Stuttering noise when I turn a hot tap on

Apr 27, 2006 1 Replies

Recently had a new unvented cylinder installed (didn't go down the heatbank route in the end because I'm in a very hard water area, and because I wanted to get it all done quickly - i.e. by someone else).



It's been fine for a week, but now when I turn the hot tap on after no hot taps have been for a while, I get a few seconds of loud low pitched, periodic noise. Like an engine trying to start up. I can get a recording if it would help!



Any bets on what might cause this? I wondered if an airlock might do it?


I've had similar experience with new plumbing. I think it might be air expanding in the hot water pipes. I found that in a little while it makes it's way noisily out of the taps, then settles down.

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