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Scarily loud rattling pipes when downstairs toilet flushed (intermittent)
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.51 PM
I have a pressurised cold water tank in the loft. About 50% of the time, when the toilet downstairs is flushed, there is a massive rattling sound from the pipes until the toilet cistern stops filling. Sounds like a motorbike! Not sure which pipes exactly are rattling, but on the inlet pipe to the tank in the loft there is a little pressure guage, and the needle goes completely bananas when this happens. Any ideas??
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A & J Forsyth Ltd
Rating: 4.7 out of 5
Sounds like the pipe work has not been properly installed and air within the pipe work may be causing the vibration reducing the water pressure to the wc ball valve may help and also have a look to make sure all the pipe work is properly clipped in place and not vibrating against anything.
Answered21 August 2017
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D & R Property and Plumbing Maintenance
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
water hammer ,unclipped pipework,defective ball valve on wc,fit an equilibrium type,do you mean unvented cylinder in loft ?, its is most likely the pipework to wc or ball valve in wc.
Answered21 August 2017
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