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One of my toilets just started making a hissing sound when it fills the tank. My inclination is to get a new fill valve for it. So I found that part online (see link below) and was about to buy it (it’s part #1 - $40.09) when I looked at the next part (cap assembly - $5.87) and wondered if I should just get that.
Beyond saving money on the part, the installation would be a lot easier to just replace the cap assembly. They even call it the “fill valve repair kit”. Do you see any reason to not just get the cap assembly? It doesn’t look like there are any other functional parts in the fill valve that I would get by buying the entire valve versus just the cap. Would I be being penny wise and pound foolish? It doesn’t seem so.
https://www.plumbingsupply.com/americanstandardtoiletparts-vormax.html
Beyond saving money on the part, the installation would be a lot easier to just replace the cap assembly. They even call it the “fill valve repair kit”. Do you see any reason to not just get the cap assembly? It doesn’t look like there are any other functional parts in the fill valve that I would get by buying the entire valve versus just the cap. Would I be being penny wise and pound foolish? It doesn’t seem so.
https://www.plumbingsupply.com/americanstandardtoiletparts-vormax.html