We have had a problem with our toilet suddenly making a flushing sound by its self. My husband replaced all the parts inside the tank except for the handle. Everything looks good; however, it is still making the flushing noise. Does anyone have any further suggestions? Thank you.
Toilet Phantom Flushing
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Smooky
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Do you mean a tank filling sound?
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Mark the water height, after water has stopped, with a pencil within the tank. An hour later, compare the water height with your mark. Has the water level in the tank changed?
If no difference, how often does the phantom flash occur?
If no difference, how often does the phantom flash occur?
Smooky
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Does the tank have a flapper and if so did your husband also replace the part it attaches to? He would have had to remove the tank from the bowl to replace the entire flush valve. I often just replace the flapper but do have to replace the valve if it is deteriorated.
http://www.plumbingsupply.com/toilet-flush-valves.html
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WJcandee
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We can get a little more detailed.
First, for what it's worth, TURN OFF THE WATER TO THE TOILET before doing the thing Smooky suggested. My guess is that the tank will have declined quite a bit in an hour.
This means that the tank is leaking into the bowl. I'm a little thrown by your statement that you have already replaced all the parts, but we will see. Usually what you are experiencing is that the water is leaking slowly out of the tank into the bowl and the water fill valve is turning on to refill the tank, then turning off.
You can tell us the make and maybe model of the toilet from looking in the tank, and even give us a photo of what's in the tank, and that may let us help more.
One suggestion: I'm not sure what parts your husband replaced, but one possibility left if the flapper is working properly is that your refill hose (the rubber thing from the fill valve to the overflow riser) might be stuck down in the overflow riser rather than positioned above it on a clip. If so, what often happens is that a siphon develops which pulls the water through the refill hose and down that riser, leading the toilet to need to refill.
First, for what it's worth, TURN OFF THE WATER TO THE TOILET before doing the thing Smooky suggested. My guess is that the tank will have declined quite a bit in an hour.
This means that the tank is leaking into the bowl. I'm a little thrown by your statement that you have already replaced all the parts, but we will see. Usually what you are experiencing is that the water is leaking slowly out of the tank into the bowl and the water fill valve is turning on to refill the tank, then turning off.
You can tell us the make and maybe model of the toilet from looking in the tank, and even give us a photo of what's in the tank, and that may let us help more.
One suggestion: I'm not sure what parts your husband replaced, but one possibility left if the flapper is working properly is that your refill hose (the rubber thing from the fill valve to the overflow riser) might be stuck down in the overflow riser rather than positioned above it on a clip. If so, what often happens is that a siphon develops which pulls the water through the refill hose and down that riser, leading the toilet to need to refill.
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