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    connellann55 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 26, 2008, 04:23 AM
    Foghorn Toilet
    What is the annoying foghorn sound that occurs in the pipes after flushing the toilet?:eek:
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    Dec 26, 2008, 03:24 PM

    Your waste line is struggling to vent.
    Or your tank fill / water line is restricted on filling tank and the tank fill may be getting old.
    Very small bubbles of air in pipes in the water lines itself
    [B]Signed 21 boat

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    Dec 26, 2008, 04:07 PM

    First is this a small two second beep of a noise or is it a noise that last the full time the commode is filling and the noise changes as the tank fills?

    I can think of two possible points for you to check to see if you can pin point the noise.

    First take the lid off the commode tank, flush and while it is making the noise put your hand on top of the fill valve in the commode, now move the float around and up and down to see if you can change the sound of the noise. If you can it might be the fill valve itself, some have a small diaphram in them that may need to be replaced.
    The next thing is to flush the commode and this time put your hand on the cutoff found below the commode, if you feel a lot of viabration in this valve it is probably the problem, on this a washer can be changed and most time stop the noise.
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    Dec 26, 2008, 04:21 PM

    Also: close and open back your angle stop. Otherwise, do as advised in previous posts...
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    Dec 26, 2008, 05:07 PM

    You got very good advices from every one, I will add the images belw if you tell us what type of fill valve is installed in you toilet water tank, Thanks.

    John
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    Dec 26, 2008, 05:18 PM

    Here is the angle valve showing you the washer at the end of the stem,Thanks.

    John
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    Dec 27, 2008, 08:19 AM
    What you hear is the washer vibrating sgainst the ballcock seat. The reason it stops when you turn the water on is that you have lowered the pressure by opening a valve. You can go at this two ways. (1) you can lower the pressure by turning the angle stop located below the tank until the noise stops or, (2) you can shut off the stop and remove the three screws on top and cup your hand over the top and just crack the stop enough to flush out any trash that may be in there. After you do that pull the washer out of its holder and flip it over in its holder and reinstall the top and float. One of the two should do the trick. Good luck and thank you for rating my reply. Tom
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    Dec 28, 2008, 08:53 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by connellann55 View Post
    What is the annoying foghorn sound that occurs in the pipes after flushing the toilet?:eek:
    Again I want to thank another person for asking a question on AMHD, but I would be much more thankful if that person might let all of us know if he got any satisfaction to his or her problem from the answers that he received here, also it would be so nice to get a little nod of thanks from the askers.

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