Good Morning!
I've been trying to fix a problem that recently showed up with my American Standard Cadet 3 toilet.
My office is right across from the bathroom and I will intermittenly hear the sound of the fill valve letting water into the tank. It's not as loud as when the fill valve normally opens and closes and typically last a second or so. Every time I try to get into the bathroom to further explore the noise has passed.
I noticed that water level was too high and thought maybe the noise I was hearing was the water exiting via the overflow tube. I replaced the flap and the noise still continued.
I placed some die in the tank and let it set for a few hours and none of the die made it into the tank. I double checked the seat to make sure it was clean and clear of anything that would not allow the flapper to seat properly.
The float has to drop so far prior to the fill valve opening that I have a hard time believing it is the fill valve.
Can the fill valve turn on without the float dropping?
The fill valve is a Fluidmaster 400A.
Thanks for any and all help!
Jeff
I've been trying to fix a problem that recently showed up with my American Standard Cadet 3 toilet.
My office is right across from the bathroom and I will intermittenly hear the sound of the fill valve letting water into the tank. It's not as loud as when the fill valve normally opens and closes and typically last a second or so. Every time I try to get into the bathroom to further explore the noise has passed.
I noticed that water level was too high and thought maybe the noise I was hearing was the water exiting via the overflow tube. I replaced the flap and the noise still continued.
I placed some die in the tank and let it set for a few hours and none of the die made it into the tank. I double checked the seat to make sure it was clean and clear of anything that would not allow the flapper to seat properly.
The float has to drop so far prior to the fill valve opening that I have a hard time believing it is the fill valve.
Can the fill valve turn on without the float dropping?
The fill valve is a Fluidmaster 400A.
Thanks for any and all help!
Jeff