Hear Water Dripping, but Can’t Find Any Water Damage?
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- čas přidán 22. 12. 2020
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Can you hear water, but can’t find a leak or any water damage? More than likely what you’re hearing is what is called thermal expansion. In your home you have duct work that distributes the conditioned air for your heating and air-conditioning system, and pipes for all of your plumbing fixture drains. When these ducts and pipes heat up or cool down they expand and contract causing you to hear a variety of different sounds ticking, popping, pinging, and one being what sounds like dripping water. - Jak na to + styl
Thank you so much. I always thought I was going crazy and was paranoid. I have regular plumbing inspections, but this makes me feel SO MUCH BETTER.
Oh my gosh, thank you for this information!
Thank you for posting this! 😀👍
Hi， Just want to drop a note and thank you for this very informative and helpful video. Saved me hours of work to cut open walls. From the your description and comments, seems like it is a very common problem. I am surprised that it is not pointed out more often on any websites or videos. I almost feel this should be the first/second thing people check. Well, thanks again.
Good clean video- informative, good presentation skills and a display of confidence/trust.
Thanks for the compliment Tom!
Thank you for sharing this is what I have been hearing .
thank you so much for doing this video! it helps so much!
Thank you so much. I thought I was crazy but you gave me a peace of mind excellent video
Thanks TC!
Thankyou very much. I thought I was going crazy. I have that exact same dripping sound and it's also next to my sink, about the same area where yours is. With no signs of water damage. Thank you so much. Great video 🙂
My pleasure thank you for the compliment Sean!
Very helpful information. Thanks
Thank you so much for posting this video! I was thinking I had water leak in my attic but I do not! This is so educational, Thank you!
My pleasure, thank you for watching!
Great educational video. Very appreciated. I've been worrying about this for months. Did what you recommended and yes it only happens when hot water is turned on. Last for a while and then stops when running out of hot water. Meaning water starts to cool. You know your stuff and know how to educate. Thanks.
Thank you for the compliment I’m happy to hear you liked the video and found it helpful!
This helped so much! I kept hearing a dripping noise. I have a tri level home and I would hear it next to my bed on the 3rd level and it was in the area that would run directly down to the water heater in the garage. I had a plumber come with their moisturizer radar thing and they couldn’t detect any moisture behind the walls and suggested exactly what you said. I was freaking me out thinking water damage was happening to my property. The noise still drives me crazy because we shower at night and can heard the dripping while in bed. Well it drives me crazy but my husband doesn’t seem to notice. I wish I saw this video a long time ago! Thank you for the thorough explanation
Thank you for the nice compliment Rach!
Thank you! I’ve been hearing this for a year but realized it’s only when the heat/ furnace is on and it’s by the soffit/ drop ceiling area. I wish I could give you three thumbs up!
Thank you Alexis! 🙏🏼
Hey so how did you fix that ?
Thank you!
Very helpful video, thank you man.
thanks for the explanation- big help
Excellent video! I was getting worried! Thanks for explaining everything!!!!
My pleasure Modasser.
Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas! 🎄🎁❄️🥃
Your video saved me from making holes in the drywall to find the water leak. The explanation and examples were spot on and they were exactly same as my sound. Thank you so much!
My pleasure happy to help!!
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Omg you are the best. I recently purchased a new house and in my bathroom and I have the same issue. I was really worried but you definitely help me
Thanks for the video. Been getting paranoid recently with dripping noise but not seeing any signs of water damage… but this makes sense as to what’s happening
Wow! So thermal expansion is the answer. Very informative and such a well presented video. I feared I had pests in the wall, shoddy plumbing work, or that moisture was developing somewhere I couldn’t see. My daughter and I are so relieved. We’ll shower earlier in the evening to avoid all the noises around bedtime now.
Thank you TeeTee!!
This is the best explanation of this phenomenon I’ve ever heard. Thank you. My house makes this noise and I’ve been tempted to tear out the drywall to find out what’s going on. Now I’ll settle in with another cup of coffee and the newspaper.
Thank you! Enjoy ☕️📰
You saved me from this video! I had the same exact problem and my own contractor couldn't find the issue _ _
I almost broke my kitchen sink wall and still could not use a new dishwasher bc of this issue!
