Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    Mrs Agony's Avatar
    Mrs Agony Posts: 15, Reputation: 2
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Dec 27, 2008, 09:59 AM
    Moaning/vibrating sound from Toilet
    We just bought our first house (well an older single wide trailer) and the toilet in the master bathroom has just started making a loud moaning/vibrating sound that will not stop unless the shut off vavle is turned off (this happened after the last flush)
    When you put your hands on the toilet you can feel the vibrating.. also if you turned on the other taps in the house it stopped but as soon as you turned them off it started again.. or if you flushed the toilet it stopped while it was being flushed and then started again right after it was done..
    .. Ummm really don't want to start calling the plumbers out.. :eek: we haven't moved in yet.. been getting it ready to move in..

    What could this be.. is it easy to fix? Help please

    I would really appreciate it..

    Thank you in advance
    21boat's Avatar
    21boat Posts: 2,441, Reputation: 212
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #2

    Dec 27, 2008, 10:42 AM

    Lift the toilet tank lid and play with the auto fill valve and see if that changes your moaning sound. IF the valve stops the moan or changes the sound then there you have it. You can try and repair it by I would just replace it. So if you need another fill valve just go to big box store and get a Fluid Master with a flapper Be careful there are two boxes that looks like identical , but one is without flapper "the part that seals tank water from leaking to bowl. If you want to test your flapper use some food dye in the tank let sit for some time and see if color shows up in bowl.
    Signed 21 boat
    Milo Dolezal's Avatar
    Milo Dolezal Posts: 7,192, Reputation: 523
    Plumbing Expert
    		  
    #3

    Dec 27, 2008, 11:09 AM

    You have either dirt in the fill-valve or loose stem in angle stop valve.

    Close and Open angle stop all the way. See if noise stops.
    Mrs Agony's Avatar
    Mrs Agony Posts: 15, Reputation: 2
    New Member
    		  
    #4

    Dec 27, 2008, 09:31 PM
    Thanks you guys for the help.. will get my husband to chek it out when we get up to the house next.. going to try and move into it this weekend but we sure got a lot more snow.. :eek: Eastern Oregon is not having a good time with snow right now.. got almost a foot of snow today with higher snow drifts..

    Marion
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Loud constant vibrating sound after toilet flushing [ 4 Answers ]

After flushing the basement toilet it sometimes produced a loud vibrating sound that would usually stop if it was flushed again. Tonight the noise has not stopped after many flushings. I have also tried flushing other toilets and running different taps in the house all to no avail. Any help...

What causes a moaning sound when our kitchen faucet in on? [ 1 Answers ]

We have a new Price Pfister single handle with spray kitchen faucet that makes a moaning sound when the faucet is on. What is causing this noise? It it driving us crazy!

Loud moaning sound in pipes after flushing toilet [ 2 Answers ]

Whenever I flush my toilet there is a very loud moaning, like a tuba sound, that comes from the pipes. It can make this sound for quite awhile after the toilet has finished flushing and has become filled. It is so loud it rattles the wall. What can I do to stop this?

Loud vibrating sound after flushing toilet, using wash basin [ 1 Answers ]

Hi, The townhome I am living in is just 5 years old. From the last one and a half months, in the master bedroom toilet, we have been hearing loud vibrating sound after we flush the toilet or even after we use the counter top. Initially, about a month back, we would hear this sound only once...

Toilet moaning [ 2 Answers ]

Maybe not the best title for a subject. My toilet is about 2 years old and is made by Toto. About a week ago it started to make noises like vibrating pipes or moaning. It only does it after it is done refilling. I shut off the water to the house and opened the lowest faucet to drain all the water...

View more questions Search