Is there really no easy way to take off toilet supply valve?

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farmerjohn1324

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Every time I've had to take one of these off, I end up having to cut it with a hacksaw (and thus, have to replace it). Half the time, I end up cuf cutting through the valve stem and have to replace that, too.

I even found a video on YouTube that said that's how it's done most of the time.
 
Was it screwed on or soldered?
Not sure you could have cut off the valve stem when it's up inside the valve, and you should be cutting the tubing (if it's soldered) not the valve.
 
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joecaption said:
Was it screwed on or soldered?
Not sure you could have cut off the valve stem when it's up inside the valve, and you should be cutting the tubing (if it's soldered) not the valve.
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Screwed on.

The part of the toilet supply that screws on to the part of the fill valve that sticks out beneath the tank is too difficult to twist off. The fill valve will always spin with it.

Just yesterday, I had to cut one off. After I put the new toilet supply line on, I found out that I had cut through the end of the fill valve. So this new toilet supply line has been on there for about 12 hours, and it's already too hard to take off.
 
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That connection only needed to be hand tightened enough to stop it from leaking.
To tight it and it will leak.
I've never had to cut one off to remove it, if I did I sure would not have been cutting off the line that close to the flush valve.
 
The VALVE is at the bottom end of the SUPPLY TUBE that you pictured. So it seems that you are not changing the valve at all; just the supply tube. JoeCap is right, that connection should only be hand-tight, and usually doesn't have to be changed for years. You may have tightened it too much and damaged it...maybe cracked it. If you have cut the bottom of the flush valve ( the threaded end that comes out of the tank ) you should now replace that too. Put a little teflon tape on the threads and hand tighten the hose (supply tube) into place.
 
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