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Angry Toilet

gkimmeo
gkimmeo Member Posts: 7
in Plumbing
A ranch style home has a "low boy" toilet. It appears that every time that this toilet is flushed and begins to refill, there is a long, loud, haunting sound, about 45 seconds associated with the flushing. Help

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  • Derheatmeister
    Derheatmeister Member Posts: 1,651
    Can you check the pressure of the Domestic water?
    Maybe just adjusting the valve to the shutoff of the toilet may help.
    Grallert
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,634
    Many fill valves use a disc shaped valve.  When the valves get old and dry out they can make a racket when filling.
    kcoppmattmia2
  • HomerJSmith
    HomerJSmith Member Posts: 2,640
    Have you considered an Exorcist? I would be groaning too if everyday I had to look up at somebody's bum.
    MikeAmannCLambGGrossAlan (California Radiant) Forbes
  • CLamb
    CLamb Member Posts: 337
    HomerJSmith said:

    Have you considered an Exorcist? I would be groaning too if everyday I had to look up at somebody's bum.

    That must be why proctologists demand such high fees.
  • rick in Alaska
    rick in Alaska Member Posts: 1,479
    It is either the fill valve in the toilet or the angle stop valve feeding it. I would start by replacing the fill valve as it is the easiest and less messy.. Older angle stops have a washer in them that can get loose, and cause a vibration in the piping It sounds more like you are getting the moan sound, so I would be more inclined to think it is a fill valve.
    Rick
  • HomerJSmith
    HomerJSmith Member Posts: 2,640
    If you have to replace the angle stop valve, use a 1/4 turn valve.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 12,757
    If it is a brass fill valve i would rebuild instead of replace.

    I'd use standard globe angle stops since they are much easier to repair with what you have at home.

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