Hi, what is this kitchen sink hose fastener and how do I remove it? It's a metal sleeve or sheath a little under an inch in length, connecting to the plastic hot/cold water source under the kitchen sink. I've given it 40+ turns to the left, but it doesn't seem to be unscrewing. I've also tried pulling at it with pliers in the hopes of seeing what's underneath it, but it's resistant to my efforts :) [ATTACH]19918[/ATTACH] Basically I had a problem with the previous faucet (home built in 2006) and eventually removed it, but now am stuck here. The other end of the hose has a large connector that screwed onto the brass/copper hot or cold water input for the old faucet. The new style of faucet's flexible hoses have much smaller connectors at the end and I believe that if I can get this metal fastener removed, there will be the smaller connections underneath it. I don't see this kind of connector on any Google image searches or regular Google searches for kitchen hose connectors. Thanks!

Hi =) So, I'm clueless about everything practical in the world, but I know this isn't right and something needs to be fixed. Today our toilet started doing something weird — every time you flush it, you hear a [B]very[/B] loud rushing sound. This isn't the normal "flush" noise, it's an extra, additional loud rushing sound. Kind of like a toilet chorus. It sounds like someone is turning a faucet on at full-crank at the same time the toilet is flushing, then it slowly quiets back down as the toilet refills and eventually stops. Although, a very gentle trickling sound remains at all times afterwards. I have made an advanced scientific diagram showing the inside of our toilet tank and labeled things in a studious, intelligent manner as Thingy #1-4. It is attached below. (The forum resized the image down pretty tiny, let me know and I can upload a bigger one and link to it, if you're having trouble seeing things clearly) I tried messing around inside the tank and discovered the following points: [LIST] [*]Touching [B]Thingy #1[/B] while the toilet is flushing makes the sound much worse and much louder. [*]Holding up [B]Thingy #2[/B], so that [B]Thingy #3[/B] is raised in the air, makes the sound completely stop. [*]A lot of large, turbulent bubbles flow out all around [B]Thingy #1[/B] in the [B][I]Bubble Zone [/I][/B]until the toilet stops flushing and refills. [*]The trickling sound stops if I jiggle the handle until the chain attached to [B]Thingy #4[/B] shakes and moves to a different spot. [*] [/LIST] Does anyone have any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it? I can also go back and experiment to gather more Toilet Data™ if I accidentally left out any important details or observations. TY if anyone can help :)