How to repair/replace water valve going to toilet?

[Patty Bates]

I purchased a home and in the washroom, I noticed that the valve connecting to the toilet's water supply line looks a little funny. Does anyone happen to know what happened to it and how I could repair/replace it?
Image included below:

https://imgur.com/a/AEf95Ae

 

[Weekend Handyman]

I am not a plumber. They broke off the handle and added a hose with an integrated valve as a work around. It looks like a compression valve on copper. I would replace the whole valve. You can also get re-build kits to replace the guts … they are brand specific.

 

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[Reach4]

I think you have a compression valve on the bottom. That maybe leaked, and somebody put a special connector line in place that had a built in valve on its input to compensate.

I am thinking that I would inspect that copper pipe, an if it was in good shape, I might cut that pipe shorter. Then onto that pipe I would put either a new compression valve or a Sharkbite valve.

Alternatively, you could not cut the pipe, and try removing the bottom valve, but leave the nut and ferrule. See if the new valve will screw on and use the old nut and ferrule. If it will not, you either get a ferrule puller, or you cut and dress the pipe.

 

[Eman85]

That's creative plumbing! I'd try what Reach4 suggested with trying a new valve to replace the original. I'd go to Lowes or HD and buy anything and everything you think you'll need as you will need to shut the water off first, you can return what you don't use. If you install a new valve, you will also need a new hose from the valve to the toilet as the one you have had the valve connected to it.
A push to connect valve like Sharkbite or Brasscraft might require a real cleaning of the pipe, is that solder on the copper? If it is solder that might be a soldered on male fitting and a new valve would thread right on.

 

[Taylorjm]

It's just an add on valve made especially for the purpose you have. The main valve is broke, so you add on this valve. If you do end up replacing the valve, which should be fairly straightforward since you have enough pipe to just cut and use another compression valve, make sure to get a quarter turn ball valve shut off. I really hate when people use the same old cheap valve which will eventually seize up and break again. https://www.homedepot.com/p/BrassCr...on-Outlet-Straight-Valve-G2CR14X-C1/202047046

 

[Breplum]

We would simply remove everything above the compression nut, then place a good quality quarter turn 5/8" compression x 3/8" straight stop. 99% of the time there is no issue with just doing that, without involving removing the nut nor ferrule.

 

[royalflush001]

We would simply remove everything above the compression nut, then place a good quality quarter turn 5/8" compression x 3/8" straight stop. 99% of the time there is no issue with just doing that, without involving removing the nut nor ferrule.

Agreed with that! Simply removing everything above the compression nut and replacing it with a new one makes it easy!

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[royalflush001]

We would simply remove everything above the compression nut, then place a good quality quarter turn 5/8" compression x 3/8" straight stop. 99% of the time there is no issue with just doing that, without involving removing the nut nor ferrule.

Agreed with that! Simply removing everything above the compression nut and replacing it with a new one makes it easy!

 

[royalflush001]

The plumbing is pretty creative though!

 

[Jeff H Young]

The plumbing is pretty creative though!

I like the handle you chose " Royal Flush" ha ha