Mixer tap noisy when centred

howzat! · 25 Aug 2006

Hi,

I have a couple of glass 'waterfall' style mixer taps - loads are for sale on ebay. When set to full hot or full cold they're fine, but when mixing hot and cold, both taps make a constant noise. It's not a tapping/knocking, it's a steady, pretty loud, swooshing noise.

I thought it might be because the hot was coming in at mains pressure from a gas instant boiler and the cold at a lower pressure from the loft header tank, so I've now got one tap set up with mains pressure for hot and cold supply. Also put inline taps into the pipework to reduce the flow to see if that would help. Bit better now but it's still not really satisfactory.

Anyone know what the problem might be?

Ta.

Softus · 25 Aug 2006

howzat! said:
Anyone know what the problem might be?

It's probably just that they're a bit sh*t.

Paul Barker · 25 Aug 2006

howzat! said:
Also put inline taps into the pipework to reduce the flow to see if that would help.

Ta.

Partially open service valves make a lot of noise also.

At the end of the day you'll have to learn to live with it if you want Claire Sweeny looks in your home. You are either practical or following fashion. Live with the consequences.

Softus · 25 Aug 2006

Paul B - I would like bits of my home to look like bits of Clare Sweeney - can I achieve this just by shopping at BathStore.com and Habitat?

Nige F · 25 Aug 2006

Howzat.......I think they may have been tampered with ........the Tcc are out @ the moment..get a third umpires decision

corgiman · 25 Aug 2006

Softus said:
howzat! said:

Anyone know what the problem might be?

Click to expand...

It's probably just that they're a bit sh*t.

easy soft dont blinfd the poster with your technical jargon

At least put it in simple english

plumber (new blood) · 27 Aug 2006

don`t shop on e-bay mate!

try PRV`s on incoming supplies,if the taps mix in the body the pressures need to be equal or you`ll have all kinds of problems.

howzat! · 27 Aug 2006

Not sure if they're monobloc and I'm only a DIYer so not knowledgable enough to check/match pressures more than I have without loads of research.

It's weird, cos the RRP on those taps was about £HUNDREDS according to the ebay advert! Seemed like I was getting a bargain and they do have that WOW factor (unfortunately they also have the SWOOSH factor).

Anyway, think I've got the consensus here, and I tend to agree. So I'm off down the plumbers merchants to get something safe and boring

(But that works).

Live 'n learn.

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