04-29-2025, 04:03 PM
davester wrote:
Ditto what mattkime said. The "modern" braided lines are inferior to the solid copper ones. Their only advantages are that they are cheaper and quicker to install. If I were you I'd figure out why the old one is leaking and fix it unless it's made of something other than copper.
This one is old, probably close to 50 years if not older. It's smooth near the ends and the middle of it is "ribbed". The water supply comes up through the floor, so the fill line runs straight up for a bit then turns and runs horizontally for a bit then turns again and goes straight up to the toilet tank. It's chrome plated so I don't know if its copper or not. As far as I can tell it's leaking about in the middle of the horizontal portion. The connector at the tank seems to be dry.