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There may be air in your pipes. This is common and can be got rid of by installing 'anti-hammer' devices. - ask at your local Plumbing store.
Air causes noise in water pipes.
This is nothing to be alarmed about, I have had this problem before when doing my rounds and the most possible reason is normally when the water pressure has been turned up either at your water meter or on the councils side in the road. Sometimes when the council does pipe repairs in the road, after switching the water back on they don't turn it back to the original setting and 9 times out of ten they turn the pressure up which would cause your pressure to increase in your pipes creating the noise you hear.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoCommon culprits:
Air in the pipe. Poorly engineered valve. Loose hanger brackets.
The quickest and easiest fix is to put a piece of felt (furniture foot pads work) between the pipe and its hanger.
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∙ 15y agowater rushing through it or it breaking Well first of all ask yourself if the garbage disposal has sucked up any mice lately... or in some cases cats chasing the mice. Now there is a pipe cleaning recipe that has been in my family for a very long time and no matter how ridiculous you may think it sounds... it works :-) Recipe: First mix 2 tbsp of baking soda with a cup of shaving cream. Then, mix in 2 cups of vinagar and a tsp of car oil. Quickly pour down the drain. Well first of all ask yourself if the garbage disposal has sucked up any mice lately... or in some cases cats chasing the mice. Now there is a pipe cleaning recipe that has been in my family for a very long time and no matter how ridiculous you may think it sounds... it works :-) Recipe: First mix 2 tbsp of baking soda with a cup of shaving cream. Then, mix in 2 cups of vinagar and a tsp of car oil. Quickly pour down the drain.
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∙ 13y agoair gets in the pipes.
If air gets "into the pipes" How come water doesn't come out of the same opening that allowed the air to enter?The main way air goes into the water pipes is because of vacuum and there is many was to have a vacuum on a open non pressure line, because air is lighter then water it will always travel to the top of any fitting or pipe.Wiki User
∙ 12y agoExcessive velocity or because of water hammer. which is when pipes are rattling around because they havent been secured properly or when pipes have come adrift from their saddles.
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∙ 14y agoPossibly related to a water pressure issue, like hammering. what do you mean like hammering?
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The heater motor is failing.
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