Sound of running water in pipes

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Sound of running water in pipes

Author: mike1161951 (AR)

Recently water pressure has dropped when a second valve is opened at my home. This seemed to happen overnight. Now when the toilet stops running in the master bath there is the sound of water running for about 8 or 10 seconds then stops. This has been going on for about a month now. I've tried opening all the valves and letting the water run along with washer and toilets to possibly flush out air that may have gotten into the lines, but no success. Any ideas?

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Re: Sound of running water in pipes
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) It sounds like a clogged pressure reducing valve. It's taking 7 or 8 seconds for the pressure to equalize after the toilet has finished filling.
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Re: Sound of running water in pipes
Author: mike1161951 (AR) I wondered about that in the beginning but thought water just passed through the valve where it was reduced and stopped when the flow was turned off. I didn't know it allowed for "equalizing" the pressure also. I'll check into that as soon as I have some free time. Thanks. I'll post back afterwards also.
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Re: Sound of running water in pipes
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) Under normal circumstances, the pressure will equalize immediately , but when the screen is clogged, it takes a few seconds for the pressure to reach the set limit, I feel sure that's what's causing the noise you hear.
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Re: Sound of running water in pipes
Author: Silverlane (WA) Any update on this? Thanks
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