I Can Hear Running Water

[chrissa1]

I can always hear trickling/running water coming from my cistern. There is no water coming into the bathroom around the toilet and when I lifted up the cistern lid, I couldn’t see any leaks.

What can I do to stop it and will it be affecting my water bill? I’ve just had a water meter fitted, but I could hear it before this took place.

My flush is the double “press down” mechanism.

[goodgoalie]

Have a look outside at the overflow pipe, chrissa. If you can hear trickling water in your cistern it will probably also be trickling out of the overflow pipe. It's an easy fix if that's what it is.

[chrissa1]

No. Nothing coming out of the overflow pipe, gg.

[goodgoalie]

When you lift the lid of the cistern can you see any water trickling into it? If you can, then it must be trickling out somewhere, or you'd have a wet bathroom floor. Frustrating!

[HansUrbancka]

If you have a modern toilet it could well have the overflow linked into the actual Toilet Pan. Look carefully at the water in the pan and note if there is the slightest movement of the water.

You say..." when I lifted up the cistern lid, I couldn’t see any leaks. " However, was there/or is there the slightest movement of water entering the cistern.

Hans.

[retrocop]

chrissa
I assume you are talking about your toilet cistern as opposed to loft cisterns.
Some toilet systems,mine included has an internal overflow, water escapes into the toilet bowl. Do you have the old conventional ballcock (Porsmouth Valve) or the new fangled flush system with a plastic membrane?

[retrocop]

Sorry Hans. Crossed posts

[Old_Geezer]

Can you put food colouring into the cistern and spot the possible leak easier ?

[HansUrbancka]

No need to apologise retro. My reply partly crossed with gg.

Hans.

[chrissa1]

Ah ha!! I don’t often look deeply into my toilet pan but now that you’ve mentioned it, Hans and retro there IS water trickling into the pan. I’ve never noticed it before.

Where is it coming from and here is it going to?

[chrissa1]

Is it costing me extra money, too?

[jackthehat]

You need your cistern repairing Chrissa, whatever style it is.
The water *will* run up a substantial amount on your meter.

[goodgoalie]

It's coming from your cold water inlet to the cistern, going into the toilet pan and then away down the soil pipe. Yes, it's costing you money as it will be turning your meter. I reckon it's an easy fix inside your cistern. Solved!

[retrocop]

It may be your internal overflow. Excess water in cistern escapes into toilet bowl instead of old conentional overflow pipe stick ing through the wall.
If you have the new internal siphon type flush it could be a damaged plastig diaphram that can be replaced cheaply. It is shownin the link here.
If a ballcock then the arm can be bent gently down or a leaking seal canbe replced at the end of the valve by unscrewing the end cap
http://www.jock-of-all-trades.com/2012/09/replace-diaphragm-siphon--in-toilet-cisterm-syphon.html

[jackthehat]

The trap at the bottom of the WC is designed to maintain a certain level of water; when it exceeds that level it runs away down the drain as is does when you flush.
We had a similar issue with our cistern when we moved into this house and once it was fixed, we noticed a massive drop in our 'metered' water usage.

[BANANASPLITS]

We had this problem 4 months ago got plumber in he put new flush system in think it was £80 all in it solved the running water problem

[Peter Pedant]

yeah so could I
nail froo central heating pipes
whilst work being done - nuffing to do wivvus sir

more money - instead of 'new kitchen?' I should have asked
dja wanna upgraded microwave ?

[Old_Geezer]

To state the obvious, ought to have been investigated/fixed when first heard; not when a meter gave incentive. That said, whilst the company pipes leak so much it's less easy to make the case.

[malagabob]

The inlet side wants adjusting by a very small amount, flush and repeat as necessary.

[SparklyKid]

The rubber valve washer needs replacing. Put a piccy of the cistern inside so the diagnose can be made and the remedy ascertained.

[SparklyKid]

Avatar Image malagabob


The inlet side wants adjusting by a very small amount, flush and repeat as necessary.

15:04 Fri 09th Nov 2018


Sorry but does not make any sense.