Strange noise from attic after water is used.

DarkBlonde

We are living in our house 2 years. It was a new house when we moved in. We had terrible trouble from the start with the quality of the work on the house, especially the plumbing. I suppose thats what we get for buying a house on an estate where the houses were thrown up as fast as possible. The ensuite floor had to be ripped up twice due to leaks. The soil stack had to be taken apart after water was coming back up the toilet and the plug holes in the bathroom :eek: They found a load of wood blocking the soil stack. They are just a few examples of the incidents we had.

Anyway getting back to my question. When we first moved in, when we flushed the toilets or used the taps a strange noise would come from the attic for a minute or so. It was like a very loud vibrating noise as if a helicopter had landed on the roof! It wouldn't happen every time though. I had the plumbers back to look at it and they said it was silt in the tank in the attic. After they sorted it the noise went. But now it's back since the summer. It happens very rarely now maybe once a week but sometimes may happen a few times a day it is very unpredictable. I looked it up online and came up with water hammer??

Anyone know what this is? And could we sort it ourselves.

Thanks in advance

kay 9

Most definitely water hammer. High pressure mains and I suppose it's piped with qualpex, nothing wrong with it just needs to be well braketed or clipped;)

DarkBlonde

Thanks Kay for the quick reply. Excuse my ignorance but what does well braketed or clipped mean?

Bigcheeze

I guess he means the pipe that is feeding the water tank is vibrating and needs to be attached to something immovable using brackets.

kay 9

Bigcheeze wrote: »

I guess he means the pipe that is feeding the water tank is vibrating and needs to be attached to something immovable using brackets.

Exactly:) Although, I'd love to know the cowboys that said it wwas due to silt jes. Actually, I don;t want to know them:D

DarkBlonde

Thanks lads, I will get himself up to the attic for a look so.

kay 9 wrote: »

Exactly:) Although, I'd love to know the cowboys that said it wwas due to silt jes. Actually, I don;t want to know them:D

Don't get me started on those idiots :mad: They were always full of excuses. Oh if only I knew then what I know now, hindsight is a wonderful thing and all of that...

kay 9

Plenty of cowboys after the tiger.