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    connanuk Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 21, 2010, 02:29 PM
    Please help! Screaming Cistern!
    Please help! This is driving my wife and I nuts. We've just moved into a house with a small downstairs toilet. At night for some reason the cistern in the toilet starts screaming. The mains water pressure tap is in this toilet too, if I turn that down it stops. But then we have no pressure in the sinks and the shower so I have to turn it back up again in the morning. It's a small enclosed cistern. Can I stop this and still keep good pressure to the rest of the house?
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    Jun 21, 2010, 03:07 PM

    What is your water pressure? If ypou don't know gio buy a small gauge and connect it to your outside spout or wash sink. You may have too much pressure or just a fill valve that is crapping out on your. If so replace with a Fluidmaster 400a.
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    Jun 21, 2010, 03:43 PM

    I agree with Bob, high water pressure will cause this problem, check your water pressure it should be 45-60 psi see the image for the gauge, if water pressure is OK do as Bob say replace the fill valve, good luck

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