RogerPDX
Member
My dad is having a recent problem with his plumbing in his mid 70's home.
Recently, the pipes have started to vibrate occasionally - not at any specific time.
The first few times happened about 10:30 / 11:00pm, but since then, it is sporadic.
The sound resonates through the floor and walls to the extent that it could wake you up!
(I actually thought he had installed one of those 25¢ bed massagers that you use to see
in cheap motels!)
When I went to his shower and turned on the water, the noise went down 80%, and
back up when I shut off the water. After doing this 3 or 4 times, the vibrating finally stopped.
Originally I thought it must be a faulty PRV, but I can not locate one in his house, under his house
or in the ground where the water line comes into his crawl space nor at the meter.
I put a pressure gauge on his front hose at 10:00am - it read 83lbs.
He turned on the kitchen cold water and the pressure went down to 53lbs.
Does anybody have input that could help me solve this mystery?
Recently, the pipes have started to vibrate occasionally - not at any specific time.
The first few times happened about 10:30 / 11:00pm, but since then, it is sporadic.
The sound resonates through the floor and walls to the extent that it could wake you up!
(I actually thought he had installed one of those 25¢ bed massagers that you use to see
in cheap motels!)
When I went to his shower and turned on the water, the noise went down 80%, and
back up when I shut off the water. After doing this 3 or 4 times, the vibrating finally stopped.
Originally I thought it must be a faulty PRV, but I can not locate one in his house, under his house
or in the ground where the water line comes into his crawl space nor at the meter.
I put a pressure gauge on his front hose at 10:00am - it read 83lbs.
He turned on the kitchen cold water and the pressure went down to 53lbs.
Does anybody have input that could help me solve this mystery?