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    Mar 18, 2008, 06:14 PM
    Air lock in water line.
    After replacing everything inside the toilet tank, I turned the inlet water supply on and nothing happened. I disconnected that line from the toilet to run water into a large pan. All I got was a lot of noisy chattering (air lock?) but no water for a few seconds and then the water started running along with the chattering. When I turned the valve further open, the chattering ceased and the water ran good - BUT - when I closed it down, the chattering returned at the last moment. This scenario repeated itself several times before my patience ran out.
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    Mar 18, 2008, 06:20 PM
    Replace the stop valve, what you got was not air but a vibrating washer in the stop valve.
    Did you inadvertnetly post on Billythe3rd's post? If so please delete.
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    Mar 18, 2008, 08:12 PM
    Yep I was going to say I have never seen an air lock in all my years but sure read a lot of questions about them. That is an old style stop cock with a washer. If you can't tighten the screw on the washer just replace it with a nice new 1/4 turn angle stop cock for about $5.75 plus teflon tape.
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    Mar 19, 2008, 04:19 PM
    Those quarter-turn valves are worth every penny of $5.75. They are so much easier to use that I would replace it just for the advantages of the new valve.
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