Worcester Tank Making A Noise On And Off All Night

[Galaxy1965]

My Worcester Tank in the airing cupboard has suddenly started making a noise on and off all night( the noise is like after you flush a toilet and the cistern is filling up). It is waking me up in the night. Can anyone tell me why it is doing this? Thanks in advance.

[chrissa1]

Have you checked the water pressure? The little dial that has a green and a red bit. The pointer needs to be in the green.

[Togo]

Sounds like kettling Galaxy. Without knowing the exact boiler type it is hard to advise on best action to take. However if the boiler has a water pressure(bar) inlet and gauge showing current status it may be worth checking that. Usually entails attaching a little armoured(metal) pipe about 8ins long to the mains inlet and boiler to pressurise the system.

[Galaxy1965]

The boiler has only been in 3 months, would kittling happen that quick?

[Togo]

Kettling(noisy boiler) can be caused by a variety of things. If it is a sealed system the top up pressure option is likely. Being a new boiler means it is unlikely to be limescale build up or sludge. It could however be a faulty stat or a pump failure or even a boiler that is too large for the system. If it has only been in for 3 months get the heating engineer back in, it must have a warranty.

[Togo]

Found this Galaxy. Worth a read particularly the last paragraph.

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/what-a-boiler-kettling-noise-means

[Togo]

Hmmm just thinking about the ""making a noise on and off all night( the noise is like after you flush a toilet and the cistern is filling up)."" part of you question. Does your water pressure rise at night perhaps(our does) caught me out once when the loo overflow only used to run in the dead of night.

[Galaxy1965]

Noticed the upstairs and downstairs toilets are hardly flushing and the downstairs toilet takes a while to refill, are these connected with the problems of the water tank i.e water pressure.

[Togo]

Could well be Galaxy. A lot depends on the system type mind.

[chrissa1]

So I was sort of right, Was I? :)

[TonyV]

Sounds like you have a water pressure problem, i would contact your water supplier and ask if they are conducting any work in your area that would cause drop in water pressure.

[Galaxy1965]

Thank you everyone for you advise, will get it checked out.

[TonyV]

Let us contributors know what solution was.

[malagabob]

Water pressure does rise at night and falls during periods in the day due to demand.