Got Noisy Plumbing and Heating Pipes?
When turning on a faucet or flushing a toilet, you are allowing pressurized water to be released from plumbing pipes, holding and hot water tanks. Sometimes, depending on certain conditions, pipes can make strange noises. There can be different noises; some sound like banging or even a loud pitch noise.
What is the cause and plumbing fix for these noises and creaks?
Typically one way these noises that come about are the result of expanding water pipes. When hot water flows to each plumbing fixture or faucet it heats up the pipe through convection, this causes the pipe to expand. Some instances contributing to the excessive noise is when a hole or penetration is slightly smaller than it should be. You see holes and penetrations to which the pipe travels through should be larger than the pipe to allow for expansion and contraction, by following this method you may avoid the aggravating noises that some plumbing systems can make.
Try to isolate the suspected noisy pipe. Inspect and ensure that the pipe is not in contact with any part of a wooden structure, if so you may have to cut that section of pipe out enough allowing yourself enough space to enlarge or re-drill the hole aprox. 3/8″ to 1/2″larger that the pipe. Before doing any drilling check with your local building code as this info is not meant to be instructional or take the place of a licensed technician or carpenter.
How to stop Vibrating pipes?
Loose pipes are notorious for causing vibrating pipes. When a faucet or valve is opened pressurized water is directed towards the pressure drop or opened faucet. When pipes are loosely clipped they cause the pipe to vibrate as the pressurized water passes through that section of pipe. This can be sometimes easily fixed by installing additional hangers or supports needed. You may also want to use pipe insulation whether it be armiflex which is a rubberized or foam pipe insulation. Install this around the pipe keeping it from being in contact with any wood or metal objects such as the house framing or other heating pipes and ducts as these tend to vibrate from the operation of a heating boiler or furnace.
Another reason for vibrating noises in pipes are the following.
improperly hung pipes
poorly clipped pipes
a faulty valve or faucet
water pipes that come into contact with a boiler or water heater
Screaming pipes?
Do your pipes whistle when you open a faucet. This can be the cause of a loose or broken faucet washer or faucet screw. Try to isolate the problem by shutting off valves to your sink faucets and toilets. You can open up one fixture at a time allowing you to locate the problem, by this you can do a process of elimination and locate the plumbing culprit whether it be a loose washer or sometimes a faulty shut off that may have sediment that is blocking the free flow of water.
Banging Pipes?
Do you have the dreadful banging pipes in your home? This is a common problem in older plumbing systems because years ago many water systems were not equipped with air chambers or otherwise known as “water hammers.” These are installed typically at the highest point of the plumbing system and fast closing valves such as a bathtub or shower faucet. These water hammers are made of the same material as the water pipes and are sized one pipe size larger and approx. 18″ long. When the plumbing system is initially charged with water these dead end pipes catch air that is already in the filling pipes allowing the rushing water to be cushioned when the water abruptly stops when the valve is shut.
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