Vibrating water pipes

jneiberger · 2008-11-23T19:04:18+00:00

I have some sort of strange problem. I know little about plumbing, soI have no idea what to do and I'd prefer to avoid calling a plumber. Iwill if I have to, but I'd like to try to troubleshoot it myself.Beginning sometime this summer, once in a while the pipes in my housewould vibrate for a bit. This was usually when I had the water runningoutside and would then start some laundry or something like that. Thevibrating was usually short-lived and it didn't happen very often. Forsome reason, the problem has gotten rapidly worse this past week. Nowthe pipes start vibrating like mad anytime something is using water.Flush the toilet, turn on the shower, start some laundry...it's awful!The pipes are *seriously* vibrating. It sounds like someone is tryingto tunnel into my house using a jack hammer.Here's what I know about the house. It was built in 2001, so theplumbing is relatively new. It has a pressure arrestor of some sortthat was set before we moved in. It has an ominous warning note not tomess with it, so I haven't.Where should I begin looking?Thanks!

Nov 23, 2008 20 Replies

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Cecil 8 years ago

replying to John Grabowski, Cecil wrote: Hi John.

I have my own well. Am experiencing the same problems as above. When doing laundry, flushing toilet, taking shower, etc. Got what you said earlier. My ? for you is how often should I drain my gas water heater? Thanks, Cecil

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