I hear the water running at night in the house no one is using the water no leaks .what could it be ??

Question

I hear the water through the pipes not in the faucets everyone is asleep .. Thanks

No super natural need plumbers or peaple that know whats up .

Answer 1

Most of your answers are pretty good. One additional one..Check your small hose that goes into the tube the replenishes the water to the bowl. If the tip is BELOW the water level when full it will cause a syphon effect and the water will will drip into the bowl and eventually the water has to come on and replace the water that has dripped into the bowl..easy to fix...pull up on the water tube so the tip is ABOVE the water...

Answer 2

If you are on city water the best way to tell if there is water running is to check the meter. There is usually a small triangular hand that turns when there is the slightest amount of water running through the meter.
Our house is almost 40 years old and the piping is located under a slab and over the course of several months we developed several leaks. I ended up using a mechanics stethoscope to find the leaking pipes and rerouting them through our attic. The pipes were copper and I suppose over the years electrolytic action had eaten through the pipes. I hope if you have a leak it isn't as serious....Good Luck...

Answer 3

Good day MeToo.There is a good possibility that you have a toilet running,or a toilet seeping and allowing the water in the bowl to escape and therefore need refilled by the loading tank.I would first check all toilets in the house.2nd,and this is a long shot,when i bought my house,i also heard water running.I fixed a leaky throne,checked all taps,checked my outdoor faucet,and couldn't find the source of the water sound.Then it dawned on me that i only noticed it after a rain or during a light misting.Turns out that my eves were actually brought into my basement and transferred into pipes in my concrete floor in the basement,and discharged into the main sewer system.

Answer 4

There are several possibilities. The answers suggesting internal leaks on "Johnny" are right on and quite likely if you are on city water with chlorination.
1. The rubber flapper valve may need replaced.
2.The valve that shuts off the water to fill the tank may need adjusted or replaced to shut off the level before flowing down the stand tube.

If you have a water softener they usually regenerate at night and use water to perform the regeneration.

Reverse osmosis water filters will flow water when filling their reservoirs as will automatic ice makers operating normally.

Automatic sprinkler systems are usually set to run at night when there is lower water loss to evaporation.

There may be others but these are the most likely residential night time water uses, most of which are not malfunctions, just part of our modern conveniences.

Answer 5

Do you have a cold water tank in your loft? I had a similar problem which turned out to be a faulty ballcock in the watertank. The valve never closed so there was water constantly pouring through the overflow pipe. Because the overflow fed directly into the waste water, I never saw the problem.

Have a rumage around your water tank!

Good luck

Answer 6

Pay close attention to what Chuck P said. I just went through the same thing. It was a toilet leaking because the rubber gaskets in the tank were worn out. You don't see water on the floor because it just fills back up in the tank. It cost me an extra $60 on my water bill so fix this problem ASAP

Answer 7

I'd bet you have a toilet running. If the flapper in the bottom of the tank doesn't seal correctly your tank's float will continue to try to keep the tank full of water. You can get a replacement flapper for your tank at any hardware or home improvement store.

Answer 8

Check inside the holding tank for the toilet. They are notorious fill valve corrosion causing water to spill into the overflow tube. Changing the fill valve for the toilet tank usually cures the problem.

Answer 9

It may be your sprinkler system. Or you may have a toilet tank leaking, the flappers wear out and water will slowly leak out, but you won't see any water because it leaks into the bowl.

Answer 10

It's usually an automatic filling up of your hot water system.