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Posted by Joseph Meehan on April 1, 2007, 10:58 am
JG wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anybody have any ideas for me on this problem? I've never
> encountered it before. If I turn on a sink facuet or bathrub facuet,
> let it run for a little bit, and then shut it off, the toilet will
> run for a little bit and then stop.
>
> Ever heard of this? What causes it? My only thought is that perhaps
> the filler valve is week and the "water hammer" effect of the
> momentum of the water suddenly shut off at the sink is causing the
> pressure to trip the water valve momentarily.
When you turn it off, it creates a little water hammer (a high pressure
pulse). That will push the valve on the toilet open a little.
You might be able to get rid of it by somehow lowering your home's water
pressure and or adding a anti-hammer device on that cold water line.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia 's Muire duit
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