Roca boat valve

[nicro3]

Hi -Over the holiday had to replace boat valve on roca push button cistern, no shops open so used a bottom entry torbeck valve I had. Customer says whistling sound happens (not on every flush) Any ideas? or I will wait till suppliers are open and replace like for like.


Happy New Year


Nick

 

[tweakyboy]

Did you put in the pressure adaptors that come with it?

 

[nicro3]

Yes I did

 

[WaterTight]

If you're lazy turn down the isolator a bit, if you're not swap for a fluidmaster.

 

[Phil]

Hi -Over the holiday had to replace boat valve on roca push button cistern, no shops open so used a bottom entry torbeck valve I had. Customer says whistling sound happens (not on every flush) Any ideas? or I will wait till suppliers are open and replace like for like.


Happy New Year


Nick

This was your first mistake, Torbecks are the thing to fit if you like call backs. They are over sensitive peices of junk. I would first strip it down and see if there's a bit of dirt in it and that the restrictor is in (if it is remove it and see if it stops). Don't waste more than 10 minutes of your new years eve on it, if it won't mend -get rid.

 

[Phil]

This was on a boat? Was it moored or did you have to row to get there (at sea)? hone:

Maybe the whistling was just the wind in the sails?

 

[Best]

I have had problems with Torbeks in recent times, - noisier fill than older valves & thud sound on one when it shut off ( gravity supply! ). So I would say use Fluidmaster. I use brass tail version.

 

[MZR]

i would fit more than one restrictor in the torbeck valve Ive had the same problem and 2 restrictors solved the problem, im also a big fan of torbecks , i dont work for them but just like them hope this helps

 

[royston]

Use to use torbecks but had problems so changed to fluidmaster and all is good.

 

[Gray0689]

Yes always use fluidmaster there best

 

[ADM360]

I only looked to see what a boat valve was!!!:thinking:

 

[Phil]

I used to like Torbecks aswell, I liked them so much I stocked up on about 8 side entrys and 4 bottom entrys (got them quite cheap from corner diy store) but then the call backs started, one I remember went on and on (3-4 visits) cistern overfilling, Fluidmaster wouldn't fit - nightmare.

Anyone want to buy 12 new and sealed Torbecks? :bomb:

 

[Best]

I used to like Torbecks aswell, I liked them so much I stocked up on about 8 side entrys and 4 bottom entrys (got them quite cheap from corner diy store) but then the call backs started, one I remember went on and on (3-4 visits) cistern overfilling, Fluidmaster wouldn't fit - nightmare.

Anyone want to buy 12 new and sealed Torbecks? :bomb:

I also have about 5 new Torbecks I had gradually bought, as I found them great, then stopped using them after I started to find they gave bother. Had to go to one 3 times & nothing will stop it making a thud. Fluidmaster seem to be trouble free, but won't fit in corner of some cisterns. The plastic tails are feeble, like a lot valves, so I use brass tailed Pro Fluidmasters.

 

[WaterTight]

I keep some lego bricks for when fluidmasters are too tight up against the side of a cistern.

the only torbeck I keep is this one



Even though I know for a fact they can be unreliable. It's just that sometimes when nothing else on the planet seems to want to fit you can squeeze one of these fellas in. And then just take your pay cheque and say a little prayer.

 

[Resolute]

I keep some lego bricks for when fluidmasters are too tight up against the side of a cistern.

the only torbeck I keep is this one

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Even though I know for a fact they can be unreliable. It's just that sometimes when nothing else on the planet seems to want to fit you can squeeze one of these fellas in. And then just take your pay cheque and say a little prayer.

How do the Lego bricks help??

 

[Phil]

Probably as a plastic packer to stop the float getting jammed?

 

[WaterTight]

Yeah. If you put the valve in, tighten the backnut up and then lift the foat up and down and it doesn't move freely you can slip a lego brick just behind the head at the top and very often that will move it out enough. Overall, from the base, the angle has barely changed so I don't think it's under strain and I've done it loads without any callbacks.

 

[Resolute]

Yeah. If you put the valve in, tighten the backnut up and then lift the foat up and down and it doesn't move freely you can slip a lego brick just behind the head at the top and very often that will move it out enough. Overall, from the base, the angle has barely changed so I don't think it's under strain and I've done it loads without any callbacks.

Nice little tip!

 

[Best]

Yeah. If you put the valve in, tighten the backnut up and then lift the foat up and down and it doesn't move freely you can slip a lego brick just behind the head at the top and very often that will move it out enough. Overall, from the base, the angle has barely changed so I don't think it's under strain and I've done it loads without any callbacks.

Must look at that! Does Lego block never fall away?
Some poor child is going to wonder why his Lego doesn't make as much as it used to though!