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Toilet supply water leak - fixed

February 28, 2019, 09:05:52 pm

Was chatting with a fellow Fofum member and discussing our Bulkhead repair I opened our wet bay and saw water pooling  under our power and water hose reels.  Finished the chat and sat for a while then decided to look closer.  Long story short I found the leak coming from a corroded pressure valve in the toilet supply line.  The leak was above the floor behind the toilet.  Used the maniblock to shut off the water to the toilet took a closer look and saw the green corrosion.  Felt the connection and it was wet.

Shark Bites to the rescue.  Went to Lowes and got a check valve and a couple of other pieces and was able to replace the  assembly.  No leaks yet.  From beginning to end it took about 3 hours.  I now have and extra check valve to add to my collection of Shark Bites.

Thanks again to Roland for introducing me to them a number of years ago. 

PS...We now have about 3 times amount of water coming into the bowl and swirling around. 

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Re: Toilet supply water leak - fixed

Reply #1 – February 28, 2019, 09:11:39 pm

Shark bites are the bomb!  Use them every day!

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Re: Toilet supply water leak - fixed

Reply #2 – March 01, 2019, 09:02:39 am

Did this leak result in any bulkhead damage?

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Re: Toilet supply water leak - fixed

Reply #3 – March 01, 2019, 09:15:02 am

Don't think so.  We had bulkhead repair done at MOT 2 years ago. 

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Re: Toilet supply water leak - fixed

Reply #4 – March 01, 2019, 10:54:37 am

I replumbed our entire house in Mammoth Lakes with PEX and sharkbite fittings several years ago.  No more brown stinking water and it is really resistant to cold weather.

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