Thank you again!!!!
life saving . thank you!
i know this is an old video, but that explains so much. been looking in walls and under house. hands on pipes. no signs of water, but drip drip drip. now i get it. thanks
My pleasure, I know it can be deceiving the sounds the pipe make, sound just like dripping water.
I love when you search the oddest combo of words in CZcams and you find exactly what you are looking for 😂. We moved into our new home and thought our home inspector missed this and the previous owner’s didn’t disclose it. Inspector came back out but couldn’t detect any moisture. We wanted to be sure so we had a plumber come out and sure enough they said the exact same thing you did. It’s pretty annoying but I’m glad it’s not a leak. This bathroom is over the dining room so water damage on the second floor would have been awful! It was comforting to hear the same sound in your video so I knew I wasn’t losing it. Thank you!
Thank you happy to hear it was helpful!
2yrs and still this post is valid!🎉
Yes! This is exactly what is happening here! Wish I had seen this months ago!
I thought my house was haunted lol
have this in my house too and was scared it was a leak. no water damage anywhere so was completely clueless. thank you for this.
Thanks sounds exactly what I hear...been that way for years but figured it wasn't a leak since no mold or deteriorated dry wall. At least I can explain when I sell
Happy to help my man 🤝
5:53 that’s exactly the sound I’ve been hearing. No leaks anywhere. Exactly the same spot too, near the kitchen cabinets. I’ve been trying to find videos about this exact problem. Thank you for posting.
My pleasure happy to help! Yeah, out of all the videos I’ve made this one seems to be the most helpful because a lot of people experienced this, and it can be worrying hearing what sounds like water leaking behind your walls.
@@BJPoznecki I feel like I hear it more after I run the shower or dishwasher.
@@AKAMRAKA Yeah, very common because you’re using hot water with the shower and the dishwasher which causes the pipe to expand.
Thanks Sir!! Just moved into a 50 years old house, the plumbing was re-done but when I heard the dripping sound I panicked! I found no hint of water or moisture so your video explains what it is going on. All the best!
Congratulations on the new house! Thank you I’m happy to hear you liked the video and found it helpful!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! It was driving me nuts hearing that dripping sound but never seeing any sign of a leak.
You’re welcome, you’re welcome, you’re welcome!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Happy to help!
Thanks! This gives me some perspective before bothering my plumber during the holidays. 😉
hearing the exact same sound in our brand new apartment. i hope its just a normal thing. thankful for this video!
Kinda wish I had just googled for my problem before ordering an industrial endoscope and drilling holes in my ceiling. Thanks for making this video!
Thank you very much for this video! Saved me money! Great detailed information.
Thank you I’m happy to hear it was helpful!
Thanks man. My house is doing the same exact thing! The "dripping" sound slows down after I turn the water off just like yours.
Thanks for this information!!!
My pleasure Christopher!
I see you’re a real estate agent. If you happen to be in the Chicagoland area and need a home inspector please keep me in mind.
Oh thank god, I figured it was something like this when I first heard the sound, but I wanted to be sure so I popped into youtube to look for answers and you came to the rescue... it sounds so much like dripping I freaked out! I calmed down a bit when I realised it was just making that sound when I turned on the hot water for more than a couple of minutes. This video just confirms it as it sounds exactly like the video your customer sent you. Thanks for the upload! 😅
Thank you for the nice comment, it’s my pleasure. Happy to hear the video was helpful.
thank you sir. I was underneath of my house three times with a borescope and a moisture sensor - no leaks found. It's constant but annoying. Now I know what it is.
Thanks this video really helped us out!
My pleasure!
omg.. I have exactly the same dripping noises behind the wall when I open the tap or after a shower. I was ready to order an endoscopic camera and/or open the walls.. thanks Buddy! from UK
My pleasure Govenor happy to help! 🍻
Hi good video we recently had a bathroom redo anyways we laid new subflooring fixed the piping we even too.down the ceiling in our livingroom (the area where the bathroom is above) we had it open for months then put up drywall now hearing the same thing as in the video but no leaks
Thanks for your video. Everytime i turn on the tap water and shower , toilet. I heared that dripping sounds. But no leak.
