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    Mar 14, 2012, 06:41 PM
    Pipe noise
    At random times I get a fog horn noise that builds in volume. Sometimes it just goes away and some times I feel a vibration throughout the bathroom. Flushing the toilet seems to help but this noise is also happening when I sit on the toilet. There is no water moving when this sound happens. What is it?
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    Mar 14, 2012, 07:03 PM
    Most likely trash or debris in the toilet fill valve.
    Which type of fill valve do you have?
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    Mar 14, 2012, 08:12 PM
    I think Harold is on the right track. If this is the issue you have 2 problems. The fill valve washer is vibrating AND your flush valve is allowing a small amount of water out of the tank into the toilet. That would periodically caused you toilet to refill even if nobody flushed it.
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