Tuesday, November 22, 2011

When i flush the toilet (toto) after it fills i can hear the pipes kind of rattling. whats wrong?

when it happens and if i'm in the shower the water starts to pump like its on light massage. it just sounds like a hollow tapping.any help would be great|||Either the pipes are loose or you are pooping rocks.|||I live in a house which was built in 1950 that has the original copper plumbing. The plumbing runs along the basement ceiling, and when the toilet flushes it makes that same rattling noise. We had a plumber come out and take a look at it, and basically it was nothing to worry about. He said with copper pipes, the pressure that builds up from the opening and closing of the pipes when the toilet is flushed causes the pipes to shutter a little. Our pipes were not 100% secured where they would not move, so they rattled against the beams a little. He added a few secure anchors and they've been fine ever since. We still hear the rattling once in a while, but basically it is just the pipes gathering and releasing pressure from the water.


If you think it is something more, then definitely call a plumber. Otherwise, just think of it as the house talking back to you! LOL|||Sounds like air in the pipes.Something you can try before calling anyone.


Shut off the main water supply completely.


When you've done that, open all faucets and flush all toilets, so the water is emptied and leave them on.


Then, go back to your water main, turn it back on and let the water run until you don't hear any air sputtering from the faucets.


Start from the lowest and closest faucet to the main and shut them off in order from closest to farthest.


Try flushing and see if you still have the same problem.


Hope this is of help. Good Luck.|||It also sounds like there might be AIR getting into the pipes somewhere along the line.





Air can cause knocking and rattling and usually gets in from a fixture with a poor seal somewhere.





The other posters are right, though - call a plumber. There's no way, given this description, we can say "oh, it's nothing serious". With plumbing, you always should take a preventive posture.





|||Very common problem. The answer is to add _at the topmost point of water feed in your house_ a section of pipe which is tightly capped but has only air in it.


When you use water then, the surge that happens when you turn it off will happen in the empty (air filled) section of pipe and not rattle the rest of the plumbing.





|||what can happen is the mounting hardware that holds copper pipes against the framing of your hose can come loose due to age or poor mounting ). when that happens the sudden movement of water along with rapid temperature change (the reason its most often hot water pipes banging) causing the pipes to move and hit against the opposing pipe next to it creating the noise you hear.|||i don't want to rehash any previous advice, but, your pipes are not going to burst. adding an air chamber may not help either. so, my theory is you may have a partial blockage in your water supply. you can check the supply hose, fill valve(ballcock) and then maybe your supply stop(valve). but first make sure your supply valve is turned on completely. this is very probable.|||Sounds like there is air trapped in your pipes. This happened in my old house every time I flushed the toilet. Your best solution is to call a plumber or do some research online to learn how to fix it yourself. Good luck.|||if it only happens w/toilet refill and no other fixtures, then you need to replace the fill valve in toilet. Air just makes swoosing noise when it comes out of pipes|||I would go and check to see if any pipes have come loose from their brackets. I'm a plumbing student and i'm hearing about all these things.|||They may burst they may be loose they may be some what clogged and water and things pass slowly then they would|||somewhere there is air inside you water line.|||You have air in the pipes.|||THere's air in the pipes.|||clogged?|||clogged up probly|||call a plumber before your pipe bursts through the wall.

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