Noisy water system

[Flix77]

Hi.

I moved into a first floor maisonette about 8 months ago. Whenever I put the basin or bath taps on, there is an awful noise. I have the bathstore contour range mixer taps. It also happens when the downstairs residents flush their toilet* or have a bath etc.

Whenever I use the tap in the kitchen, there isn't any noise (bliss.) I know that I share a water tank with the people below. Can anyone give me any ideas of what it could be?

Also, I had a new kitchen installed and the water pressure is great, but in the bathroom (especially the shower attachment,) it's really low. Could the problems be interlinked?

Mnay thanks for reading, I'm a newbie round these parts


*The toilet noise was far worse when I moved in. It just so happened that a plumber I was using identified the problem inside the toilet - something to do with a ball vibrating

 

[david17uk]

Have the noisy taps got isolation valves on them? This could be causing the noise.


Also, the pressure to the kitchen tap will be fed from the mains, where as your bathroom will be fed from the tank (less pressure). And the shower will be even less pressure because it's closer to the tank.

 

[Flix77]

Have the noisy taps got isolation valves on them? This could be causing the noise.


Also, the pressure to the kitchen tap will be fed from the mains, where as your bathroom will be fed from the tank (less pressure). And the shower will be even less pressure because it's closer to the tank.

I don't know what 'Isolation valves' are. Many thanks for the information about the water pressure.

 

[david17uk]

Sorry They'll look something like this...

 

[Flix77]

Sorry They'll look something like this...

Yes, the basin taps have them. I can't access the bath taps.

 

[david17uk]

Sometimes fitting full bore ones will solve the noise problem. They're only a few quid


Edit: But first check yours are fully open (the little screwdriver slot should be inline with the valve, 90 degrees compared to the pic)

 

[Flix77]

Sometimes fitting full bore ones will solve the noise problem. They're only a few quid


Edit: But first check yours are fully open (the little screwdriver slot should be inline with the valve, 90 degrees compared to the pic)

Thanks, David.

 

[david17uk]

No problem, let us know how you get on