We had a handyman over to hear the noise and, of course, it didn't do it while he was here! We hear an internal dripping in our wall at our house. Directly overhead is a bathroom but we haven't used the bathroom (anything in it) for a week and it still drips in the wall downstairs. We thought it was a drainage line dripping but it doesn't seem to be it. It doesn't do it all the time, so we do not believe it is a supply line.
We cut the heat off downstairs to see if it impacted the noise. It started doing it again about 8 hours later with the heat still off.
It sounds like a metallic "plunking" noise with water dripping. The handyman said he seem baffled by it as it doesn't sound like a supply problem (not doing it all the time) or a drainage problem (we haven't used the bathroom overhead).
The noise is driving me crazy. Any ideas?
If it matters, the house also has a sump pump and a humidifer type machine. The house is 1.5 years old.
2007-03-11 09:05:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You haven't established that in fact it is a leak.
This may sound far fetched to you but the noise you hear could be expanding or contraction heat pipes rubbing against some wood stud or other material. You didn't say what type of heat your house has, if it is heated with baseboard hot water units the expansion could be the problem.
2007-03-11 11:15:44 · answer #1 · answered by Charles H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i appreciate the other answers however my theory is definatly a plumbing leak.......as system utilities water pressure varies up and down on the same water main system...your leak could come and go as you stated, so if you can or want to ,go to the basement or where ever the main water meter is located and find the mainwater shut off valve for at least 6 hours but you must be home to verify that the drip sound is not present..... if you find that it is not,then turn the main valve back on and recheck for sounds.....that will be the tell all sign. hope this helps !!
2007-03-11 09:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by jhat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off why did you hire a 'HandyMan" for a house that is under warranty from the builder/relator? Get in touch with the builder tonight. Get in touch with the realtor tonight. Get in touch with the HandyMan tonight!!! Document your phone calls, answered or not, and if answered demand immediate results. If by 9pm you have no resolution make another set of calls. Tell/leave message that due to lack of response you are taking your family to a local hotel. Regardless, contact an attorney, yours or a real estate, in the morning. Get a good nights sleep.
2007-03-11 09:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by jerry g 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We completed a renovation two years ago. ... a pipe burst last week because a screw had finally worked its way into a copper pipe.... must have been just into the surface and eventually the pipe let go.
There is only one way to find out... you need to start cutting holes in walls... unfortunately.... you should call in a builder becuase his guess is likely to be far superior to yours and he will cut openings with the skill and knowledge of someone who knows what is involved in patching them....
2007-03-12 00:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chances are if you could have a leaky shower valve remove the face plate on the shower if it is a new home could be a symmons which are notorius for this once the face plate is off look around the inside of the valve for wet spots
2007-03-11 09:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by Fergie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mouse's tap?
2007-03-11 09:08:29 · answer #6 · answered by O Kay Sojaden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