Is Fluidmaster Click Seal supply line any good?

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Zanne

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After 10+ years in use, my toilet supply line is leaking where the braided steel connects to the 3/8" nut on the shut-off valve. I want to get a replacement but the hardware store is closed and only thing Walmart has in stock is a Fluidmaster click seal line. I was reading reviews at HomeDepot saying they leak where they connect to the toilet. Some people said using teflon tape stopped the leaking.
Is the click seal any better than other supply lines? Is it worse?
Any recommendations for a good one? I might go up to Lowes or HomeDepot to get a supply line since the one at Walmart is 20" and even a 12" is a bit long for what I need. I would like something easy to install, but I want something that won't leak.
I'm probably overthinking this, but I don't want something that will fail quickly.
 
I never use Click Seal, but the company is good so I would trust it.
You can always bring it back later.

Meanwhile, a supply line that is too long looks good just being looped around once, and you can swing the loop under the tank.
 
Good point, Jeff. I might go grab that 20" hose then just so we don't have to keep shutting off the water to the toilet. It's a cramped little space where the supply line goes so it's going to be a pita getting the old one off. The PVC coming up through the floor has some movement to it so I'll have to hold it still.
 
1C6AB5DB-2C9B-4267-8302-8BF62BA38A9E.jpeg Like this pic, but then before fulling tightening, spin the loop over next to the toilet bowl.
 
Want to install one in a customer's house put it on a clicked the whole nine yards want to turn on the water supply and water sprayed everywhere maybe it was myself user error but I don't know I would just get a normal supply line and hook it up like we've been doing forever
 
I haven't bought one yet. The only one they had in stock was crushed. Like they set something heavy on the hose and it squished it flat and I couldn't get it to pop back out. I decided I'll look for something sturdier. I think I will try the click seal and the regular kind. If click seal leaks, I'll put the other one on and return the click seal.
 
Turns out this is the only type of toilet supply line the local hardware store had in stock-- and there was only 1 left. Fortunately, this one was not damaged and it felt much sturdier than the one at Walmart. The old supply line was a b**** to remove. The shutoff knob was in the way of accessing the proper angle to grip the lower nut & the small wrench I got was still too long-- kept hitting the wall or the toilet trying to get a grip, but eventually got it off. Top one was worse because my hands are very weak so I had to use the wrench and the plastic grip thingies all broke off. I had to keep sliding the wrench on at it's loosest setting, then tightening, then turning with one hand while holding the tank still with the other. Customers who got the Click Seal thing said they had to use teflon tape to prevent leaking even when it clicked. So I used teflon tape on both ends just in case. The top never actually clicked (my hands weren't strong enough & I didn't want to risk overtightening or damaging it with the wrench) so I just left it & thus far it hasn't leaked.
 

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