Very helpful, thanks
Wow thank you. Definitely had a panic attack when I heard that noise, literally same sound I heard in your video and it was after the house had sat and just turning on the hot water.
My pleasure happy to help!
This was very helpful
Thank you!
I'm having similar noise but noise comes when central heating is on 😅 your video helped me to understand that there is no leaks Hehe. Thank you for your vid
Thank you so much for such a detailed video. I wish you were in Connecticut or the New England area. Thank you thank you
My pleasure thank you for liking the video!
This video is the best
Thank you so much! I’m a new homeowner and this is my first winter in my house. The “drip” noise is so loud and you can feel it if you press your ear to the wall. I was panicking I’d have to open up my walls to find this mystery leak.
Very common, especially with new construction. You have PVC, which is plastic drain pipes and they make even a louder sound because we have to put a fireproofing sealant around the pipe as it passes through each floor of the home which magnifies the thermal expansion sounds.
BJ thank you, thank you!. I started hearing that dripping sound after I had my basement refinished. Prior to the refinish there wasn't a basement ceiling. The noise is audible when the furnace is heating and stops running.. I noticed it first in the basement, around a main vent which runs from one end of my home to the other and more vents branch out from that one. My fear was I thought water was seeping in from somewhere, but never saw any water stains or leaks. I've turned off the humidifier on the furnace thinking condensation was getting in some how.
After watching your video, I had a few A HA moments. When the carpenter was finishing the basement ceiling, he framed around this particular vent with 2x4 wood, I thought it looked too bulky, I asked him if he could use smaller framing material and he obliged me. SMH. He removed it and used metal around that vent. It was so snug, you couldn't fit a piece of paper between the metal framing and the vent, the finished ceiling looks amazing. Next, fire stop had to be added to pass inspection. It is a 1973 solid brick ranch home, that wasn't required when initially built. I lived in the basement for a year until the main floor bathrooms were done. They've been completed and now I sleep in the upstair bedrooms. Its been a month sleeping on the main level and I hear that drip. Yep, 4:00 am on the internet trying to solve this problem, at least understand it.
You're correct, the expansion space that was there, is no longer there, per my request.😢😢 plus, the section of the main floor above that metal framed sectione is creaky and a little weakened. Your explanation makes so much sense, that dripping sound is most prevalent around where the metal framing is and it echoes throughout. Thank you so much, I will be getting that fixed, but in the meantime I have a little peace of mind, not water.
Thanks again BJ
My pleasure!
Yeah, if we frame tightly around the ductwork it just makes it even worse.
Happy to help Rain Maker!!
Excellent post! I struggled with that same issue for years! Dip Dip...no water...where's the leak. I called a plumber and he looked at it...he brought up it could be just the hot water pipe. So I looked up this video to see if this could be real. Your last to two videos are the exact same sound! thank you so much! The plumber cost me $95 but he was correct.
My pleasure Craig happy to help! 👊🏼
So that is issue? Do we need to fix it? Or it is normal?
Thanks for this video. It’s a nightmare to hear that water dripping noises and not diagnose any water leak.
My pleasure! Yeah, I know it can be pretty nerve-racking, and deceiving because it really sounds like a water dripping noise.
Happy to hear you liked the video!
Exactly I have the same thing in my house, that is why I search youtube on this. Thanks so much for saving me $150 from hiring a plumber to inspect.
My pleasure!
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So I've had my house for 5 years, and never noticed this until about the past year. Went behind the escutcheons and couldn't find any evidence. FF to a couple weeks ago, and I had water stains on my living room ceiling. Coming from shower arm; doped it up and threads are sealed. Still hear this dripping sound...Put holes on both sides of my stud in my bath...no signs. Came across this video, and I can finally feel better. Thanks for this (esp the hot water) video! Now to patch some drywall...
Happy to help, Sean!
My sister and I just removed a sheet of drywall behind her sink to find the “leak”. There was no sign of water damage. Most of the pipes had an isolator where they ran thru the 2x4s. Where there wasn’t an isolator, the hot water supply line was squeaking against the wood and making that dripping sound. I padded it with excess insulation and the sound is gone now. This video confirms our conclusion. Thanks!
