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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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It's not your expelair again is it?
We've been here before.
(, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 20:49, 1 reply, 15 years ago)
*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.
(, 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.
(, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:02, Reply)
I wasn't expecting you to come and fix it : )
I'll get someone in.
(, 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.
(, 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.
(, 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.
(, Thu 18 Nov 2010, 21:29, Reply)
I'll try that this weekend.
I can get some WD40 from work.

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

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