Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Pipes whining loudly 2Nov 07, 2012 10:11 pm It's a version of water hammer. Not all water hammer hammers. Do you have a dripping tap anywhere? Ours stopped as soon as the dripping tap was replaced. (It would of been quicker but seems like they don't make taps easily fixable anymore. Anybody managed to undo a tap to change the washer lately?) Re: Pipes whining loudly 4Nov 10, 2012 9:37 pm I hope that fixes it. It can be a very annoying noise. Oh and I hope the plumber doesn't have any probs with the washer. When my husband couldn't fix ours he called a plumber and even the plumber had no luck with it. Weird tap eh? The plumber said it sometimes happens now days. Re: Pipes whining loudly 5Nov 11, 2012 12:24 am You could try turning your mains pressure back a bit at the meter. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Pipes whining loudly 6Nov 11, 2012 5:26 am The plumber came and changed the washer and was about to take off again before I had a chance to test it. I turned the garden hose on and it was still making a noise though not quite as loud as before. The plumber refused to do anything more about it saying his house had the same problem and he took off. My 12 year old son went outside, unhooked the garden hose from the garden tap and the noise stopped! That is obviously what you have sons for. Re: Pipes whining loudly 7Nov 11, 2012 9:54 am Hi Liliana, Are you saying that the tap does not make a noise if there is no hose attached? If so, does this apply to the full pressure range? 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. 4 5099 As most others have posted above the install isn't compliant. The pipe is meant to be covered in loose soil or sand, the pipe has holes in it that leaks out a termicide… 10 5718 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thank you for the generous offer. I need to get the plumber out to give me an explanation. As mentioned I haven't seen any rain water discharge from pipes 1& 3. It… 7 10805 |