I have a brass tube for water coming into a toilet in my very old farmhouse. The shut off valve failed and I had to cut the tube and am now trying to fix it… to no avail. We are three days without water in the house and the kids and I are going stir crazy without showers. I can't seem to find a 5/8 OD 1/2 ID fitting, shark bites don't work and regular compression fittings don't either, as they are all made for copper pipe these days. Can someone help me find an unthreaded, weldable cap for this stupid thing? I have three or four months til the new house is done, I just have to make it til then… Thanks!
Plumbing – toilet troubles
old-houseplumbing
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Assuming that your HWT connections are 3/4 MIP and starting from the tank working back the the pipe at the wall:
Cold Side
Hot Side
(No need for valve as the valve on the cold will isolate the hot)
No need to use these particular brands, they are just the first ones I found. All items should be available on Amazon or a local hardware store.
All water meter will reverse slightly when water valves are shut off quickly, when you installed the new flapper did you wipe off the flapper seat, there might be some dirt there keeping the flapper from seating completely. I would shut off the toilet supply and see if the water in the tank or bowl falls overnight. I have seen toilet fill valves leak so slightly that water in the tank eventually over fills and water drains into the drain tube. Your 100 gallon lost tells me the water is going down the drain somewhere. Also check the water tube that comes from the fill valve, make sure it ends above the drain tube, on older toilet fill valves, water will siphon from the tank into the drain.
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Best Answer
Since this water line feeds into a toilet there is less concern about the type of repair used as a temporary fix for this situation. You should consider getting a suitably sized rubber pressure hose that can slide over the brass tubing and secure it in place using one or two gear type hose clamps.
On the other end you can adapt the hose to replacement valve as needed even if such valve is left somewhat free handing for the few months it is needed.