Yeti In My Wall

supercrew

dont know if this is considered diy, but i just bought a house and at first when i flushed the toilet it sounded like a baby yeti in the wall. it seemed the more it was used the quieter it was getting, even to the point of no noise after a few flushes. got up this mornin and now theres like a full grown bigfoot in my floor. i have no clue about plumbing other than it flows downhill. could it be the wax thingy????

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Ron The Plumber

Not the wax ring.

It is a DIY Question though, make sure the water is turned on all the way, most sounds caused at or near the toilet has to do with flow of water, could be a defective fillvalve also. Could be high water pressure also, could be water not turned on all the way, could be loose washer in the shutoff valve, try making adjustment of water flow at the shutoff, see it that tells the story first.

If none of these choices help, post more over at DIY Chatroom.

Glasshousebltr

Don't tell me.....I think I can get this one......Your mute, bed ridden, grandfather lays in the bed of the room just beneath the toilet. Check to insure proper closet flange to pipe connection.

Bob

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OsNap

found the problem lol

supercrew

too funnie

thanks Ron looks like the rehaber cut a corner and saved 10 bucks on a filler tube. turned the line almost off to keep water from gushing outta the tank. does this mean there might be a high pressure issue that needs addressed before i replace the internals?

just out of curiosity, did it become a diy because im buying the house?

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Ron The Plumber

Test the pressure on the house with a pressure guage that connects to an outside hose spigot. If it's 80psi or higher, thats a pressure problem, you don't need to solve the pressure problem before replacing parts in the toilet.

supercrew

thanks Ron.. ...i got this job im looking at that requires getting a waterline across a 18' garage. theres hot n cold already in the garage and the main runs perpendicular to the front of the garage. the front of garage is getting tore out for a drain. would it be better to t off the main and run it with the drain (i understand it has to be deeper) or cut the garage floor and run it straight across?

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Ron The Plumber

Which ever is more easier and cost effective.

plumber jay

super crew
not sure why you would want to run water lines underground. It is only aloud to be in the same trench as drainage if there are no connections underground. and even then it must be higher than the drainage pipe (19 inches i believe)