For over a year when we used water ( sink, toilet, dishwasher, etc) we heard a chain saw like noise in the basement wall where the water supply entered the house.

We could never figure out the problem but we suspected a problem with the shutoff handle.

This week I installed a new Toto toilet in the basement ( a replacement for a 20 year American Standard toilet) and the noise in the wall no longer exists.

Does this make sense that the old toilet caused the problem.

Thanks