Drip drip drip noise from toilet

Posted by MiamiCuse on November 1, 2006, 9:01 pm

My toilet is making this drip drip drip drip noise.

I cannot figure out where it is coming from. It does not appear to come
from the tank or the bowl.

Initially I thought may be the tank water is leaking into the bowl slowly,
which causes the bowl water to spill over into the neck of the trap. So I
clean both sides of the rubber valve (the thing that is pulled up and then
comes down to cover the center hole that leads into the bowl) but that did
not help.

I can try replacing the valve, but it may not be the valve. The brass
screws that connects the tank to the bowl are a little corroded, but I don't
think that is the cause. The floor is dry all around so it is not dripping
to the floor. The other possibility is the flushing assembly inside the
tank may have a problem and need replacement. But this is a Kohler unit and
the assembly is located against one corner and may not be replaceable by
generic parts.

Any idea how I may definitively locate the source of the leak?

Thanks in advance,

MC

Posted by Doug Miller on November 1, 2006, 9:14 pm

>My toilet is making this drip drip drip drip noise.
>I cannot figure out where it is coming from. It does not appear to come
>from the tank or the bowl.

[snip]

>Any idea how I may definitively locate the source of the leak?

It's probably the flapper valve at the bottom of the tank. One easy way to
test that is to reach into the tank and press on the flapper to make sure it's
firmly seated. If the dripping noise stops, that's where the problem is.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

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