cocochen
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hi
my new home plumbing is a disaster!!!
whenever we turn on shower faucet upstair, we can hear loud rushing noises in the downstair drainpipe, as it is raining over our head and the drainpipe behind our family room wall is the loudest as if we have a waterfall in the family room when someone upstair decides to take a bath and the noises coming down after the water is release from the upstair bathtub.
the builder has tried to improve this situation by making holes in the family room wall and put foams in trying to insulate the noise but did not help at all. my husband does not want anymore holes to be dug so what should we do??
the builder said if we want he can tear down the entire wall and see if repiping can be done but there is no gurantee that the rushing noises can disappear, and I just dont want to destroy a new home like that.
Another builder recommend to install water hammer device/pressure reducing valves to see if this noise can be improved by lowering the water pressure?
HELP !!! can anyone think of any other less invasive options???
my new home plumbing is a disaster!!!
whenever we turn on shower faucet upstair, we can hear loud rushing noises in the downstair drainpipe, as it is raining over our head and the drainpipe behind our family room wall is the loudest as if we have a waterfall in the family room when someone upstair decides to take a bath and the noises coming down after the water is release from the upstair bathtub.
the builder has tried to improve this situation by making holes in the family room wall and put foams in trying to insulate the noise but did not help at all. my husband does not want anymore holes to be dug so what should we do??
the builder said if we want he can tear down the entire wall and see if repiping can be done but there is no gurantee that the rushing noises can disappear, and I just dont want to destroy a new home like that.
Another builder recommend to install water hammer device/pressure reducing valves to see if this noise can be improved by lowering the water pressure?
HELP !!! can anyone think of any other less invasive options???