Steve Miller
New Member
I am new to this site and am no plumber, but thanks for allowing me to post this question. About a month ago we awoke one morning to a howling sound in our pipes, initially it did it on it's own, then only when we turned the water on. It sounded like it was coming from the HW heater which is 6 years old. I drained it and flushed it as best I could. The howling stopped but there was still a loud sound of water running through the pipes whenever the water was turned on, there is no banging or vibration sound in the pipes. Also there seemed to be an increase in the water pressure throughout the house, but if the kitchen sink is running and the water is turned on elsewhere the kitchen pressure decreases. Today I flushed the toilet in the half bath, which is closest to the tank, and as it was filling there was a very loud sound coming from the pipe/valve like a jack hammer (water hammer?). The house is 6 years old, has an 80 gal HW heater which is the original, there is no expansion tank, there is a 1/4 turn shut off valve coming into the tank.
My question is what could cause this to happen out of the blue, and how do I go about fixing it?
Thanks
My question is what could cause this to happen out of the blue, and how do I go about fixing it?
Thanks