[Shop-talk] Loud Toilet

Battmain battmain at yahoo.com
Tue Dec 18 08:56:26 MST 2012


Try reducing the water pressure. Either at the valve under the tank or at
the main shutoff.
You should be able to reduce it without having a noticeable
effect on the other outlets.
The only thing to be aware of is the valve under
the toilet might leak of you touch it. 

B
>________________________________
> From: marty sukey <trmarty at hotmail.com>
>To: shop-talk list <shop-talk at autox.team.net> 
>Sent: Tuesday, December 18,
2012 9:16 AM
>Subject: [Shop-talk] Loud Toilet
> 
>I have a 12 year old house.
Master bathroom is at the opposite end of the
>house from the water feed line.
A few months ago the toilet in the master bath
>started hammering when
flushed. Like a water hammer shutter noise. I replace
>the fill valve in the
tank over the weekend, and it got worse???  As the float
>is dropping to start
filling the tank is when all the shuttering/hammering
>takes place.  Any
ideas?


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