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Posted by Speedy Jim on June 2, 2008, 2:07 pm
Johndagolfer@gmail.com wrote:
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>>Johndagol...@gmail.com wrote:
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>>>Hi All,
>>
>>>I am in a new homeowner and I am greatly confused and worried about a
>>>dripping noise that I am hearing. I live in a 2 story home, with the
>>>water heater/washer/dryer located upstairs.
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>>>After flushing any toilet, whether it be upstairs, or downstairs I am
>>>hearing a dripping/tapping noise(like water being dripped onto wood)
>>>from inside the upstairs wall. This dripping sound persists for 15
>>>seconds until the toilet is filled up and then stops until the next
>>>time the toilet is flushed. To my knowledge, this dripping sound
>>>does occur when I am taking a shower or running the faucet, only when
>>>flushing the toilet.
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>>>Something I thought this may have been related to was a gurgling sound
>>>I heard in my washer's drain after turning on the central air for the
>>>first time(in 4 or 5 months).
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>>>Any idea?
>>
>>>thanks in advance
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>>If this is a new(er) house with plastic waste piping, dripping noises
>>are quite common and can be heard from afar.
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>>The utilities being on the 2nd floor may be a clue. Perhaps the
>>sudden drop in pressure caused when the toilet tank refills is
>>triggering some discharge on the 2nd floor into the waste piping.
>>For example, the water heater relief valve may open or the washing
>>machine solenoid valve may briefly lose its closed position seal.
>>
>>Careful listening around those appliances while someone flushes
>>may give a hint. Or, you could close supply valves to each
>>and see if the dtrip still occurs.
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>>Jim- Hide quoted text -
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> So is this dripping outside the pipe or within?
Dripping inside the pipe, if plastic, can be very noticeable.
If there is no evidence at all of leaks- stains, mold, warpage,
then quite likely it is inside a drain.
Jim
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