moray
New Member
Hello toilet experts!
We have a toilet with a fluidmaster 400a fill valve, which I suspect may be leaking due to debris under the valve seal. I have tried to adjust the float height, but that doesn't seem to stop the leaking.
However, the shutoff valve is also leaking, and I'm not sure whether it would be wise to remove the valve cap without first addressing the shutoff valve problem. Will I end up with water spraying everywhere if I try this?
I've tried to turn the packing nut behind the valve handle to temporarily restore the shutoff valve (~1/8th turn clockwise), but that doesn't seem to do anything and I'm afraid to turn it any more since I'm not sure what would happen.
We recently replaced our pump (we're not on a well, but boost the city water pressure since we're up on a hill), so I'm guessing that all of that folderol may have dislodged debris in the pipes?
Please let me know if you have any ideas about what to try next. Maybe I should shut off the water to the house next and go from there, but I was still holding out hope that there might be a simpler fix...
Thanks in advance!!!
We have a toilet with a fluidmaster 400a fill valve, which I suspect may be leaking due to debris under the valve seal. I have tried to adjust the float height, but that doesn't seem to stop the leaking.
However, the shutoff valve is also leaking, and I'm not sure whether it would be wise to remove the valve cap without first addressing the shutoff valve problem. Will I end up with water spraying everywhere if I try this?
I've tried to turn the packing nut behind the valve handle to temporarily restore the shutoff valve (~1/8th turn clockwise), but that doesn't seem to do anything and I'm afraid to turn it any more since I'm not sure what would happen.
We recently replaced our pump (we're not on a well, but boost the city water pressure since we're up on a hill), so I'm guessing that all of that folderol may have dislodged debris in the pipes?
Please let me know if you have any ideas about what to try next. Maybe I should shut off the water to the house next and go from there, but I was still holding out hope that there might be a simpler fix...
Thanks in advance!!!