Los Angeles and Phoenix: Resolving Common Plumbing Problems

If you have copper plumbing throughout most of the house the aggravating noise will kick in when hot water pipes are being used. When a recirculating pump located at your water heater or under a lavatory kicks on, moving the hot water through the pipe, causing the copper pipe to expand and contract, it rubs right up against the wood inside the walls or ceiling, making that ticking sound.

The second type of ticking noise can happen when you flush hot water down the drain. This again can be piping that expands and contracts. When you drain water down the sink, if you have plastic drains that are again strapped right up against the walls you may get that ticking sound.

The best thing to do is to try to isolate where in the home you hear it loudest. By cutting open the wall you may be able to insulate around the piping protecting it from touching wood.

Another easy quick fix to try: Go to your water heater and locate where the thermostat setting is. If it’s on the hottest setting, you may be in luck. Try to set it at a much lower acceptable temperature level.

By doing this you will help stop the expansion issue throughout the entire hot water plumbing. This can be an easy way to stop the issue and saving you some money and grief. After turning down the water heater, wait until the entire water heater cools down to the new temperature. Then try running the water and see if this helped.

Check out our video above explaining the issue. For more information on how to resolve common plumbing problems, contact The Twin Plumbers today!

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