brickwall99
New Member
Last night I was testing the shut off valve to make sure it worked as we are going out of town for a few days and someone is going to be house sitting with our dogs.
Well I noticed that when I shut it off it does not completely shut off the water to the tank, it still starts filling up very slowly. Well I opened it all the way back up and now the tank is still trying to fill up slowly. The water slowly increases until it starts going in to the overflow tube. The water level in the tank seems to be fine after a flush, about 1/2 inch below the overflow tube. You constantly hear that "running" noise too, although it's pretty faint.
Can a leaky shut off valve cause this problem? Or is it more likely something wrong with the fill valve that's broken?
Well I noticed that when I shut it off it does not completely shut off the water to the tank, it still starts filling up very slowly. Well I opened it all the way back up and now the tank is still trying to fill up slowly. The water slowly increases until it starts going in to the overflow tube. The water level in the tank seems to be fine after a flush, about 1/2 inch below the overflow tube. You constantly hear that "running" noise too, although it's pretty faint.
Can a leaky shut off valve cause this problem? Or is it more likely something wrong with the fill valve that's broken?