it starts about a minute after you have turned the tap off and lasts for about a minute although it seems to be getting louder. It happens after running hot or cold or flushing the loo. Any ideas what is causing it and how I can stop it?
2007-03-05 00:50:43 · 6 answers · asked by Clair H 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It is what is called "Ball valve hammer" and is caused by two things. either the water pies want clipping down, or if you turn the water pressure down at the Main stopcock a little, might cure it.
2007-03-05 03:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like you have an air lock in your system. This is really easy to rectify, although not so easy to explain. If you have a mixer tap in your kitchen firmly push the palm of your hand on the end of the tap and turn on the hot, you do not want any water to escape. Then you turn on the cold tap,( you should have both taps on at this point). leave only about 10~20 seconds this might make a noise or you may even hear the air moving. If you have separate taps then you need to place a piece of hose on the taps to join the taps together ensuring that the fit is tight, again turn on the hot first then the cold for the same amount of time. This should clear any air locks in the water system making the running of water a quieter experience.
2007-03-05 01:11:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called water hammer most commonaly happens after flushing the toilet change out the fill valve with a new one look for a style A-400 by fluidmaster this type does not have the old style ball and rod and change the flapper
2007-03-05 03:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by Fergie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems such as you have a slug of air in the water substantial someplace. i'd get that many times whilst i'd close the water off on the main for some reason and turn it decrease back on, till each and every of the air have been blown out of the pipes. it would additionally be which you have a limit outfitted up in the pipes, the main shutoff valve, the stress reducer to the homestead, etc.
2016-12-14 11:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably the ballcock in your storage tank. These can often oscillate when they get older or the valve rubber becomes hardened. That's the best I can suggest without knowing the configuration of your plumbing.
Try changing the ballcock. They are pretty cheap.
2007-03-05 00:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by bacteria4eva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like an airlock in your water supply. The following link should enable you to cure this yourself by purging the system using a simple remedy.
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/curingairlock.htm
2007-03-05 01:19:38 · answer #6 · answered by stratmanreturns 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