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Loud noise when turning on hot tap or showers

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.18 PM

Hi, I need some advice. I live in a new build property which was built in 2018 by Taylor Wimpey. Since moving in we have had problems with the central heating and the contracted plumbers are not being that helpful. One of the issues is that when anyone turns on a hot tap or hot shower we get a loud foghorn type noise from the cupboard which houses the heating cyclinder. I cant work out specifically where it is coming from other than in that cupboard. The cupboard contains two small cylinders up high (above head height) and a very large cyclinder which i think is the hot water cyclinder. The Boiler is a Ideal and is a normal CH boiler not a combi. i have a recording of the sound but i cant upload it on herer unfortunately. Any help of what it could be would be appreciated. Im based in Milton Keynes.

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4 Answers

D & R Property and Plumbing Maintenance

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

New Romney

this will be water hammer, caused by unclipped pipes, inlet vale judder on wc,loose jumpers in taps, as this is a new house get taylor wimpey to sort it out, the two small cylinders are expansion vessels, one for central heating ,one for your unvented cylinder.

Answered24 January 2021

Anonymous user

Hi there The issue is expansion 100% I have encountered this problem several times

Answered27 February 2021

Northern Home Services LTD

Rating: 5 out of 5

Sunderland

Unvented cylinder expansion vessel has failed. This has happened to me in my own new build home. I’ve also repaired many over the years on new builds. Not really sure why this happens.

Answered27 February 2021

Anonymous user

It is a water hammer. You or a plumber can fit a ted with a water hammer absorber.

Answered14 February 2021