Sound of travelling water

[SML]

Hi, homeowner here looking for advice.

My house is a 2 storey brick built ex council house with no wall insulation. Heating/hot water is combi boiler located upper floor. I am on a shared mains line with 8 other houses. Mains water comes up from basement to stop valve under kitchen, has a water hammer arrestor and pressure reducing valve in line just after the stop valve - these were installed as I had serious problems with "banging noises" in the pipes even when we had no taps running, toilets flushing etc.

When I run my mains cold water or flush the toilets, you can hear the water travelling through the pipes quite loudly which is very irritating. My question is, is this normal due to the plumbing installation or house construction I have or is there something that can be done about it?

I hope this all make sense and any help/response would be hugely appreciated.

Cheers,

Dave

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I think the sound your hearing is the prv working/ reducing the pressure

This will be reduced/ quietening if you upgrade to a high quality prv or live with it

Do you know your incoming pressure before the prv ?

 

[SML]

Hi, homeowner here looking for advice.

My house is a 2 storey brick built ex council house with no wall insulation. Heating/hot water is combi boiler located upper floor. I am on a shared mains line with 8 other houses. Mains water comes up from basement to stop valve under kitchen, has a water hammer arrestor and pressure reducing valve in line just after the stop valve - these were installed as I had serious problems with "banging noises" in the pipes even when we had no taps running, toilets flushing etc.

When I run my mains cold water or flush the toilets, you can hear the water travelling through the pipes quite loudly which is very irritating. My question is, is this normal due to the plumbing installation or house construction I have or is there something that can be done about it?

I hope this all make sense and any help/response would be hugely appreciated.

Cheers,

Dave

I think the sound your hearing is the prv working/ reducing the pressure

This will be reduced/ quietening if you upgrade to a high quality prv or live with it

Do you know your incoming pressure before the prv ?

Sorry I don't know that, but what I would say that even with the PRV the pressure is still quite high. What sort of price would a "high quality" PRV come in at (excl labour)

 

[townfanjon]

Your stoptap isnt turned right down is it ?

 

[SML]

Your stoptap isnt turned right down is it ?

It's probably open 1/2 a turn

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It's probably open 1/2 a turn

Open it all the way

 

[townfanjon]

No wonder its making a load of noise , open it fully and then just turn in back around a quarter of a turn

 

[townfanjon]

Open it all the way

Jesus wept Shaun , did you go to typing school ? , assuming there is such a school lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Jesus wept Shaun , did you go to typing school ? , assuming there is such a school lol

Nope failed most of my school

 

[SML]

Ok, will do (when home in 10 mins) and see what happens. Thanks for taking time to reply. Will update.

 

[SML]

Definite improvement, but still hearing some noise.

 

[SML]

Definite improvement, but still hearing some noise.

After turning stop tap fully open, and thinking the sound was perhaps less as a result, I would say it's actually as it was...So, could it be that, as suggested earlier, it is a result of the PRV working, or any other thoughts?

As before, any help is appreciated, thanks.