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Posted by lestrade on August 1, 2006, 12:38 am
Old type gravity flush toilet.
Pull handle, tank empties, all is well.
However, then the water fills the tank *very very* slowly. Almost not
at all. BUT if I turn on the water in the adjacent bathtub, the water
starts flowing into the toilet tank at a fast, normal rate!! (of course
there is water flowing into the tub too. :) Could this be some type of
pressure lock on the water pipe. If so, is that easy to fix? Getting a
plumber down here in New Orleans is almost impossible.
Any ideas??
thanks
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Posted by Speedy Jim on August 1, 2006, 9:10 am
lestrade wrote:
> Old type gravity flush toilet.
> Pull handle, tank empties, all is well.
> However, then the water fills the tank *very very* slowly. Almost not
> at all. BUT if I turn on the water in the adjacent bathtub, the water
> starts flowing into the toilet tank at a fast, normal rate!! (of course
> there is water flowing into the tub too. :) Could this be some type of
> pressure lock on the water pipe. If so, is that easy to fix? Getting a
> plumber down here in New Orleans is almost impossible.
> Any ideas??
> thanks
>
More than likely the ballcock (fill v alve) in the tank is shot.
A few designs were very sensitive to pressure changes like you have.
Depending on the mfr, you may be able to put in a repair kit and
not have to change out the whole valve. See what's up there.
Jim
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Posted by z on August 1, 2006, 12:07 pm
Speedy Jim wrote:
> lestrade wrote:
> > Old type gravity flush toilet.
> > Pull handle, tank empties, all is well.
> > However, then the water fills the tank *very very* slowly. Almost not
> > at all. BUT if I turn on the water in the adjacent bathtub, the water
> > starts flowing into the toilet tank at a fast, normal rate!! (of course
> > there is water flowing into the tub too. :) Could this be some type of
> > pressure lock on the water pipe. If so, is that easy to fix? Getting a
> > plumber down here in New Orleans is almost impossible.
> > Any ideas??
> > thanks
> >
>
> More than likely the ballcock (fill v alve) in the tank is shot.
> A few designs were very sensitive to pressure changes like you have.
>
> Depending on the mfr, you may be able to put in a repair kit and
> not have to change out the whole valve. See what's up there.
>
> Jim
Yeah, I agree it's probably the valve in the toilet, not the pipes.
Higher water pressure distorting whatever movable rubber piece is in
there to block it off partially, or something. the rubber parts get
soft and/or sticky and/or hard and/or brittle and/or otherwise
deteriorated with age, of course.
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Posted by jake on August 1, 2006, 11:24 pm
lestrade wrote:
> Old type gravity flush toilet.
> Pull handle, tank empties, all is well.
> However, then the water fills the tank *very very* slowly. Almost not
> at all. BUT if I turn on the water in the adjacent bathtub, the water
> starts flowing into the toilet tank at a fast, normal rate!! (of course
> there is water flowing into the tub too. :) Could this be some type of
> pressure lock on the water pipe. If so, is that easy to fix? Getting a
> plumber down here in New Orleans is almost impossible.
> Any ideas??
> thanks
If reduced water pressure solves your problem, you should be able to
get a temporary fix by shutting down toilet supply valve. Flush the
toilet and start shutting off supply to toilet until the water starts
flowing better. But, I agree a new valve is likely the fix.
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Posted by mm on August 2, 2006, 3:07 pm
>lestrade wrote:
>> Old type gravity flush toilet.
>> Pull handle, tank empties, all is well.
>> However, then the water fills the tank *very very* slowly. Almost not
>> at all. BUT if I turn on the water in the adjacent bathtub, the water
>> starts flowing into the toilet tank at a fast, normal rate!! (of course
>> there is water flowing into the tub too. :) Could this be some type of
>> pressure lock on the water pipe. If so, is that easy to fix? Getting a
>> plumber down here in New Orleans is almost impossible.
>> Any ideas??
>> thanks
>
>If reduced water pressure solves your problem, you should be able to
>get a temporary fix by shutting down toilet supply valve. Flush the
>toilet and start shutting off supply to toilet until the water starts
>flowing better. But, I agree a new valve is likely the fix.
I know this is non-responsive, but I closed that valve way down so
that it takes 5 or 10 minutes or more to fill the tank, but I don't
hear any noise anymore, so it's worth it.
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