I wonder if anyone can suggest what is causing an irritating plumbing noise in my flat.
The property is a five-story, four-flat converted Victorian house in a London area where water -pressure is known to be low, especially at top of house. I am at the bottom of building and the mains water passes, at a good pressure, through my flat before going to rest of building.
The noise seems to be that of water being sucked and pushed through a pipe. There are two distinct sounds that alternate, one possibly sucking, the other pushing. Sometimes there is only one sound.
It is not extremely loud, but quite audible when happening and it continues for quite a while. Right now it has been going on about an hour, though sometimes only for a few minutes. It occurs, I think, in the mornings and evenings, though it is nearly lunchtime now.
I can hear it most clearly in my airing cupboard, where a lot of the water pipes, central heating pipes and hot water cylinder are, but it does not seem to be to do with that, as the central heating has been off for the last two hours at least. I can also hear it near the front door to the street, where the mains water enters before going to the rest of the house, but there it is only the one sound.
I can also hear it in the rest of the house on the stairs and landings, where the mains water-pipe is, up to the top floor, so I have deduced it is not just to do with my plumbing.
It is only something that has started in the last couple of years. I am wondering what could have changed in that time. Apparently, one flat on a higher floor had a new boiler etc in that time.
It is quite something I would like to fix if that is at all possible.
http://youtu.be/ozoyb7sEux4
The property is a five-story, four-flat converted Victorian house in a London area where water -pressure is known to be low, especially at top of house. I am at the bottom of building and the mains water passes, at a good pressure, through my flat before going to rest of building.
The noise seems to be that of water being sucked and pushed through a pipe. There are two distinct sounds that alternate, one possibly sucking, the other pushing. Sometimes there is only one sound.
It is not extremely loud, but quite audible when happening and it continues for quite a while. Right now it has been going on about an hour, though sometimes only for a few minutes. It occurs, I think, in the mornings and evenings, though it is nearly lunchtime now.
I can hear it most clearly in my airing cupboard, where a lot of the water pipes, central heating pipes and hot water cylinder are, but it does not seem to be to do with that, as the central heating has been off for the last two hours at least. I can also hear it near the front door to the street, where the mains water enters before going to the rest of the house, but there it is only the one sound.
I can also hear it in the rest of the house on the stairs and landings, where the mains water-pipe is, up to the top floor, so I have deduced it is not just to do with my plumbing.
It is only something that has started in the last couple of years. I am wondering what could have changed in that time. Apparently, one flat on a higher floor had a new boiler etc in that time.
It is quite something I would like to fix if that is at all possible.
http://youtu.be/ozoyb7sEux4
