WHen the tank is filling up it sounds like water falling and dripping from inside the wall, it eventually slows down to a slow drip then stops until I have to flush and fill up the tank again, we just replaced the wax seal underneath the toilet too.
2006-10-15 17:17:06 · 10 answers · asked by oreogirl 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Are you sure it's not just noise from the piping? If it is truely a drip, you should be ableto find a wet spot on the wall, or on the ceiling under where the toilet is. It would be VERY unusual for you to have a leak in the supply pipe that only leaked when the toilet tank was fillinig and not all the time.
2006-10-16 03:29:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it the sounds stops when the toliet fills then you do not have a leak in the wall. take the tank lid off and flush the toilet there is a little tube that goes from the ballcock (the thing the water line is attached to) to the round tube in the middle of the tank this line refills the bowl when the tank refills. It may be too short or not far enough into the tube. ck your other toilets and see what i'm talking about. this will fix your prpblem
2006-10-15 17:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by pipedreams 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The pipe inside the wall probably has a drip. You can cut out some of the drywall back there yourself if you want to try to fix it yourself. Or you can call a plumber. Either way, you're going to need to replace the pipe plus replace the drywall. So sorry, it sounds like a big old messy job.
2006-10-15 17:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by Just Ducky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe the flapper isn't sealing completely -- maybe get a new flapper -- if there was a leak in the wall it wouldn't stop when the toilet filled .. mine used to make dripping noises -- usually when I went to bathroom late at night when it was really quiet .. after flushing sometimes I could hear a little sound like dripping but couldn't locate the source ... flushed again and it would stop ... my broither said it might be a loose or bad fitting flapper .. changed the flapper and the dripping noise stopped ...
2006-10-15 17:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by confused 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have a leak turn off you water and call a plumber fast before there is to much damage.
2006-10-15 17:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by jeffreed_661 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hun you need a plumber and fast, it sounds like the water supply in the wall is leaking!!! Get a company out there fast to prevent further damage.
2006-10-15 17:19:39 · answer #6 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call a plumber asap.
2006-10-15 17:27:53 · answer #7 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bummer, call a plumber.
2006-10-15 17:35:21 · answer #8 · answered by OU812 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
can you say water damage and mold? you got a leaky supply line, get it fixed and fast!
2006-10-15 17:27:30 · answer #9 · answered by nismoracing00 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-15 17:23:36 · answer #10 · answered by MAtt M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