NealWalters
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My issue is very similar to this:
https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22888&highlight=foghorn
I can't tell exactly where the sound is coming from - but it seems to be either the hot water heater, or a small bathroom.
I've read all the other posts, and need help to narrow down the culprit.
1) I turned off the electricity and ran the hot water till it turned cold. That seemed to diminish the sound from a small fog horn to an even smaller one.
2) I turned what shut-off valves I could under the bathroom sink to closed and then back to fully open position.
3) That hot water also serves the kitchen and washing machine - couldn't budge those shut-off valves. House is about 24 years old in Texas, and it's mucho caliente here.
4) I'm pretty sure it's not the toilet/flapper. The toilet is less than a year old and the sound doesn't seem to change when I flush. However, I did put a new flapper in a toilet on the other side of the house last week - could that be at all related?
5) Several people in the other threads suggested changing a washer - but how do I know which one? There's a stand-up tile shower in that bathroom that might be the culprit. How do I narrow down which washer or which sink/shower might be the issue?
6) The first time I heard the sound today was when I flushed and washed hands. When I open the water on the sink, the sound goes down quite a bit, or maybe completely, but then when I turn the water off - the sound starts again.
7) One other freak thing happened yesterday - maybe I do have ghosts!
Maybe they are related. Even though I haven't turned on my sprinkler system for 2 years (due to crazy rationing laws), when I drove into my driveway yesterday, I saw water bubbling up from one of the sprinkler heads. I was afraid that the break was on the other side of the electronic valve, but...
I ran the RainBird gizmo through it's cycles, screwed the head of the bad sprinkler back on. No water coming out now.
Could the RainBird electronic gizmo have shorted and opened the sprinkler valves? I could just unplug it from the electrical outlet.
Thanks in advance!
Neal Walters
https://terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22888&highlight=foghorn
I can't tell exactly where the sound is coming from - but it seems to be either the hot water heater, or a small bathroom.
I've read all the other posts, and need help to narrow down the culprit.
1) I turned off the electricity and ran the hot water till it turned cold. That seemed to diminish the sound from a small fog horn to an even smaller one.
2) I turned what shut-off valves I could under the bathroom sink to closed and then back to fully open position.
3) That hot water also serves the kitchen and washing machine - couldn't budge those shut-off valves. House is about 24 years old in Texas, and it's mucho caliente here.
4) I'm pretty sure it's not the toilet/flapper. The toilet is less than a year old and the sound doesn't seem to change when I flush. However, I did put a new flapper in a toilet on the other side of the house last week - could that be at all related?
5) Several people in the other threads suggested changing a washer - but how do I know which one? There's a stand-up tile shower in that bathroom that might be the culprit. How do I narrow down which washer or which sink/shower might be the issue?
6) The first time I heard the sound today was when I flushed and washed hands. When I open the water on the sink, the sound goes down quite a bit, or maybe completely, but then when I turn the water off - the sound starts again.
7) One other freak thing happened yesterday - maybe I do have ghosts!
Maybe they are related. Even though I haven't turned on my sprinkler system for 2 years (due to crazy rationing laws), when I drove into my driveway yesterday, I saw water bubbling up from one of the sprinkler heads. I was afraid that the break was on the other side of the electronic valve, but...
I ran the RainBird gizmo through it's cycles, screwed the head of the bad sprinkler back on. No water coming out now.
Could the RainBird electronic gizmo have shorted and opened the sprinkler valves? I could just unplug it from the electrical outlet.
Thanks in advance!
Neal Walters