Toilet supply hose plastic VS metal

[themarkg]

I see toilet hoses (eg. from FluidMaster) with both plastic and stainless steel nuts on the toilet end. My toilet has plastic connector threads. Can I use the hose with the stainless nut if I thread it carefully?

 

[House Doc]

Yes. The nut just pulls the cone washer to seal. The nut threads have nothing to do with sealing the connection.

 

[Jeff Handy]

Make sure you get the right type of connector.
I have not seen toilet connectors with a metal nut on the toilet end in a long time, but I suppose they are out there.

Don’t confuse what you are looking at for very similar faucet connectors, which do have metal nuts at both ends.

 

[themarkg]

HouseDoc, thanks for your speedy reply. Can I ask why people would use the hose with the plastic tightening nut instead of the metal nut then?

I had a house once where the plastic nut cracked in an upstairs bathroom while i was on vacation. Was a total disaster. When the house was repaired I switched to a FluidMaster toilet valvue that had a brass shank and used a hose with a metal nut. Those cost like $9.99 VS about $6.99 for the regular valve. But in my current house the toilets have a pressure assist flushing system.

The valve I used was something like this in case other are interested:
FluidMaster Pro valve with brass shank

 

[Jeff Handy]

It is a good idea just to turn off the main water valve when going on vacation.

 

[themarkg]

This is the hose I was looking at:
12" stainless braided hose with metal nut

 

[Jeff Handy]

That looks good.

Maybe you could find another source with free shipping?

 

[themarkg]

Thanks Jeff. Amazon doesn't sell those and that's not something I would want to purchase from Amazon in case it was used return. I'm very careful now with water due to the massive flooding that occurred in my house.