When I turn on my water, I hear a sound like a motor running in the pipes. It isn't close to the water heater so it's not that. And it's definately not a hammer sounding noise. It stops shortly after I turn the water off. Any suggestions?
2006-06-09 02:58:41 · 5 answers · asked by candoil 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sounds like you have air in your pipes. You will have to get someone or some information about "bleeding" the air out of the pipes. It's not difficult.
2006-06-09 03:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you live in an apartment or high rise, that is most likely the booster pump. If your on a well, its the pump. If your on a city main, you got air in the pipes. Go to the top floor an run the taps to bleed the air out of the system.
2006-06-09 03:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are like little accumulator like products that you can place wherever you have a faucet that will help prevent that noise. It's either air in the pipes or a loose pipe. The put those in my house by all the faucets and by the clothes washer.
2006-06-09 03:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude you got air in the pipes. YOu might want to call a plummer. Oh wait maybe instead of asking the question on this site, you should have already called a plummer.
2006-06-09 03:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by stevieg639 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
or a loose pipe in the wall that rattles due to pressure hitting a bend and not held tight enuf, also airlock causes water hammer
2006-06-09 03:03:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