That's such a relief BJ. That's exactly what my walls sounds like after my neighbor upstairs uses the shower or the toilet. Maybe I should stop using my heater in the spring time but it has been unseasonably cold where I live.
👍🏼 all good!
Very common when your neighbors above you shower with hot water 🚿
@@BJPoznecki That must be why it's worse in the morning. Pretty sure he takes long showers in the morning.
@@inigolacdan7314 🤣🤷🏻♂️🥶
@@BJPoznecki Sorry one last question BJ. I noticed that when my neighbor uses the toilet now with the heat OFF that I hear the dripping sounds but a few seconds after I've heard the water flush down. I'm guessing the sounds happen after he washes his hands with hot water in the sink? I should probably check with him to test it out.
@@inigolacdan7314 Yeah, typically you won’t experience these noises with cold water, only with hot water.
Yes, I would check with your neighbor and test it out. If you’re still uncertain I would submit a request with your maintenance or building manager and have them get involved.
Thank you, I thought I was crazy too
You’re welcome! Nope, the only one that’s crazy is me! 😜🤣
Thank you so much for including "the sound" at the 6 minute mark. Im gonna have a plumber check everything to be sure but this helps a great deal.
My pleasure!
Hi Rocky!!
Great video. Really has put my mind at ease. I hear this dripping (12-15 seconds apart) in ceiling when my bath sink is on for 5 minutes or so. It only happens when heat is on and stops a minute or so after it's off. Based on your comment, it sounds like expansion. Also hear it in ceiling when hot again when my garage utility sink on, again only hot water and stops a minute or so after it's shut off. Inspecting carefully around I see no damage of any kind. A question I'd like to ask, if there was a true leak wouldn't I hear that drip continue long after and not stop at all?... Anyways, thank you so much for this vid. This has been a thing for awhile now and so has my worry. Thanks to your video, hopefully I can relax now. Bless.
PrimitiveMeat- Typically if you have a plumbing leak you’ll see water stains on the ceiling, walls, etc. However, I have seen some unusual situations over my career, so I would run cold water at these 2 drains for an extended period of time like 30-60 minutes to see if anything leaks. If you aren’t able to create a leak than more than likely you’re just experiencing thermal expansion.
@@BJPoznecki Thank you. Haven't run cold that long, yet probably half that and never hear that drip sound other than hot water. Thanks so much, I'll try a bit longer duration next round. Bless.
I heard dipping sounds in the ceiling when we used hot water. I can not sleep with noise. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure!! I’m happy to hear the video was helpful!
Same drives me crazy. Made me want to rip thru the wall
Thank you so much for the video, from Europe! I recently purchased a house, this sound appears every time when I used the hot water (first very frequent then slow down). I am being so mad and driving crazy 😢😢😢. Thanks for making this explanation!!!
My pleasure, happy to hear the video was helpful!!
Hi, BJ, May I ask whether it is normal that when I turned off the hot water pipe, the water drip sound started, and then become less and less frequent. It does not have any sounds when I start & stop cold water. Would it be possible for me to send you the video? It’s copper piper in the wall 😢
@@ginkgo1603 Of course if you’re in the states you can text it to 773-403-3298 or my email is bj@inspect-n-check.com
It ‘s helpful video
Thank you!!
BJ, you are fantastic. Thanks for addressing this issue. The question is: how do you eliminate this? I just spent a year renovating my home - a luxury custom home at that. And, I have this issue. I am working with my builder, however I just don't think we are making headway. Your suggestions and recommendations are welcome!
Thank you Iron Sisters. Unfortunately I hate to be the bearer of bad at this point there is nothing that you can do. Unless you wanna go tearing up a freshly renovated house on a wild goose chase.
During construction there are few steps that could’ve been taken in an attempt to possibly minimize the thermal expansion noises, however in your builders defense even if they did take some of these steps such as install thicker gauge ductwork, install different drain pipe material, etc. it’s not guaranteed would solve the problem.
