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Banging water pipes
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Our cold water comes directly from the road, no water tank in loft and the pressure is very powerful. For about the last month, when you turn off the cold water anywhere in the house, bath, washbasin, kitchen sink or when the toilet cistern finishes filling up after flushing, there is a rattling noise like a loose pipe banging against a wall. We live in a bungalow with concrete floors and the bathroom is fully tiled. We have tried turning down the water pressure at the meter - no change. We don't know where to start to solve this. I'm concerned that something has come adrift and if we don't investigate we will end up with a flood. Anyone experienced similar or have any wise comments please?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Go to the highest point of your mains water pipe and insert an equal tee, and on the branch take a vertical pipe up about 2 feet or so and seal the end. When you turn the water back on it will cause the air in it to act like a cushion and silence the noise. It does not have to be at the highest but if poss. do it ! Hard@it