the female compression fitting on the supply hose is a domed gasket with a hole in the middle for the water to pass through. To my eyes it's in good condition. Toto includes a spare domed gasket with the toilet -- I tried squeezing that spare inside the fitting too; it ended up getting pushed into the filler pipe. Still leaked.
I have even tried teflon tape, just out of sheer desperation. I think I'm tightening the connection enough -- I've taken it at least 1/2-past hand tight. Various instructions have said "only hand tight" or 1/4-past hand tight. None of these work.
One more thing -- the supply line is too long. I'm using a 12" line (only one easily available) when the distance is only about 8", so there's a pretty sizeable curve in the line between shutoff and filler. Could that be throwing off the geometry inside the connection? Do I need a shorter line?
If the supply lines are ok, the only other thing I can think of is that there's a problem with the filler pipe. Does Toto require using some kind of special line or connector?
Any help appreciated.
Curt
The supply line is also brand new. I tried replacing it with another new one and still have the same problem. Inside the female compression fitting on the supply hose is a domed gasket with a hole in the middle for the water to pass through. To my eyes it's in good condition. Toto includes a spare domed gasket with the toilet -- I tried squeezing that spare inside the fitting too; it ended up getting pushed into the filler pipe. Still leaked.
I have even tried teflon tape, just out of sheer desperation. I think I'm tightening the connection enough -- I've taken it at least 1/2-past hand tight. Various instructions have said "only hand tight" or 1/4-past hand tight. None of these work.
One more thing -- the supply line is too long. I'm using a 12" line (only one easily available) when the distance is only about 8", so there's a pretty sizeable curve in the line between shutoff and filler. Could that be throwing off the geometry inside the connection? Do I need a shorter line?
If the supply lines are ok, the only other thing I can think of is that there's a problem with the filler pipe. Does Toto require using some kind of special line or connector?
Any help appreciated.
Curt