It makes watering noises all day. Its not when it gets flushed and it refills. It fills up and then later on it keeps like filling up with water and makes constant noise. What could this be?
2007-07-27 16:01:14 · 5 answers · asked by luis_u_sanchez 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Had this problem at college. Tough to tell you how to fix it, 'cause different toilets have slightly different systems. Long and short of it is that the mechanism that allows the tank to finish re-filling is ...off. This is most often a cylindrical, almost syringe-type thing (usually has text printed on the top of it). The floating arm thing is deflected back to 'level' enough, when things are working smoothly; this triggers the cylindrical thing to stop filling water. In short, pull the floating arm up, just a bit, and it ought to catch, causing the filling to stop. It'll probably get messed up again, the next time the toilet is flushed.
Problem there, essentially, is that the buoyant force from the water isn't quite pushing that arm high enough (needs ..like.. another quarter inch) when the tank re-fills, ...so the valve lid in the bottom of the tank never closes fully - thereby filling the bowl slowly, and over time, triggering the tank to re-fill at more than a drip - where you hear it for a short time as it pumps.
All said, there should be a bolt/machine screw of some sort (usually with a flat-head slot) that you can use to make minor adjustments. If the mechanism isn't spoiled, you can use this to change the height at which the floating arm will close the valve lid; if it's broken (check that the valve lid isn't getting the chain stuck under it.. if that's the case, just need to adjust the chain attached from the handle to the valve lid so it doesn't prop the lid slightly open), you can buy the part in a home improvement store.. dunno its name or how expensive.
Hope this solves your problem - good luck.
2007-07-27 16:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Winterbourne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have worked as an electrician/plumbers helper. This is a very easy fix. Look at your toilet, above the bowl is the tank that fills up with water in order for the toilet to flush. The tank has a ceramic lid that can be removed to access the components inside. Look at the components. There should be a small chain attached to the flush-lever. This chain is attached to a small plunger that opens and closes when the toilet flushes, allowing for the water collected in the tank to flush your toilet. Make sure the chain, and the plunger are in working order. Look at them, slowly apply preasure to the flush lever, and see if it is difficult or extremely easy for the water to escape the tank.
There is also a float that sometimes gets stuck! This is probably your problem! After the toilet gets flushed, inside the tank, a float, floats with the water that is being collected in the tank, preparing for the next flush. If this float gets stuck, your toilet will be making all kinds of weird noises. Like, the one you describe. Try to fix the float inside the tank with some common sense, or if it is broken, go to a plumbing supply outlet, or Home Depot. They will have a very cheap one.
Hope you fix your toilet. That sound can be very annoying.
2007-07-27 16:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by Fox 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
glide interior the tank isn't shutting water off each and each of how. Open tank...massive around ball related to a rod. bring up up on rod if noise is going away in basic terms bend rod down a sprint could do the trick. If it does not circulate away call plumber.
2016-10-12 23:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the flapper is leaking. You can get a repair kit at home improvement stores or a hardware store.
2007-07-27 16:07:51 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what you need is a hot-BABE (34-24-38)-plumber to take a big **** in there, then she'll tighten' up dat sucka so it won't leak anymore!
2007-07-27 16:07:05 · answer #5 · answered by Richard V 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