[homeclinic] Re: Monthy posting noisey pipes
- From: <homeclinic-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <homeclinic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 06:27:34 -0500 (EST)
Once upon a time on Wed, 2 Jan 2002,at 6:33am homeclinic-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> You are receiving this because you are signed up to the Homeclinic mailing
> list. Every month the owner of this list sends out a question dealing with
> issues around the house and home. This posting also serves as a test
> of the mailing list to see if it is still working :-)
> Feel free to step in and answer it!
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> Got faucets that screech when you turn them on? Or pipes that hum when the
> water is running?
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> True or false: This is caused by either a bad main-inlet valve where the
> water line enters your home or a bad pressure-regulator valve.
>
Ok we have at least one winner. : Elliott Ryder
The correct answer was True!
This is caused by either a bad main-inlet valve where the
water line enters your home or a bad pressure-regulator valve.
However if if you hear a screech at only one location, it usually means
the gasket of that particular faucet is causing it. The reason for the
noise is that over time, the rubber gaskets of any plumbing valve can
become brittle. When you turn on a faucet, water rushes in, passes over
the gasket and acts just like the reed in a clarinet. The pipes carry the
sound through the house to every faucet or fixture, which can make it hard
to pin down the source.
Until next month, or if anyone has any question about any repair around
the home, feel free to ask.
Ken(list owner)
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