Replacement inlet valve assembly for a toilet tank

A unitary replacement inlet valve assembly for use with a toilet having a water tank including first and second compartments comprising the combination of:

• a ballcock-operated inlet valve for said first compartment having a housing with a water inlet opening on the bottom and water outlet means spaced from said inlet opening;
• and a ballcock mechanism for said first comparment operatively connected to said valve to control the flow of water from said inlet opening to said outlet means in accordance with the water level in said toilet tank;
• and a generally S-shaped water inlet conduit having a first vertical leg for said second compartment being offset laterally from said valve and having its upper end at a higher level than said inlet opening in the valve, a second vertical leg for said first compartment extending down from said inlet opening in the valve, and a reversely bent serpentine segment for said first compartment connecting the upper end of said first vertical leg above the top of said second compartment when installed to the lower end of said second vertical leg, said connection above said second compartment having means for maintaining said first vertical leg in alignment with said second compartment;
• said inlet valve houisng and said water inlet conduit being rigidly joined to each other to be handled as a single unit during installation.