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Posted on 2/24/08 at 10:24 am to Chicken
If you want to do it yourself, ask someone who knows, perhaps in your local Home Depot or Lowe's, in the plumbing section. They should know.
Posted on 2/24/08 at 11:49 am to Chicken
I'll come fix it if you buy the beer.
Posted on 2/24/08 at 1:26 pm to TigerFred
There is a very good possibility that when the home was built they put wood shims in the holes to hold the water lines tight. Over time those shims can fall out which will cause the pipe to knock in the hole. Best way to solve that problem is to figure out where the problem is, cut a hole in the sheet rock then use spray foam in the hole. It will secure the line, and stop it from ever happening again. This is why when I build a home I make sure there are no wooden shims in the holes that copper runs in, only spray foam. Also a reason why I do not run copper anymore.
Posted on 2/24/08 at 1:36 pm to XxxSpooky1
on a similiar subject, my pipes MOAN...sounds like a ship horn.... Only thing I know is it comes from the back of the house...triggered by many different things ? Any ideas ?
Posted on 2/24/08 at 2:06 pm to Chicken
I'll come supervise Fred fixing it if you buy the beer.
Posted on 2/24/08 at 4:58 pm to geaux88
Note sure if I want Fred's vulgar mouth around my kids...
Posted on 2/24/08 at 5:01 pm to XxxSpooky1
quote:Thanks...This sounds plausible. So, the upstairs water lines run behind the walls on a 2 story house? Is there a chance they are below the floor?
There is a very good possibility that when the home was built they put wood shims in the holes to hold the water lines tight. Over time those shims can fall out which will cause the pipe to knock in the hole. Best way to solve that problem is to figure out where the problem is, cut a hole in the sheet rock then use spray foam in the hole.
Posted on 2/24/08 at 7:03 pm to XxxSpooky1
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There is a very good possibility that when the home was built they put wood shims in the holes to hold the water lines tight. Over time those shims can fall out which will cause the pipe to knock in the hole
This could likely be the problem. If you can get to it from the attic, sometimes going through the top plates could be your problem. Shoot some foam. If its in a wall, and you can locate the area, cut a square of sheetrock out. Remember to cut halfway the thickness of the stud, this will allow you to nail it back. If its on a sink wall, use the mirror to cover up the opening. A friend of mine had a problem a little different from this. His wall was cold, thats right the bathroom wall above his sink was very cool. He had removed the mirror and cut out a opening before he called me. I get over there and hes pulling celulose insulation out of the wall. When I get there and I find cold wet insulation, I tell him, I think its coming from the attic. I get up in the attic and the condensate drain from the A/C unit wasn't glued when the house was built. The mirror covered the hole and glue took care of his problems.
Posted on 2/24/08 at 9:44 pm to Chicken
Very good chance that they run under the subfloor. Just depends on where the bathroom is located on the second floor. If it is close to a wall that has another bathroom or a sink of some sort below it. The chance that it is in the wall is great. Because it's easier to run the piping. Just turn it on and listen, try to track the area down that way.
Posted on 2/24/08 at 9:53 pm to Chicken
Chicken, if you run hot water from any of your faucets, shower, etc.
this is what's happening.
Mine does it too. Especially if it's a gas WH. Tom Tynan dsicussed it on his home show a few weekends ago too.
Also, do you have an upstairs WH and a downstairs WH? You probably do in that mansion you live in now.
this is what's happening.
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Sometimes the knocking radiates along hot water pipes from a sediment-laden water heater that is in need of a good flushing
Mine does it too. Especially if it's a gas WH. Tom Tynan dsicussed it on his home show a few weekends ago too.
Also, do you have an upstairs WH and a downstairs WH? You probably do in that mansion you live in now.
This post was edited on 2/24/08 at 9:55 pm
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