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    Oct 14, 2010, 04:01 PM
    I get a high pitched noise from my water pipes when the water is off?
    It stops when I turn on any tap in the house (Hot or cold) or flush the toilet. The noise starts at random at any time, then stops and starts randomly. Until I turn on a tap then it goes quiet for a few minutes. Any ideas?
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    Oct 14, 2010, 04:09 PM
    Could be a bad pressure regulator. Turning on the water reduces the pressure until it builds up again. Sometimes a leaking toilet fill valve will do that. Turn off the water to each toilet and see if it stops the noise.
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    Oct 14, 2010, 07:43 PM

    Do as Ma0641 says, Also get a water pressre test gauge see the image and check your water pressure, Thanks.

    John
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    Oct 16, 2010, 05:03 AM
    Thanks for the support
    It is a faulty ball valve in the toilet cistern.

    Water seeps past until it gets to a certain level then...
    The noise resonates through the pipes

    Now to fix it. At least I have not had to do each tap washer one by one as a process of elimnination
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    Oct 16, 2010, 05:42 AM

    Glade you found the problem, Thanks form the update. It helps us tom answer other questions, Cheers, Tom
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    Oct 16, 2010, 07:48 AM

    Thanks for the update.

    John
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