Within the past week I installed Korky/Lavelle brand toilet
overhaul kits inside the tanks of my three toilets. They
all work fine. One of the three toilets has become a
"whistling toilet" - meaning that at unpredictable times
there is a constant whistle sound coming from inside the
tank. I flush it, and the whistling stops - but resumes
between 30 minutes and 24 hours later. The instructions
that came with the kits do not address this problem. No
response from the manufacturer.

Any ideas how to stop this?

Thanks.
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"CWLee" wrote in message
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Within the past week I installed Korky/Lavelle brand toilet
overhaul kits inside the tanks of my three toilets. They
all work fine. One of the three toilets has become a
"whistling toilet" - meaning that at unpredictable times
there is a constant whistle sound coming from inside the
tank. I flush it, and the whistling stops - but resumes
between 30 minutes and 24 hours later. The instructions
that came with the kits do not address this problem. No
response from the manufacturer.

Any ideas how to stop this?

Likely your tank is leaking into the bowl and the valve is opening very slightly
to refill the tank. Fix the leak and you should fix the noise.

You can confirm by putting dye into the tank and letting it sit for a while. If
any color shows up in the bowl then you have a leak.

OP responds:

"Meat Plow" and
"Rick Brandt" both suggested the
sound was caused by a leak which in turn causes the fill
valve to open. Maybe that is true, but I wonder why I don't
hear that same sound when the fill valve is opened during a
flush, or when I push the float down. Ideas?

Thanks.

"CWLee" wrote in message
both suggested the
sound was caused by a leak which in turn causes the fill
valve to open. Maybe that is true, but I wonder why I don't
hear that same sound when the fill valve is opened during a
flush, or when I push the float down. Ideas?

Can you whistle? Can you whistle with your mouth wide open?

Just like air through your lips, the water only makes the sound when flowing
through a tiny orifice, not a wide open tube. It sets up the right
harmonics to make the sound you hear. It is a tiny leak.

On Jul 29, 11:42 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"CWLee" wrote in message
both suggested the
sound was caused by a leak which in turn causes the fill
valve to open. Maybe that is true, but I wonder why I don't
hear that same sound when the fill valve is opened during a
flush, or when I push the float down. Ideas?

Can you whistle? Can you whistle with your mouth wide open?

Just like air through your lips, the water only makes the sound when flowing
through a tiny orifice, not a wide open tube. It sets up the right
harmonics to make the sound you hear. It is a tiny leak.

Sorry, I cannot resist. The toilet whistles because it does not know
the words.

Can you tell what is the tune?

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"CWLee" wrote in message
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:
: Within the past week I installed Korky/Lavelle brand toilet
: overhaul kits inside the tanks of my three toilets. They
: all work fine. One of the three toilets has become a
: "whistling toilet" - meaning that at unpredictable times
: there is a constant whistle sound coming from inside the
: tank. I flush it, and the whistling stops - but resumes
: between 30 minutes and 24 hours later. The instructions
: that came with the kits do not address this problem. No
: response from the manufacturer.
:
: Any ideas how to stop this?
:
: Thanks.
: --
: ----------
: CWLee.
: If amnesty is so good, why not grant it to child molesters,
: rapists, murderers, and others who break the law?
:

Hums, cause it doesn't know the words.... hums.

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Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
..

"greg2468" wrote in message
ps.com...
: Just like air through your lips, the water only makes the
sound when flowing
: through a tiny orifice, not a wide open tube. It sets up the
right
: harmonics to make the sound you hear. It is a tiny leak.
:
: Sorry, I cannot resist. The toilet whistles because it does
not know
: the words.
:

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote

Can you whistle? Can you whistle with your mouth wide
open?

I can't whistle at all, but I see your point.

Just like air through your lips, the water only makes the
sound when flowing
through a tiny orifice, not a wide open tube. It sets up
the right
harmonics to make the sound you hear. It is a tiny leak.

To test idea that I used a spoon and cup and gently removed
water from the tank until the fill valve started flowing a
very small amount. A fzzzzz sound, very low, but no
whistle.

It has now been two days without the whistling effect, so
maybe the problem was something related to a fresh
installation of rubber washers or the flapper valve and
things have now swollen or otherwise assumed their intended
shape and are doing their designed job of not allowing
leaks.

Another thought I've had is that whenever I shut the water
off at the street for plumbing repairs air bubbles or
something seems to develop in the lines, so that when the
water is turned back on, and faucets opened or toilets
flushed, there is sometimes a sputtering of water and air.
Maybe one of my hypothsized air bubbles was causing the
whistling.

Thanks for your theory on the whistling, but I'm not 100%
convinced you are correct. :-)

"CWLee" wrote in message
Thanks for your theory on the whistling, but I'm not 100%
convinced you are correct. :-)


Fine. Three people have told you that is the cause. Best to call a
plumber and have him rectify the situation before it becomes more serious.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

"Best to call a plumber and have him rectify the situation
before it becomes more serious."

"More serious" meaning, maybe, the toilet starts
singing off-key? :-)

(Day 3 now of no whistling.)

Thanks again.