How Do I Silence My
Toilet?
Q: "I recently replaced the wax ring under the toilet.
Now the water level in the bowl drops and makes a loud glugging sound."
When we hear "glugging sound" and
"toilet" I think blocked vent. Water can't go down a drain unless
there's a way to bring in air to replace it, so plumbing drains have vent pipes
that go out the roof to draw in fresh air. If a vent is blocked or not connected
properly, the vacuum caused by the draining will pull water out of sink traps
instead—or the toilet, in your case.
I'm not sure why this is happening now and not before. It's likely not related to your repair, because it's hard to accidentally drop something in the vent from the toilet drain, where you were working. But vent problems can be a bear to diagnose; I'd have a plumber check the vent pipe. He or she might be able to snake it out from the roof. If that doesn't work, more invasive and expensive work might be needed to clear the clog.
I'm not sure why this is happening now and not before. It's likely not related to your repair, because it's hard to accidentally drop something in the vent from the toilet drain, where you were working. But vent problems can be a bear to diagnose; I'd have a plumber check the vent pipe. He or she might be able to snake it out from the roof. If that doesn't work, more invasive and expensive work might be needed to clear the clog.
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