noisetoilet
The refill tube that goes from the valve into the overflow tube in my toilet tank sprays water with quite a bit of pressure and makes a lot of noise when the tank refills. It's attached with a clip and an angle adapter.
Is there any other adapter or maybe other type of (wider?) refill tube that I can use for this and reduce the noise?
This is one of those old style toilets with the tank hanging higher up close to the ceiling. The overflow tube is metallic which only contributes to the problem.
We just had a "dual" flush device fitted to our toilet that works based on how long you hold the lever down. For a short flush just pull and let go, for a "full" flush pull and hold.
It was one of these which seem to be designed for UK toilets so I don't know whether you'd be able to get one in the States.
I'm guessing the valve assembly inside the toilet is finding a resonance when it's just about to close. You can replace it, and it's not too difficult of a DIY job. They sell just the valves:
But if you're going to take it apart to replace the valve, I tend to buy the full kit and replace all the guts.
Note that when my toilets started to leak, it was because of high pressure in the water lines. So it wouldn't hurt to pickup a pressure gauge that screws onto a hose faucet to make sure you don't have a bigger issue. After I fixed one, another would start leaking next as the pressure got a little higher.
Best Answer
You could try partially closing the water supply shutoff valve to the water tank unit. This would reduce pressure and flow rate some and thus could also reduce the noise produced in tank.
If you do decide on this approach make sure to test it out a number of times to make sure that the flush operation and the refill time are suitable.