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Washer machine causing clunks in water tank

Chet T16 · 2014-07-16 11:34:12

We replaced our old washing machine a few days ago and the occasional clunking noise coming from the tank that we were hearing before has become much more common and definitely related to the washing machine. A bit of googling suggests it could be caused by the water hammer effect although from what I can see of the…

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We replaced our old washing machine a few days ago and the occasional clunking noise coming from the tank that we were hearing before has become much more common and definitely related to the washing machine.

A bit of googling suggests it could be caused by the water hammer effect although from what I can see of the pipework the washing machine is fed from the mains. Is it possible the shockwave is travelling up the mains feed for the water tank?

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Change the attic ballcocks. That sorts it 90% of the time

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