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No such thing as simply replacing an inlet valve :)
Can't offer much advice except to say I've worse times doing it than you are having.
you could maybe save some blushes with gaffer tape until Screwfix is open again. You might need to study the dimensions online. If you fitted a flow master style tower inlet you would save these problems but they have issues with grit getting in them over time so I've stopped fitting them.
Airhead
CYOA
Walked past the bathroom earlier and heard water gushing through the toilet - opened it up and the float has broken off the cistern. The float valve looked a bit gammy and misaligned so I figured I'd replace it at the same time. The pump looked ok so didn't want to get the whole shebang.
Checked screwfix to see what was in stock for same day having turned off water coming in to the toilet.
Ordered one of these:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-plastic-part-3-float-valve/693fy
and one of these:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-cylindrical-ball-float-90mm/448fy
Assumed would be fine as every float valve says 1/2" on the site so assumed they were relatively universal. Obviously can't connect to the bottom inlet bit unless I'm doing it wrong (which is entirely possible given the circumstances of trying to fit it on - shouting at mrs cyoa to stop fucking laughing and take the toddler who keeps flushing it while I try and figure out what to do).
As a temporary measure, I've just put the new float on the old valve arm which is functional but the float (only one they had in stock) is long rather than round and gets stuck on the way up. The new valve arm is smaller (can be resized) so would fit with the new float but there's no way to stick it on (that I can see).
What do I need to get / need to do?