@@BJPoznecki I appreciate the time responding. We’ve done some of that work already … of course I know more about “building” now than before - not an expert by any means, but I certainly understand the value of using quality materials on internal components - they are equally as important as finishes. That said, insulating those mechanical runs/cavities and possibly adding insulation to ducts/pipes (wish we’d stayed with cast iron) is extra insurance to keep noises minimized too. Plus making those cavities a tad bigger too - as you mentioned - to keep things from hitting one another is useful if possible. In our case we had the room to do all of this but unfortunately these sounds weren’t anticipated and so none of this done. I hope folks watching your video are able to catch some of these things in the future during construction phases if possible, so perhaps this video and your comment thread will help someone down the road. Thanks again and keep up the great work! P.s. got my builder adding weather stripping to my vent flaps now as well thanks to another one of your vids 🙌
@@IronSisters Thank you for the kind words! Putting aside these noise nuisances I hope you enjoy your newly remodeled 🏡 and have a great first Christmas in it! 🎄🎅
Thank you for your videos. I have the same problem , can i use pipe insulation to reduce the driping sound ?
I think/hope this is what I can hear I’ve been hearing it for months with no sign of damp or moisture. Mine sounds like faint rain on the window kind of sound dripping/crackling kind of sound could it still be this? Also it goes on for hours sometimes times I feel like I can hear it all day long with various degrees of volume
THANK YOU! I was going nuts haha
We don’t want that 😆
Thanks for sharing this information! I have a dripping noice I hear in my basement. If I put my ear close to the floor it almost sounds like it's coming from the floor. I'll admint, my ears aren't the best at locating things. It's spring, and things are pretty dry outside. Everything is dry, can't see any signs, nothing after following your recommended steps. Any ideas? I only hear it from the basement. I haven't noticed it before. Do you have any thougts or suggestions? When I bought the home 20 years ago I do remember them saying there was a high water table or they would have made the basement larger, but I don't see any water anywhere!
Exact same sound only when I use hot water! Your video brought peace to my mind. What are the options to make this sound go away permanently?
My pleasure!
I’m sorry unfortunately nothing because all pipework and ductwork is going to expand and contract.
Thanks so much!! I made holes in the drywall in basement ceiling then stairs then upstairs, bought flir infrared camera, bought endoscopic camera, put camera thru walls all from top to bottom of the house next to pipes, under bathtub from valve small door access looked for wet spots anything... NOTHING FOUND!!! had to patch up all walls, and still couldnt find any leakage. Until my wife showed me that video!!
Sorry to hear you went through all of that for finding this video. Happy to help!
Haha i'm looking at about 5 holes in various places that I stuck my endoscope lol. Was looking at rentals for infered camera.
@@xjcrossx Yeah, not needed. Unless you’re seeing signs of a leak such as staining on the ceiling, water on the floor, wet carpet, etc. more than likely you’re situation it’s just thermal expansion of your ductwork or plumbing drains.
Same problem but I hope it’s not dangerous
Thank you 🙏 very good I like and subscribe ur channel for more viedos
I have similar noises but with very filthy water emerging from somewhere (11 floor block of flats) into my bathroom through the bath and sink!
Sorry to hear that. I would call a plumber as soon as possible to come out and assess the situation.
Haha. Yup. Drives me nuts. Furnace comes on and after it goes off I hear a tapping sound. Can’t pinpoint it. 😅
I recently had my home plumbing re-piped using PEX the red/blue lines to run through my attic and in my bathroom when I use the hot water especially if I turn it on all the way I hear a dripping sound almost just like this afterwards. I was wondering if anyone would know if I should be worried about it or if it's the same thing as in the video?
My mom has the same sounds...but they are happen for a full min every 45 min or so..and only at night. To the point where she doesn't get sleep. She lives in a 4 storey apt building. Are there any solutions?
Still don’t love that noise, but we feel so much better with this explanation. The house is BONE DRY, but makes the same exact noises!
Yeah, I know I can be annoying, but I’m happy to hear nothing is leaking.
I'm having the exact same problem right now in my condo everything you're describing. not only I'm hearing that knocking sounds and also the water running inside the pipes in the ceiling and walls above me. I'm frustrated I have hired multiple plumber and heating company. they had me bleeding the pipes, change the flapping valve inside the toilet, change the fluid master in the toilet bowl. specially at night i haven't had a goodnight rest in months, to the point now I'm putting the place for sell.
they have a 1/4inch drywall, the pipes are pvc, it's horrible the extent the builder go to save money.
a few plumber told me it's a permanent problem, the best thing for me to do tear down the ceiling and walls and insulating everything.
