How to get 1/4 in compression fittings to stop leaking
david_cary
13 years ago
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Comments (5)Thank you, brickeyee. Does a cartridge have to be special ordered to fix this? Do you think the plumbing guy is just trying to do a cheap fix rather than doing this right? We do have a wall on the other side of the shower that could be opened up to get at a defective valve and now I'm starting to think that the contractor just wants to cross this off the punch list without doing the right thing. Am I being too suspicious?...See More1/4 turn compression shut-off valve. Is there a good one?
Comments (18)"I'm not familiar with what Brickeye is describing but it sounds like a regular compression stop but maybe limited to a quarter turn?" There are a number of manufacturers that are making the quarter turn stops that are NOT ball valves but plain old compression type valves. by using a very slow thread they can get away with a quarter turn to open and close. The penalty is the greater force required to operate the valve....See Moretoilet won't stop leaking between tank and bowl
Comments (5)There are a few different versions of the gasket( fat and soft,thin and soft,fat and firm,thin and firm) although you will only frind one or two at big box stores. Like so most things, experience shows if gasket is correct when tank rests on bowl with the right gap before tightening bolts. Big box gaskets are usually very soft and thicker than nessary. If over compressed,the gasket is squeezed from between coupling. Assuming that's what's happening,try shimming between tank and bowl. The shim material needs to be about 3/8ths thick -- + ,flat and about the consistancy of the rubber washer on flush valve you replaced earlier. The preferred consistancy is one which you can only slightly compress between thumb and index finger. Evenly shim all four corners and do not over tighten bolts. Just snug enough tank can only be rocked fore and aft 1/2 inch with one finger,not rock at all side to side with any less force than applied with palms pressing on top of tank. If there is more than 1/4tr inch between tank lid and wall,shim there also to prevent leaning back and rocking tank eccessivly. On the other hand if tank is tight against wall (unable to create gap with pressure of one finger) it may be cock-eyed at coupling which makes over/under tightening even more unforgiving. Idealy there is a gap between wall and tank but little or none between lid and wall, Only if you ask,I'll tell you why cussing helps....See MoreCompression shutoff valve leak
Comments (4)My husband installed them and I assume he got them squarely on the pipe. It looks like if they weren't seated properly, they would have leaked immediately, not months down the road. We purchased these valves from Lowe's. We didn't buy the cheapest they sold because we wanted something that would last. You're right that it is difficult to see where the leak is. I stared at the drip for awhile and it *seemed* to be coming from the area you tighten to the copper pipe. It's definitely not leaking around the outflow connection....See Morebrickeyee
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