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[WaterTight]

In concealed cistern. The float valve vibrates a lot (mainly when it begins to refill, less when nearly full.) If you put your fingers on where the piston bit closes the valve you can feel it going like the clappers.

Is there a standard washer and seat set that would fit this or would I need the specific make? And is that likely to be the solve? Or could the valve itself be nonced? It's been concealed in way that would mean taking half the bathroom apart if it needs a new whole inlet valve fitted. Anyone know what these are actually called? See them quite a bit.

 

[samtheplumber]

could it be that it is mains fed (high pressure) and the wrong orifice has been fitted i.e the red low pressure one causing the noise? just an idea.

 

[Puddle]

Just a bog standard ball and arm bottom entry ball valve that requires a new standard ball valve washer fitted.

Toolstation > Plumbing > Washers & Fixings > Ballvalve Washer 'Delchem'

Isolate water ,undo large nut and all will be reviled !! replace washer and invoice,job done

 

[Phil]

So true.

Watertight, I would get the Holdite kits it I were you, plastic boxes of ball valve spares, also tap washers and fibre/rubber washers.

They also do an O ring kit but very rarely do I find one thats fits anything.

In that ballvalve you will most likely find the rubber diaphram has gone all hard or theres dirt in the seat, or both.

 

[WaterTight]

Thanks guys, just the answers I was hoping for.

Do you know where you can buy these inlets from though? With the curved arms. For future reference. See them a lot but not for sale.

 

[Phil]

I've never seen them for sale, its probably made by the cistern manufacturer.

Normal plastic ballvalves will adjust to clear the syphon (siphon?) anyway.

 

[WaterTight]

They don't though, which is why these ones are curved.
I've tried in past. Only things that seem to fit is if you change syphon for fluidmaster push-button and inlet for fluidmaster.

 

[Puddle]

fill your boots !

Ball Valve - Fordham Flushpanel Bottom Entry Curved Arm

 

[WaterTight]

Ah-ha!

Do you reckon there are various types like this that look similar with slightly different dimensions or is it more than likely that that one will fit them all when you see a curved one?

I'm going to buy a few for sure. Nice one.

So true.

Watertight, I would get the Holdite kits it I were you, plastic boxes of ball valve spares, also tap washers and fibre/rubber washers.

I actually do have the tap washer and fibre washer kits from holdtite, but didn't get the ball valve washer kit for no good reason i can recall.

Incidentally, one of the kits has ball valve seat fibre washers. I know this is probably a very stupid question but what are these for? There aren't fibre washers in a ball-valve are there? Are they for replacing the rubber ones?

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[REDSAW]

Ah-ha!

Incidentally, one of the kits has ball valve seat fibre washers. I know this is probably a very stupid question but what are these for? There aren't fibre washers in a ball-valve are there? Are they for replacing the rubber ones?

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YES YOU DO FIND THEM IN THE VALVE TO CONNECT TO THE INLET OF THE COCKS
sorry about the caps, cant be bothered to retype.lol.