Water Heater – How to Connect 3-Inch Hood to 4-Inch Exhaust Pipe

The click-click-click sound is probably coming from the water meter.

Check if it makes the same sound when you run COLD water, in a kitchen sink, for example.

Sometimes a mixing valve is used to put some hot and some cold water into the toilet tank to prevent or limit the tank sweating in the summertime. The mixing valve is adjusted to "temper" the water by adding just enough hot water to raise the temperature of the water in the tank from cold, to I'd say "lukewarm", but not hot. The water is then much closer to room temperature, so it won't "feel" hot, or even particularly warm. If a mixing valve is installed and the water feels hot or even particularly warm, or even on the cold side, the valve needs to be adjusted.

In either case, cold water only, or a mixture of hot and cold, some water meters just "click" as they measure the amount of water flowing through it.

This is not a good example as the venting pipes are right below some windows which can leak exhaust gasses back inside the residence. This would be illegal in the state of Michigan.