Noisy water pipes.

[Rdl]

Hi.
When we run a bath for over appx 4 mins (hot tap), we get a roaring noise through the pipes. This only stops when we turn on the cold tap half on for a few secs on the bath or anywhere else upstairs. We have purged the hot pipes from the cold by looping the washing machine pipes downstairs and giving them a run a few times for 30 secs hoping to get rid of an airlock back to the tank, with no luck. Could this be a sticking ballcock in the loft tank?

 

[Armo74]

More than likely you will need to replace the ball valve in the cold water storage cistern.

 

[Rdl]

Thanks for the message.Will give it a try. Are most a universal fitment nowadays, not too bad to change?

 

[Armo74]

Screwfix,product code 27627 £7:49.
Should be straight forward but you never know

 

[jeff the gasman]

Just needs a part 2 ball valve washer. 10p.