BGPhil
Member
I had a leak under my guest bathroom sink on the cold water side.
Bought brand new supply valves (1/4 turn) and new supply lines.
Installed and noticed that now both sides were leaking. Remembering that the supply line had compression fittings and maybe I shouldn't have placed any teflon tape there, I removed the supply lines, stripped the tape off the threads and re-applied.
Still leaking, even with the valves closed, but the leak appears to be coming from where the supply line attaches to the valve, which is super odd. That shouldn't happen, right?
Did I mess up the fittings, somehow? Should I -for some reason - not have purchased 1/4 turn valves?
I'm really not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I feel like maybe it's time to call in a professional.
Any thoughts before I do that?
My thanks, in advance,
BGPhil
Bought brand new supply valves (1/4 turn) and new supply lines.
Installed and noticed that now both sides were leaking. Remembering that the supply line had compression fittings and maybe I shouldn't have placed any teflon tape there, I removed the supply lines, stripped the tape off the threads and re-applied.
Still leaking, even with the valves closed, but the leak appears to be coming from where the supply line attaches to the valve, which is super odd. That shouldn't happen, right?
Did I mess up the fittings, somehow? Should I -for some reason - not have purchased 1/4 turn valves?
I'm really not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I feel like maybe it's time to call in a professional.
Any thoughts before I do that?
My thanks, in advance,
BGPhil