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Posted by dnoyeB on March 22, 2007, 9:25 am
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:12:57 -0700, runsrealfast wrote:
> About three weeks ago my, water heater died and we had it replaced.
> When they did so, they had to add a tank on the top of the water
> heater that was not their before (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?
> action=productDetail&productId=160680-48324-LET-2&lpage=none not the
> exact one but its basically the same thing). Its now required in my
> city due to some water meter changes the city made. Anyway, as soon as
> the guys (yes I hired someone) finished the toilet started to hiss. I
> don't think that an abnormal amount of water is going from the tank to
> the bowl so its not a constant refilling issue. If I close the shut
> off value the noise stops, and when I open the value the noise starts
> again. If I leave the valve open for a few days the noise gets louder
> (it gets to the point of annoying and then I close the valve). Here is
> another strange point. I was changing a hot water shut off value in
> the kitchen, and I noticed when I close the hot water valve coming
> from the water heater the noise in the toilet jumped.
>
So your saying when the toiled is filling it now makes a new noise? This
is likely not a problem with the toilet but with the valve/hose to the
toilet. Probably the pressure in the pipes has changed and now it hisses.
I reinstalled guts in most of my toilets since they all failed (3 years
old, FUCK Gerber). But the hose to the toilet was plastic and I think
when I reinstalled them, I did not have them straight enough. So water
passing through them would make a LOUD sound while the toilet filled.
Took a while to figure that one out.
Also on the master bath toilet there was some debris inside the shutoff
valve. No idea how that got there.
> Anyway, whats going on to make the hissing noise?
>
> Should I just get one of those replacement kits at Home Depot or Lowes
> and see what happens (noticed they are less than $15).
>
> John
Its more of a pressure problem and likely the hissing is not from inside
the tank but at the shutoff valve. Make sure the hose is not crimped.
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