gurgling

[orville]

just lately
we have been hearing a loud gurgle that seems to travel the whole pipe system, a bit like washing machine water being pumped out. this happens a few times a day as well as night.
the boiler usually comes on after this noise. any ideas

 

[simond]

It sounds like your pipes have not enough water and too much air.

You haven't gone to much trouble giving us any details. My guess is your boiler is a white one, right?

 

[orville]

yes its a white potterton. i did release some air via a valve next to the tank but only a little bit of air came out.

 

[doitall]

My guess is your boiler is a white one, right?

I'm impressed, or was that a lucky guess

 

[JohnD]

I wonder if there's a shower pump.

I wonder if it's a combi.

I wonder if the cold water tank is full.

 

[Nige F]

I wonder if a Berk from Berkshire installed it with no regard to pipework conventions ........let alone Corgi.....and the poster has got yet another lash-up.

 

[orville]

I wonder if there's a shower pump.

I wonder if it's a combi.

I wonder if the cold water tank is full.

yes

no

what if its not???

 

[JohnD]

If the cold water tank isn't full then you would tend to get air in the pipes.

Air bubbles are a likely cause if gurgling, especially if they are being circulated by a pump or drawn along by running water.

As you have a shower pump it might be sucking harder than the water is being supplied, which is another cause of air being drawn into the pipes.