Toilet water supply valve leaking big time
Lived in this house 14 yrs. This valve (Wolverine Brass) was closed and reopened 1 time by a reputable plumber for a toilet repair. Yesterday an inspector checked out the house prior to sale. Today I tried to flush the toilet: cistern empty. Valve closed. So I opened the valve. Water comes into the cistern but also leaks unto the floor – fast!. Before I go into the crawlspace, turn off the main and take 2 wrenches to this thing, can someone tell me what may have gone wrong? This valve seems to have 2 packing valves, one right under the handle, then what looks like a washer, then a wider but thiner hex nut, then another thin washer, then the body of the valve. When I turn the handle, the stem, the washer and both nuts turn. The leak is between the wider hex nut and the valve body. The whole assembly is bright and shiny, no corrosion, looks almost new. Thanks
The first smaller nut is the packing nut. The larger nut is what holds the valve together. Do not open all the way when the water is on or you will get wet/SOAKED. If after tightening the large nut back up, the water does not stop leaking, I would replace the valve.
