Yay! our resident handyman is here.
My toilet cistern keeps making a screaming noise now and again. I think it's something to do with the water pressure.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:40, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Sing it a lullaby
Simple.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:43, Reply)

It's not your expelair again is it?
We've been here before.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:49, Reply)

*laughs*
No. Turns out it was the cistern. Haven't got round to getting a plumber yet. The bloody thing keeps waking me up in the middle of the night.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:50, Reply)

Don't know
I'd offer to pop over and have a look but I'm busy the next three weekends.

If it's not pissing water out of the overflow it's not serious.

A quick fix might be giving the elbow joint off the handle a blast with WD40.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:02, Reply)

I wasn't expecting you to come and fix it : )
I'll get someone in.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:16, Reply)

Don't waste your money
There's not much that can go wrong with a cistern.

I can't quite understand why it's doing what it's doing unless it's not filling properly until the water pressure rises.

Take the lid off, give it a few flushes and see if the mechanism works smoothly.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:21, Reply)

I think it might be filling a bit too much and that might cause it.
If I turn the tap on for a short while the noise goes.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:23, Reply)

So the ballcock isn't sitting right.
Again, WD40 is your friend.

Turn the main stopcock off, flush the bog and give all the moveable joints a good blast.

Give it 30 minutes, turn the stopcock on again and see what happens.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:29, Reply)

I'll try that this weekend.
I can get some WD40 from work.

Thanks.
( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:30, Reply)

It's haunted

(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:51, Reply)

That did cross my mind at the beginning.

( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:55, Reply)

Next time you need to flush
stand there shouting: THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:57, Reply)

This technique can also be used on stubborn floaters.

(Zoz prayed for twink on, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:59, Reply)

Hahaha!

( girlinthehole, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:16, Reply)