ballcock

The ballcock assembly looks more complicated than it really is.

Meanwhile, I had to go up into the roof and push down the ballcock when things went wrong.

A. Most of the noise is caused by water rushing in through the ballcock mechanism.

Step 7: Insert the new ballcock assembly into the hole in the tank.

Step 2: Remove the old ballcock assembly, following the procedure outlined above.

She looks like a model, yet she can fix a broken ballcock.

Step 3: If the ballcock assembly is sealed, replace it as a unit.

This is identical in principle to the ballcock valve.

He did, however, do much to increase the popularity of the toilet, and developed some important related inventions, such as the ballcock.

Use another wrench to grip the base of the ballcock assembly shaft inside the tank.

Check with a plumbing-supply house to get recommendations as to a type of ballcock that will be less noisy.

Another type of ballcock also eliminates the float ball and float arm.

Lift off the top of the tank and remove the two pins or set screws that anchor the ballcock.

Ballcock valve does not shut off water.

Step 5: Unscrew the locknut under the tank to remove the ballcock assembly.

The float is often ball-shaped, whence the name ballcock.

Towards the end of the discharge process, the ballcock responds to the drop in water level and refills the tank.

If it does not, then chances are that the ballcock assembly (the inlet valve mechanism) needs to be replaced.

Automatic top-up with a ballcock will allow all water in a new pool to pass first through the Eradicator.

If neither the float ball not the tank ball is at fault, then the problem must be in the ballcock assembly.

When you go to a hardware or plumbing-supply store to buy a new ballcock assembly, you'll find that both plastic and metal units are available.

Something wrong with the ballcock.

The float is usually shaped like a ball, so the mechanism is called a ball-valve or a ballcock.

On many older ballcock assemblies, a pair of thumbscrews holds the valve plunger.

Newer types of ballcock assemblies eliminate the float arm and the float ball.