Toilet Shutoff Valve Leaking

[Jmunk]

I stupidly turned the shutoff valve nut by accident, which turned spun the entire shutoff valve system while installing my bidet. It now has a slow leak. When I try and tighten anything, the entire valve spins. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong (new to this, can you tell?), but how can I stop this leak?

 

[paulk]

To stop the leak immediately you’ll have to turn your main shut-off off. Can you let me know if it’s leaking under the handle, by the metal hose, or the pex connection?

 

[SHEPLMBR]

Is that a push-on valve?

 

[Jmunk]

To stop the leak immediately you’ll have to turn your main shut-off off. Can you let me know if it’s leaking under the handle, by the metal hose, or the pex connection?

So in the beginning, it was leaking at the PEX connection, which I never put a wrench on at all. I kept playing with it/spinning/pushing it until I felt the most resistance where it felt like it was tight and making a seal, and that area has now stopped being wet/dripping. Now, however, it's leaking by the metal hose nut, where I did put a wrench on. I'm assuming I could try and tighten that nut where the toilet hose comes in, but I'm afraid the PEX connection area is going to leak then lol.

Also, I'm not sure how I can tighten that hose nut anyway, as the entire valve system spins when I try to. Two wrenches, one on the hose nut, one near the PEX connection to hold it still?

 

[Jmunk]

Is that a push-on valve?

I BELIEVE so from what others have told me on other forums. Might be one of those Sharkbite ones.

 

[SHEPLMBR]

If it is leaking at the wall connection, you will have to replace it. And yes, they will spin.

 

[Jmunk]

If it is leaking at the wall connection, you will have to replace it. And yes, they will spin.

It was before in the beginning, but I somehow got that leak to stop completely. Now it's leaking at the nut where the hose from the toilet comes in. Also, when I say leaking, there's no drips at all, it just periodically gets wet around the nut.

 

[Jeff Handy]

If there is just occasional slight moisture anywhere on that valve, it will probably stop by itself, once you stop fooling around with it.

Minerals and sediment in the pipes will usually plug up a tiny slow leak like that.

 

[Jeff Handy]

And water might be leaking from somewhere else above, then running down the hose to collect on the valve and its connections.

 

[Jmunk]

And water might be leaking from somewhere else above, then running down the hose to collect on the valve and its connections.

That's exactly what it is too, occasional moisture there. I have a container underneath just in case since yesterday that's caught literally zero water. Maybe I'll make sure the top connection is good, and just kinda leave it alone for a few days and see what happens.