Toilet feed leak

[Jimmynrg]

Hi all,

Good start to a Sunday. The feed to the toilet has started to leak. I have closed the valve but thats as much as i've done. Google tells me this part is prone to leaking? Any suggestions would be great, thanks

 

[Stigster]

Cheers guys. Slight update I think I may have tightened it too much as it now looks like theres a crack in the thread. Simple parts?

There's a good chance the crack was there before you touched it and was what was causing the leak. I've been to so many jobs where the plastic tail on the valve has degraded and a crack has appeared even though the pipe is properly clipped and undisturbed. If a toilet comes with a plastic tail on the inlet I bin it and use a Fluidmaster with brass shank.

 

[JCplumb]

I used one of these today, seemed decent enough and has the float encased in an outer shell. Worth a punt for less than £7 for a brass shanked one.