Highlandthingy
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My son is experiencing some quite severe hammering in the main water pipe in his new flat - particularly in the late evening when neighbors are using their washing machines (presumably to take advantage of cheap electricity rates). He also gets knocking when using his own taps (sounds like a loud clunk) so there is obviously a problem with the block of flat's pipework in general.
The problem is the main service pipe (copper), runs through the wall in his bedroom to his cistern\tank and its driving him a bit mad when he is trying to sleep ! The mains pressure does seem a bit high in the flat ( and is presumably so in other flats) , but the water company haven't done anything about it ( he called them out). He's tried reducing the pressure at the main service valve for his flat (it's in the stairwell of his block of flats), but no joy.
He will get a plumber in eventually, but it would be helpful to know what solutions there might be out there for this sort of problem. Is there any way his own pipes can be isolated from the knocking that is getting transmitted through the block's pipework (like at the service valve) ? I know you can get shock arrestors, but that would work by installing one at his service valve ( in the stairway). Is knocking just as bad through PVC pipe ? . Or would this most likely have to involve the other flat residents to do something with the machines that are causing the knocking ? Some of the other flats are rented, so I guess he would have to find the owners, although there is a factor that looks after the place.
It's become a real nuisance for him , and it is not just a minor complaint !
The problem is the main service pipe (copper), runs through the wall in his bedroom to his cistern\tank and its driving him a bit mad when he is trying to sleep ! The mains pressure does seem a bit high in the flat ( and is presumably so in other flats) , but the water company haven't done anything about it ( he called them out). He's tried reducing the pressure at the main service valve for his flat (it's in the stairwell of his block of flats), but no joy.
He will get a plumber in eventually, but it would be helpful to know what solutions there might be out there for this sort of problem. Is there any way his own pipes can be isolated from the knocking that is getting transmitted through the block's pipework (like at the service valve) ? I know you can get shock arrestors, but that would work by installing one at his service valve ( in the stairway). Is knocking just as bad through PVC pipe ? . Or would this most likely have to involve the other flat residents to do something with the machines that are causing the knocking ? Some of the other flats are rented, so I guess he would have to find the owners, although there is a factor that looks after the place.
It's become a real nuisance for him , and it is not just a minor complaint !
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