IS THERE ANYTHING else I can do to fix this until I get rid of the place.
I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but unfortunately the plumber and the heating and air-conditioning contractors are right. Trying to find exactly where the noises are coming from entails opening up walls and ceilings In the process.
If i'm already remodelling the room, should I replace the 40 years old metal pipes with Pex? Will plastic make less expansion noise?
I hear the same when I turn on the hot water. Now my home is going to have an inspection for a sale, I hope it wont hinder the sale.
Hi Dave- It shouldn’t as long as you don’t have an active leak.
As a courtesy you may want to share this video with the buyer and let them know that they may experience these thermal expansion noises, so this way they don’t get nervous when they move in and hear them.
I had this issue, and I called a guy to check it out. He came by and as he walked into the house, he told me that it could be thermal expansion. It sounds just like water dripping. I hear the water dripping but couldn't find any water damage. I bought a endoscope to see inside the wall for water damage, but couldn't find anything. It just drove me crazy for a while. It still sounds like water dripping......
Thanks for the good video. The sound I’m hearing is more of like water dripping in a puddle type sound in the wall and can hear it between the bedroom and bathroom but can’t find any leaks or water damage but I do currently have my A/C on and the sound will go away after the A/C is shut off for awhile. Is that thermal expansion causing that noise? And is it something that needs to be fixed asap?
Hi Alex- Naturally it’s hard for me to say exactly because I’m not there to assess the situation. However, I have seen the reverse where you have a warm or hot pipe, and then you have cold water contracting it also causing thermal expansion noises.
Lol funny at night I heard dripping sounds and I got freaked out and I yelled for my mom three times 😂
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How to fix this problem? When I use hot water the pipe noise
THANK YOU soooo much. Same annoying issue. How long does your drip sound usually last?? I guess it depends on what all is running huh.. because i feel like mine is almost constant
My pleasure! The ticking length all depends on how long it takes to heat or cool the pipe or ductwork to where it’s no longer expanding or contracting.
We just moved into new home which is 20 year old house and whenever I run the water I hear this drip drip drip sound and then sound slowly stops when I turn the tap off. It is two story house and the ceiling doesn’t look like have any damage but this dripping sound really bothers me because whenever I use the tap water upstairs and downstairs all the ceiling makes dripping sound. Plumber is going to come tomorrow just to check every pipe hopefully there is no leak.
I have this same sound with cold water as well .. had inspected by plumber and water restoration company.. no leaks found .. any suggestions ????
It very well could be reverse thermal expansion. Where the pipe is warm and when you run cold water it contracts making sounds as well. Unfortunately the only way to fix it is to try and locate where the sound is coming from and open up the area to see if you can modify it, and then put everything back together.
I have that sound but when it rains. I haven't found any water damage anywhere and I had a new roof installed a year and a half ago. It doesn't happen every single time it rains, just randomly so it's extremely perplexing.
Well, if you’ve never experienced this before with the old roof, and recently with the new roof. I would have the roofer come back out and inspect the whole roof and the attic just to see if there is any signs of water leaks anywhere.
Very helpful/informative, but I just have one question. I just noticed tonight that I have the same issue going on. I hear the tapping in the downstairs ceiling while the upstairs shower is running. I watched your video and you allude to it being warm water on cold pipes causing the tapping sound so I ran the shower cold and still hear the tapping. Is this normal?
Hi Ryan- Yes it can happen if you run hot water for an extended period of time now the pipe is expanded, then you run cold water causing the pipe to contract which can create the same thermal expansion type of noises.
So should we attempt to have it fixed or let be since they are benign sounds?
That’s up to you. If it doesn’t bother you, then I would leave it because trying to track down where the sound is coming from can get invasive. The only way to fix it is to open up the area, try modifying the pipe or duct, and then putting everything back together, so it’s going to entail opening up walls or ceilings.
thank you so much for this informative video, just moved into a new home and it's been driving me crazy -- only since I started using the heater. The problem is during the night these "dripping noises" are stressing me out (whenever the heater kicks in) and keep me awake sometimes, cannot sleep properly.. Any solutions besides earplugs ? :(
Well depends on how deep you want to dive into it.
