My bathroom sink cold tap vibrates?
the tap makes a very loud noise when you try to fully open the tap its also tight but it doesnt drip
Answers:
It sounds like you have water hammer. The water pressure is causing the cold tap to vibrate. What you have to do, is try to reduce the pressure by turning down the main stopcock. to do this, turn it slowly clockwise while the tap is running.as soon as the noise stops, then leave it at that. The tap is tight to turn because the gland nut has been tightened down to much. Best to leave this as it is.
sit on it ! that'll keep it quiet
sit on it
lol
Maybe the radiators need bleeding,
mine makes a noise too, its like a groaning sort of the kind like a ship docking into the harbour noise.
you been s h a g g i n g my missus have you..she likes a bit of both and like things that vibrate loudly and drips alot.she gushes..like old faithful.
although it is more fun to sit on it..lol
it is probobly an air bubble or sometimes some grit in the pipes. A plumber will be able to flush the sytem but it costs a bit.
is it tight when you sit on it ? seriously it sounds like you have air in the system and it needs bleeding. Turn off your water at the stopcock, open all the taps and drain the system. Then reopen valve and turn taps off as water comes through.
You could have air trapped in the water line.Turn off the main water valve to your home-open the COLD water taps all the way let them drain (do not open hot)then turn on main valve and let water flow through all open cold faucets till they are flowing without spitting.Then they should be ready to be used.Also turn off the water flow to the hot water tank before shutting off the main valve
Turn off the water - there should be a valve somewhere between the loft tank and the tap. Tap models vary, but to get at the works you usually have to take out a screw so you can pull off the handle, unscrew the chrome cover, then use a spanner to take the tap apart.
You need to grease both the thread where the works of the tap wind up and down (that will sort out the stiffness) and the shaft of the loose bit that holds the washer (that will sort out the noise). Use a waterproof grease - vaseline works well.
Now you've got the problem of remembering how it all goes back together - and what you did with the little screw!
Use it for your own pleasure!
If the noise is a loud hammering sound, you probably have what's called water hammer. I believe this is caused when high water pressure (such as mains pressure) causes water to travel through a pipe at a high speed causing the an unsecured secured of pipe to move and knock against another object, or, if you suddenly turn off the tap, a shockwave. If you can access your pipework you might be able to locate the problem, otherwise you'll need a plumber.
you may have a airlock in the pipes
I would suspect that this is the phenomenon sometimes referred to as "hydraulic hammer", or "water hammer". It is a pressure surge propagated through a fluid in motion. Pressure changes in your water pipes are causing, if this is the case, the kinetic energy of the moving water to reverse direction, repeatedly, causing noise throughout the pipes.
I agree this sounds like water hammer. I had this and it's easily remedied. 1. Replace the float on the inlet valve to your cold water storage tank - usually found in the loft - with a bigger one. The float is cheap to buy from a plumbing supply shop and easy to replace, just unscrew the old one and screw the new one on in its place. 2. Secure any loose pipes to floors or walls with pipe brackets (also from the plumbing supply shop) to stop them vibrating. Both very easy technically and cheap.
Rent it out to a frigid sl*ut
Sounds like a bad case of having a airlock call a plumber
Turn off the water and change (or get someone to change) the washer and jumper in the tap.
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Answers:
It sounds like you have water hammer. The water pressure is causing the cold tap to vibrate. What you have to do, is try to reduce the pressure by turning down the main stopcock. to do this, turn it slowly clockwise while the tap is running.as soon as the noise stops, then leave it at that. The tap is tight to turn because the gland nut has been tightened down to much. Best to leave this as it is.
sit on it ! that'll keep it quiet
sit on it
lol
Maybe the radiators need bleeding,
mine makes a noise too, its like a groaning sort of the kind like a ship docking into the harbour noise.
you been s h a g g i n g my missus have you..she likes a bit of both and like things that vibrate loudly and drips alot.she gushes..like old faithful.
although it is more fun to sit on it..lol
it is probobly an air bubble or sometimes some grit in the pipes. A plumber will be able to flush the sytem but it costs a bit.
is it tight when you sit on it ? seriously it sounds like you have air in the system and it needs bleeding. Turn off your water at the stopcock, open all the taps and drain the system. Then reopen valve and turn taps off as water comes through.
You could have air trapped in the water line.Turn off the main water valve to your home-open the COLD water taps all the way let them drain (do not open hot)then turn on main valve and let water flow through all open cold faucets till they are flowing without spitting.Then they should be ready to be used.Also turn off the water flow to the hot water tank before shutting off the main valve
Turn off the water - there should be a valve somewhere between the loft tank and the tap. Tap models vary, but to get at the works you usually have to take out a screw so you can pull off the handle, unscrew the chrome cover, then use a spanner to take the tap apart.
You need to grease both the thread where the works of the tap wind up and down (that will sort out the stiffness) and the shaft of the loose bit that holds the washer (that will sort out the noise). Use a waterproof grease - vaseline works well.
Now you've got the problem of remembering how it all goes back together - and what you did with the little screw!
Use it for your own pleasure!
If the noise is a loud hammering sound, you probably have what's called water hammer. I believe this is caused when high water pressure (such as mains pressure) causes water to travel through a pipe at a high speed causing the an unsecured secured of pipe to move and knock against another object, or, if you suddenly turn off the tap, a shockwave. If you can access your pipework you might be able to locate the problem, otherwise you'll need a plumber.
you may have a airlock in the pipes
I would suspect that this is the phenomenon sometimes referred to as "hydraulic hammer", or "water hammer". It is a pressure surge propagated through a fluid in motion. Pressure changes in your water pipes are causing, if this is the case, the kinetic energy of the moving water to reverse direction, repeatedly, causing noise throughout the pipes.
I agree this sounds like water hammer. I had this and it's easily remedied. 1. Replace the float on the inlet valve to your cold water storage tank - usually found in the loft - with a bigger one. The float is cheap to buy from a plumbing supply shop and easy to replace, just unscrew the old one and screw the new one on in its place. 2. Secure any loose pipes to floors or walls with pipe brackets (also from the plumbing supply shop) to stop them vibrating. Both very easy technically and cheap.
Rent it out to a frigid sl*ut
Sounds like a bad case of having a airlock call a plumber
Turn off the water and change (or get someone to change) the washer and jumper in the tap.
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