Tuckerct
Nov 15, 2012, 11:15 AM
Hi,
I recently changed the bathtub faucet and in doing so had to change the pipe that connected the piping in the wall. When I tried removing the old faucet it was so corroded the old pipe came with. The old pipe was a copper and had been soldered together. Since I'm inexperienced when it comes to soldering, I had to replace the piping with a galvanized pipe. For some reason the old pipe was an odd length, so I had to use a nipple and bushing with the new one. Shortly after replacing the pipe, when I turn the handle on between cold and hot I get a jack hammering noise, behind the wall in the bathroom. The sound stops when I turn the handle all the way hot, all the way cold, or turn on the shower. I have tried reducing the flow of water with the hot and cold knobs under the bathroom sink and still continue to get the jack hammering.
I recently changed the bathtub faucet and in doing so had to change the pipe that connected the piping in the wall. When I tried removing the old faucet it was so corroded the old pipe came with. The old pipe was a copper and had been soldered together. Since I'm inexperienced when it comes to soldering, I had to replace the piping with a galvanized pipe. For some reason the old pipe was an odd length, so I had to use a nipple and bushing with the new one. Shortly after replacing the pipe, when I turn the handle on between cold and hot I get a jack hammering noise, behind the wall in the bathroom. The sound stops when I turn the handle all the way hot, all the way cold, or turn on the shower. I have tried reducing the flow of water with the hot and cold knobs under the bathroom sink and still continue to get the jack hammering.