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Should I be able to hear it when upstairs empty their bath?

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.51 PM

I live on the ground floor and upstairs is an identical flat, which means that the family bathrooms are identical and stacked one above the other. Yesterday I put the TV on mute and was surprised to hear loud sounds of water flowing, which I realised was coming from my bathroom via the drain and, was caused by the flat upstairs emptying their bath. Should I be able to hear this, and so loud? Should I worry that this might mean a future problem where the water follows the sound? The response from Pontypool makes sense, but I should have made it clear that the sound was coming from the open plughole in my bath and was rushing water (exactly like a tap full on) - my concern is that some kind of back flow could be possible, or perhaps a leak might be caused Incidentally, have you seen the film Pontypool? if not, you might like to

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

Sounds like nothing to worry about, probably just an inconsiderate builder at the time of building that didn't put enough sound proofing between floors. Can be rectified but probably costly. Unless signs of leaking id just turn the telly up when it’s their bath time so you haven't got to hear it. What id be more worried about is the fact that if you can hear it then its very likely that youre losing a lot of heat through the floors to upstairs flat.
Answered18 January 2023
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Plumbing and Bathroom Solutions

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Wallsend
If it’s a newish build the stack will be in in the corner of your room and feeds all waste outlets and it’s not insulated so you will hear the rush of water from time to time
Answered24 January 2023
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Keith Winter Property Repairs and Maintainance

Rating: 5 out of 5
Llandysul
Maybe you should get someone to check that the vent pipe that run's through the roof or in the loft area is not blocked,as if it sounds so noisy it could be sucking air through your bath plug hole, Otherwise it's just down to insulation round the pipes.and maybe leave the plug in your bath.to stop the noise.
Answered2 February 2023
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Radz plumbing

Rating: 5 out of 5
Bristol
The pipework cam be altered or changed to make it quieter they do acoustic pipe witch is thicker and a lot quieter
Answered5 February 2023
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