Sounds like the refill tube is not properly attached. There should be a white refill tube connecting the fill valve to the overflow tube. If not attached properly, no water will fill the bowl after the flush. The sound is likely the water from the refill tube splashing in the tank. The loose end of the white refill tube should fit securely into the small round opening in the top of the canister. Force the end of the tube into the opening and try again... If the tube is properly attached, there is likely some sort of sediment fouling up the fill valve and you may simply need to replace. Hope that helps!

Enduring - Does your Bellwether have a smooth finish or is it very wavy? From what I can tell in your pictures, all of the shiny parts in your tub look very smooth (I'm looking specifically at the first picture in your 12/14/13 8:47am post). Looking at the reflection off of the corners and faces of the tub, it doesn't look like there is distortion in the finish? I'm asking because we have purchased a Bellwether and it's waiting for us at Home Depot. We've been by to pick it up but left it there because we weren't sure about the finish. We saw a Villager tub at HD (they carry the Villager in-store, but the Bellwether is special order only) and it had such an odd finish. Like giant orange peel. Perfectly imperfect and very strange looking. Like they hadn't waited long enough for the enamel (or whatever the white stuff is called) to settle before it set. The finish of the Bellwether they've got for us is a bit better but still quite odd. Now, I'm not looking for a perfect finish - I'm after the vintage, been there forever kind of look, and I absolutely love the way yours looks. But I'm worried about putting this tub next to smooth subway and porcelain hex tiles and having it look wavy and strange. I've attached a photo. The lighting at HD isn't great, but I think you can see where the finish is uneven by looking where the light is reflecting vs. not - it's splotchy rather than an even transition between reflection and no reflection. Does yours do that? Your pictures sure don't look like it but it's hard to tell. Thank you so much for your time! I really want to be able to use this tub as the price and look are right. And it's one of the only CI 30x60 tubs on the market - we really don't have the extra 2" for a 32" tub, so I want to make this work, but I'm not sure if I'm being too picky.

I'm not arguing for round toilets, elongated toilets, or any other specific kind of shape. I'm just arguing that you can get a reliable set of Toto toilets for your money: 4 X $252 = $1008. Or is $8 too far over your budget that you want to settle for something else? I guess you could always buy three Totos, and get something on sale at Home Depot that will keep you under $1000. You may get lucky and find something that works great for less. Or you may spend $900 for four non-Toto toilets and settle for marginal performance for as long as you are in that home. It's your money, but, it's one thing to save money on a budget brand of toilet paper, and another thing to save it on a plumbing fixture with a very long life. I place a high value on never having had to use a plunger in the 10 years since I installed my Totos, but maybe this won't be an issue for you. Good luck with whatever you choose....

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