AboutDana Bostick Expertise Pretty much any residential plumbing questions. Note: I live and work in Southern California. We do not as a rule use boilers, hot water or steam heating systems or wells so my knowledge in those areas is limited. There are others here that can probably answer those questions better.
"We all is city folk" out here! What is a "well" LOL
Experience Licensed General Contractor with Plumbing, HVAC and Electrical sub-licenses
Question I live in Boston in a home that was renovated over the past year and completely fitted with new pipes. Since December, there has been an increasingly loud rhythmic tapping/clicking noise that seems to emanate from the water meter and reverberates through the adjacent pipes whenever water in the building is running. It increases in frequency when water is running at higher speed. We have had the city change out the meter twice already, but the tapping sound continues. You can only hear the tapping noise in the room adjacent to where the meter is housed (which happens to be our bedroom), not throughout the rest of the house. Do you know what other issues may be contributing to the problem (e.g. too high water pressure? hook-up to the water meter?)
Thanks.
Answer Hi Kelly,
This is a tough one! I would need to be there to track it down. It could be a faulty pressure regulator, a flapper style check valve in the line to prevent back flow or something else. This can be tricky to find since water is a VERY good conductor of sound. Someone would need to track along the piping and equipment with a stethoscope and isolate the exact source of the sound. Possibly the water company could help. If not, time to get the plumber in there.
Good Luck,
Dana
