Trouble with Bathroom Shutoff

[Vinnie B]

Hi. I'm a relatively newbie to plumbing and am having trouble replacing a toilet supply line. It looks pretty straightforward - jsut a nut on the bottom of the tank and one at the shutoff, but there is no nut on the shutoff - it jsut goes right into the valve. (See pic).

Does this mean I need to replace the entire shutoff?? If this is the case, would you recommend a plumber for this job?

Thanks

 

[Jadnashua]

Yes, you need to replace the whole thing. It looks like it may unscrew, which is why, I think, the body of it is squared off to allow a wrench to unscrew it. There's a newer version of this that pushes on without tools, but this looks different. Hopefully, someone that knows for sure will be able to tell. Neither one is considered a particularly good choice.