Toilet Refill Valve Comparison

[jhowa1]

The Fluidmaster Refill Valves I have installed have been less reliable than I'd like. I'm at 2.5 years and one of them is going south. Has anyone done a comparison of the variety of options in refill valves that exist? My previous refill valves were not Fluidmaster but that's what the big home supply retail store carries.

I'm interested in H2O Guard, or any other products that are highly recommended.

I'm giving up part of my weekend to do this thing. If I could buy a valve we all knew would last for 10 years I'd pay 4x - 6x more for it than a Fluidmaster.

Thankfully I'm not constrained by my big home supply retail store through the wonders of the Internet that Al Gore invented.

 

[Terry]

I like the Korky Quietfill, most hardware stores carry it.

However I will say that most Fluidmaster valves last much longer than yours.
The Fluidmaster has been a standard OEM and replacement valve for years.
You won't find any plumbers bad mouthing it.

A high quailty ballcock is also made my Mansfield as a replacement. Solid brass components.

 

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[hj]

valves

The problem may not be the Fluidmasters, (since I have been installing them for over 30 years without that kind of failure rate), but rather where you are buying them.

 

[SRdenny]

By any chance, has your water provider changed their disinfection chemical from chlorine to chloramine? The reason I ask is that chloramine attacks certain types of rubber and shortens the useful life of same.

 

[jhowa1]

Re:Toliet Refill Valve Comparison

I've bought the Fluidmaster at *********. Does that really make a difference?

I don't notice a change in the water where I live (Beaverton, Oregon), but will find out.

Will look into the suggested model. Thanks!!

 

[Master Plumber Mark]

fluidmasters are the best

we have installed literally thousands of
Fluid masters,,,,

very rarely have we had a problem......
and the water in Indiana is probably the worst
in the country for lime

Also for 5 bucks , you can literally buy a whole new one
then just change out the top half assembly
and throw the new shank away

you dont even have to mess with the
supply lines or changeing the shank out
in the toilet tank and you still basically
got a whole new valve...

what more can you ask for 5 bucks??
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the only problem I have ever seen with them is

lots of grit and sand can be unforgiveing to them,
and if you have that sort of problem comming up your pipes,

you might have to go back to the old brass ball
and cock type valve....

 

[Adenwork2]

Fluidmaster: I have had the rubber washer inside the black plastic cap at the top of the valve fail at times. Easy to replace. I do have Chloramines in water.