Can't figure out what this sound is. Help?

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  1. george123123123

    george123123123 New Member

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    been going for two days. seems to be coming from underneath the toilet =/
    it doesnt seem to be the fill valve.
     
    george123123123, Aug 26, 2016
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  2. Terry

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    Turn off the water to the toilet.
    Does the tank lose water? If so, it may be a bad flapper making the fill valve work overtime.
    If the tank doesn't lose water but the sound stopped, it may be a bad fill valve.

    You will need to look inside the tank.
     
    Terry, Aug 26, 2016
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  4. george123123123

    george123123123 New Member

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    The tank does not lose water and the sound does not stop. The fill valve does not run at all (with water on or off).

    edit: unless the tank needs to be filled, obviously.
     
    george123123123, Aug 26, 2016
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  5. Reach4

    Reach4 Well-Known Member

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    I don't hear it. If you are in a house, I would have somebody slowly turn off electrical breakers. You shout if the sound goes away.
     
    Reach4, Aug 26, 2016
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    Can't help ya, I'm deaf..
     
    rjbphd, Aug 27, 2016
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  7. cacher_chick

    cacher_chick Test, Don't Guess!

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    Is the bathroom built overa crawlspace or ??
     
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  8. Terry

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    Not hearing it either.
     
    Terry, Aug 27, 2016
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    Reach4, Aug 27, 2016
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  10. dj2

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    I hear crickets doing what they do best.
     
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    The hum doesn't sound anything like that, but more like camping in the desert in the night with an idling diesel engine a mile or so away . Besides, the hum cannot be recorded with a microphone -- been there, done that.

    It does sound sorta like a cricket. It's strangely familiar... like something with an almost dead battery, or some power bricks.

    My real guess is a pinhole water leak.
     
    bluebinky, Aug 27, 2016
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  12. DonL

    DonL Jack of all trades Master of one

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    It sounds like a cricket to me too.

    Shine a flashlight under the toilet and see if the sound stops.
     
    DonL, Aug 28, 2016
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