My Mom is a very light sleeper and it wakes her up too, so she turns the heat up and gets the house really warm about an hour before she goes to bed, and then lowers the temperature so it doesn’t kick on overnight.
Otherwise if you want to fix it you have to have a heating and air-conditioning contractor come in and try to find where exactly the issue is and try to fix it. Which could be very invasive and involve opening up walls and ceilings.
@@BJPoznecki Brilliant ! Thank you (and your Mom) for this solution, I'll give it a try. It might be hard during the cold winter mornings, but I'd rather be awaken by the early morning cold than having to deal with that annoying "dripping" noise throughout the night. Thank you again! 💌
@@LacrimaLucis My pleasure I hope that helps! ❤️
Is there something I could do to minimize the thermal expansion noise that’s coming from time hitting system?
Possibly, you would have to get an HVAC contractor or Plumber involved to help you figure out where the noise is coming from, open up the area, see if they can modify it, and put everything back together. It can be an invasive project.
I heard the water running through the pvc pipe that goes outside from upstairs to the basement even when water shuts off in the summer when furnace is not on, is that normal? Thanks
Yeah it’s very common because we use PVC pipe for drains inside your wall. On older homes we used to use galvanized or cast-iron pipe that was thicker at where you wouldn’t hear water running through it. The plastic PVC pipe will last forever, however the only downfall is that it does not have the sound deadening characteristics of steel pipe.
We are experiencing this thermal expansion in a pipes running through the duct work in our basement. We built a new home and it started within 6 months of the build. It only happens when we run hit water from our kitchen faucet.
My plumber is suggesting we open up the dry wall where the noise is coming from an see if we can slightly reposition the pvc pipe so it has room to expand without rubbing up against the duct work. I guess this is our only option? Your thoughts would be much appreciated because the noise is terrible especially when we run the dishwasher. Thank you
Hi Phillip- What you’re experiencing is very common, especially with a new home. Yeah, unfortunately, that’s the only option is to open up the area and see if you can adjust the pipe, or modify it in someway to minimize the noise.
I hear it w both cold & hot water. Slow drips then stops after a few seconds.
Did you end up finding out what it was?
Thanks for the excellent video! Just a quick question - so this thermal expansion phenomena is nothing to worry about? I mean a thermal expansion this loud (not exactly loud, but making audible dripping like sound) is not going to cause any problem down the line, like causing pipe joints to loosen and potentially creating a leak in the future?
That is correct! However, I always suggest monitoring just to make sure and confirm you don’t have an actual leak somewhere.
@@BJPozneckiI've been monitoring this for weeks and have also asked my builder/developer to come and check. Fortunately, so far so good - no leak. Thanks again for your help!
Hello, is it normal to hear it all year round in hot and cold weather? I only hear this sound on my kitchen sink when hot water running and stops when I turn it off. How is it that the other pipes don't make any noise like my bathroom, shower, laundry? Thanks
Hi Katie- Yes, it is possible to hear all year round when running hot water because the water is so much hotter than the pipe when it’s not used.
Well it’s hard to say because there could be a bunch of different factors such as maybe the kitchen sink plumbing runs through an exterior wall, is a different pipe material, or is secured tighter than the other pipes all of these which can cause the thermal expansion noise to be more pronounced than the bathroom and laundry.
Hello, the dripping sound is very faint but when you run the water for a little while it becomes really rapid and is usually accompanied by a loud kghhhhh sound (kind of a rust like sound), i dont know if theres a leak in the hot water tank or something but it gets worser the longer the water is running
Could be the hot water tank is going and May need to be replaced.
I have a sound like that behind my toilet. When I press my ear to the wall I hear it better. It happens randomly and when I shut the water off to the toilet, it slows down and eventually stops. Any idea what that might be?
Well you can experience the same sound when running hot water at your plumbing fixtures.
However, the toilet is on the cold supply line, so you shouldn’t experience that with the toilet running.
Take a video, upload it to CZcams, then text or email me the link, so I can see what you’re experiencing?
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