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jvirtue
08-27-05, 10:20 AM
My home is around 10 years old. I have a toilet that makes a surge noise every so often...best way I can describe it...like a rush of water or a part flush. The flapper seems fine...ideas?

thanks

majakdragon
08-27-05, 05:22 PM
You can test the flapper by pouring a couple cups of coffee (liquid only, no grounds) in the tank and let it sit about a half hour. Check the bowl; and see if the water has been tinted by the coffee. If it is, the flapper is leaking and the tank gets low enough that the fill-valve tells the tank that it needs more water so it turns on the water to fill to the correct level. Good luck.
jvirtue
08-29-05, 04:25 PM
brilliant!....I'll give that a whirl....thanks

jvirtue
09-06-05, 10:32 AM
....I'm at a loss. I replaced the entire toilet water shutoff assembly to no avail, the water still runs intermitently :wall:
majakdragon
09-06-05, 06:41 PM
Try the coffee thing again. It MAY be the rubber gasket between the tank and bowl is leaking. Or it could be a crack in the overflow tube. Look into the overflow tube when the toilet is quiet. if there is water in it, it has a crack.
jvirtue
09-22-05, 03:48 PM
replaced with a 'high end' flapper, all is well, just wanted to thank you....