Noisy Toilets In Oakville
Hi Oakville, John THE Plumber here to talk a bit about noises you may hear coming from your toilet. It’s definitely not an uncommon occurrence; if you yourself have not experienced it you most likely have heard someone you know complaining about their toilet making noise or keeping them up at night because it’s running constantly. Noisy toilets should never be ignored; it is a signal that something is wrong, and ignoring it can make the situation worse and more expensive. So, we decided to share with you some “toilets sounds” in order to aid you in assessing what the issue could be, and have also provided a diagram of a toilet!
THE WHOOSH NOISE
This one’s not too bad a noise; if you hear a ‘whoosh’ noise when the toilet if filing up and then it stops once the tank for the toilet is full, you probably have a calcium build up due to hard water. A calcium and mineral cleaning agent will clean your pipes and rid you of any build up – and the whoosh noise! This may or may not be common in your area depending on where your Oakville home is located. If you’re downtown you might not ever hear this sound, but if you live more on the outskirts of the city and further you may be identifying with the noise as you read this!
THE WHISTLING NOISE
If you hear whistling, your toilet is whispering to you that have a valve that is slowly leaking. You may well have to repair or replace the valve, but first try to adjust the fill valve until and see if the whistling noise stops.
THE VIBRATING WALL NOISE
If you flush your toilet and hear a vibrating/grinding sound in your wall something has most likely gone awry with your fill valve. When the diaphragm gasket inside your fill valve has lost its elasticity and hardened, it becomes worn down. You can test this by removing the toilet lid and lifting the float arm gently. If you do this and the noise stops then you’ll know your fill valve is in need of replacement.
THE RUNNING NOISY TOILETS
This one is pretty obvious: your toilet is actually running. This is another instance where your fill valve is not shutting off when it normally should. Like the vibrating noise, remove the tank lid but this time try to adjust the arm to a lower level inside the toilet. See what happens.
ARMS AND FLOATS
We’ve mentioned arms and floats in with the noises, and want to explain you should happen upon one of two types of floats in your toilet. A cylinder float is attached to the fill valve body, and on the side of it you will see an adjustable clip; squeeze it to lower the float down until the water stops running. A float ball is attached at the end of the arm with a screw at the top of the fill valve; turn it counter clockwise until the water stops running fully. If your fill valve is just plain worn out then you will need to have this part replaced, but after you have made the adjustment, try flushing the toilet once again and see what happens first – you might be pleasantly surprised!
STILL HAVE NOISY TOILETS?
Whether you can’t identify the noise, or the methods we listed aren’t working for you, then call us at John THE Plumber and we’ll send one of our licensed and knowledgeable plumbers to you right away. Our vans are equipped with everything we possibly need to take care of your issue quickly and efficiently. We want to emphasize again Oakville: do not ignore a noisy toilet. Running toilets can triple water bills in one month – call John THE Plumber Oakville today and save!
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