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Noisy Water Pump..Help

  • 23-01-2012 8:56pm
    #1
    thegame
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 490 ✭✭


    Just moved into a new apt and this keeps us awake at night the pump makes alot of noise ..the pump is in the bathroom in the cupboard..it s like a hoover that lasts a few seconds and then it continues every minute or so.can i do anything about this?.i have uploaded a video of what it sounds like..
    http://youtu.be/fi328gsxRJo


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  • #2
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    If a tap is dripping, or a toilet is over filling, this would cause the pump to kick in.


  • #3
    sullzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭sullzz


    thegame wrote: »
    Just moved into a new apt and this keeps us awake at night the pump makes alot of noise ..the pump is in the bathroom in the cupboard..it s like a hoover that lasts a few seconds and then it continues every minute or so.can i do anything about this?.i have uploaded a video of what it sounds like..
    http://youtu.be/fi328gsxRJo

    Its either , one of three things , the pressure vessell has lost its charge , the non-return valve is stuck , or most likely one of your toilets has a ballvalve which is not shutting off , check your toilets , lift off the cistern lid and make sure they are stopped filling , there are isolation valves built into the hoses on the pump , if you close the ones on the outlet hose and the pump does not kick in you know its a problem with your plumbing ( leak or toilet overflow) , if it still kicks in with valves off its an issue with pump ( non return or vessell , or pcb)


  • #4
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    aujopimur wrote: »
    If a tap is dripping, or a toilet is over filling, this would cause the pump to kick in.

    Yep, I concur with this, and I actually think you can hear something dripping in the background? something sounds like its leaking or dripping, this in turn is causing your pump to kick on & off . . . . . . .

    Apart from that, its is noisy anyway, have you thought about having it boxed in? you might also make sure that its sitting on a stone floor, or failing that make sure its on a concrete slab of some kind to kill the noise > If the pump is on a wooden floor it will be very noisy!!!


  • #5
    sullzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭sullzz


    Should have also mentioned in my previous reply , if your pump is keeping you awake at night it isnt a problem to switch your pump off at night until you get your problem sorted.

    Also as LORDSUTCH mentioned hearing a dripping noise in the background , id say thats your combi cylinder re-filling


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