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    May 22, 2008, 07:59 AM
    Gurgling noise
    Occasionally my toilet makes a gurgling noise. What are potential causes?
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    May 22, 2008, 08:15 AM
    I don't know, possibly a happy toilet. I have had a gurgling sound from mine from time to time, but it doesn't concern me.
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    May 22, 2008, 08:24 AM
    Your vent stack may be clogging. Rod from the roof with enough snake to reach roof to basement floor plus 20'.
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