I have a toilet whose main valve I replaced with a Shark, but I haven't been able to get the metal tube from the Shark to the ball c*ck to fit. Always too long, but can't get compression ring off to shorten it.
What do you all think of the Brasscraft flexible connector covered with polymer braid? Will it hold up as well as metal? (Is the tube chrome plated copper?) The ratings are high, but those ratings are made between a day and a year after installation.
If Brasscraft is good, what about length? I bought 16", the only length they had. They also sell 12" (free shipping to store). The actual distance is 7". Using 16 means bending it around in a complete circle. In a way that seems like it would put less strain on the ends than using 12" which would have to bend fairly sharply at each end, yes??? I figure if it fails it will fail at the end where the plastic tube connects to the metal end, right?
I see now they also sell 9" and 20". 20" will be under the least bending stress.
9" will be the most, won't it?Finally, appearance. I've avoided using flexible because I have the feeling it will look like a public bathroom, where they use flexible because speed of installation is more important than looking ritzy. I don't want my bathroom to look like a public bathroom, Even though you can't actually see this tube without kneeling on the bathroom floor! Maybe I should buy another metal tube and start all over again??