chinto
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New member here with some plumbing woes. Tried to search for te answer, but couldn't find my specific problem. I will try to give as much detail as I can, but i am a stranger to plumbing so bare with me if/when i use the incorrect terminology.
My house is appox 20 years old. A while back i needed to replace the tub surround in our upstairs bathroom. In removing the old tub, I needed to replace the faucet in the tub as it was quite rusty. The only part I replaced was the spout, not the taps. (tap is 1 knob that controls both temp and pressure)
(not actual spout I replaced. I'm just showing a pic of what was replaced)
This reno seemed to go without trouble, but about 2-3 months after completion we started to get a hammering sound coming from the pipes leading to the shower when you turn the tap to a certain temp. Any hotter and the noise goes away, any colder and the noise goes away. And yep you guesed it. The temp that the noise occurs at, is the desired temp for showering.
At the sme time that this noise started happening, we started having a concern with the sink in the same bathroom. When the tap is turned on in the sink, scalding hot water comes out for about 10 seconds until cold water starts coming out. This happens regardless of what temp you turn the tap too.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
My house is appox 20 years old. A while back i needed to replace the tub surround in our upstairs bathroom. In removing the old tub, I needed to replace the faucet in the tub as it was quite rusty. The only part I replaced was the spout, not the taps. (tap is 1 knob that controls both temp and pressure)
(not actual spout I replaced. I'm just showing a pic of what was replaced)
This reno seemed to go without trouble, but about 2-3 months after completion we started to get a hammering sound coming from the pipes leading to the shower when you turn the tap to a certain temp. Any hotter and the noise goes away, any colder and the noise goes away. And yep you guesed it. The temp that the noise occurs at, is the desired temp for showering.
At the sme time that this noise started happening, we started having a concern with the sink in the same bathroom. When the tap is turned on in the sink, scalding hot water comes out for about 10 seconds until cold water starts coming out. This happens regardless of what temp you turn the tap too.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks