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acrussell
Jul 27, 2009, 08:42 AM
Hello. Our toilets are making VERY LOUD noises after flushing / when refilling.

It's getting louder and louder. How do I stop this?

Thank you for your time and help.

speedball1
Jul 30, 2009, 12:56 PM
Hello. Our toilets are making VERY LOUD noises after flushing / when refilling.

It's getting louder and louder. How do I stop this?

Thank you for your time and help.

Let's reverse the washer first. Shut the water off under the tank and take the lid off. Remove the three screws on top of the ballcock,(sae image) and pull the stem,washer and float assembly up. Pry the washer out and turn it over. Seat it back firmly and see if that doesn't help. Before you reassemble hold your hand over the ballcock and turn the water back on to flush out the supply.
Sometimes the problem is caused by the ballcock ,(see image)trying to fill while water is seeping out of the tank. The sound you hear is the washer vibrating against the seat of the ballcock. First check there linkage between the flapper and the flush lever. It should have 1/4" of play when your tank is filled. The water level should be 1/2" below the white overflow tube after the tank's filled. Next feel the flat side of your flapper. Does it have wavey edges? Do your hands come away black? Replace it if it does. And last check the seat itself. Any nicks or rough spots? If so click on back. There are replacement seats that glue right over the old one and are easy to replace. One of the above should take care of your howling.

This happened in a new house some years ago. Only at night and in the early morning. They thought the house was haunted and were about to move out. I caught it in the powder room toilet. It would vibrate and the pipes in the wall would pick it up and carry it all over the house.
Good luck, Tom

afaroo
Jul 30, 2009, 01:13 PM
Tom Just for Curiosity how would you know that he/she has the Ballcock type fill valve not the Fluidmaster one, Thanks.

Regards,
John

hkstroud
Jul 30, 2009, 01:30 PM
I wonder if acrussel really means toilets (plural).

speedball1
Jul 30, 2009, 03:26 PM
Tom Just for Curiosity how would you know that he/she has the Ballcock type fill valve not the Fluidmaster one, Thanks.

Regards,
John

Because I've never had a FluidMaster Ballcock hum at me. Cheers, Tom

afaroo
Jul 30, 2009, 04:10 PM
Great experence talks, Thanks.

Regards,
John