In the process of repairing a leaky toilet supply line, I replaced the shutoff valve. I fixed the leak at the supply line, but now I have a new leak. I get about 1 drip every 30 seconds coming out of the threads of the shutoff valve, where it screws onto the pipe coming out of the wall.
Shutoff valve has a 3/8" FIP (female iron pipe?) connection to the supply pipe. I tried putting the old valve back on, but that now leaks too.
I have tried teflon tape, up to 4 wraps. I have tried pipe joint
compound ("with teflon"). I have tried compound-tape-compound. Can't
seem to get it to stop. I have made the thing pretty tight. I could
make it tighter, but I am afraid of breaking off the pipe inside the
wall, and then there would be no cold water upstairs, and someone
would have to make a hole in my tile wall to fix it. That would be
very bad.
Is this pipe threaded into a fitting in the wall, or is there a sweated connection in there? The pipe chrome-looking, male-threaded. Is it iron, brass? Don't know. Looks like there is a pretty good-sized nick on the very end of the pipe. I don't believe I damaged the pipe, so that nick was probably there before. Why it didn't leak before is a mystery to me.
Your advice is appreciated.
Curt
Shutoff valve has a 3/8" FIP (female iron pipe?) connection to the supply pipe. I tried putting the old valve back on, but that now leaks too.
I have tried teflon tape, up to 4 wraps. I have tried pipe joint
compound ("with teflon"). I have tried compound-tape-compound. Can't
seem to get it to stop. I have made the thing pretty tight. I could
make it tighter, but I am afraid of breaking off the pipe inside the
wall, and then there would be no cold water upstairs, and someone
would have to make a hole in my tile wall to fix it. That would be
very bad.
Is this pipe threaded into a fitting in the wall, or is there a sweated connection in there? The pipe chrome-looking, male-threaded. Is it iron, brass? Don't know. Looks like there is a pretty good-sized nick on the very end of the pipe. I don't believe I damaged the pipe, so that nick was probably there before. Why it didn't leak before is a mystery to me.
Your advice is appreciated.
Curt