Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    AustinATL's Avatar
    AustinATL Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Jan 11, 2008, 05:47 AM
    Clapping like sound when shower in use
    Hi,
    I live in a 3 year old home and recently started hearing a plastic on plastic clapping like sound when the upstairs bathrooms are being used. I looked at the vents outside and they do not appear to have a cover that would slap back against the vent pipes, but I may be wrong. It's only mildly annoying, but I'm fearful of it being an indicator of something more serious being wrong.
    Any thoughts?
    Thanks,
    Austin
    speedball1's Avatar
    speedball1 Posts: 29,301, Reputation: 1939
    Eternal Plumber
    		  
    #2

    Jan 11, 2008, 06:35 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by AustinATL
    Hi,
    I live in a 3 year old home and recently started hearing a plastic on plastic clapping like sound when the upstairs bathrooms are being used. I looked at the vents outside and they do not appear to have a cover that would slap back against the vent pipes, but I may be wrong. It's only mildly annoying, but I'm fearful of it being an indicator of something more serious being wrong.
    Any thoughts?
    Thanks,
    Austin
    Your complaint points to the drainage system. What material are the pipes made of? Is it worse in cold weather? How loud is the sound? There is no cap to slap against anything on your vents so you can discount that.
    AustinATL's Avatar
    AustinATL Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #3

    Jan 13, 2008, 12:22 PM
    Thanks for replying. The pipes are PVC. It does not seem to be worse in cold weather. The sound is about as loud as a normal conversation.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Moen tub shower making loud squealing sound. [ 4 Answers ]

I have a Moen L82839 tub and shower faucet. When the water is coming out of the tub faucet it is fine but when it comes out of the shower it makes a LOUD squeal. Our house is about 5 years old and this started about 6 months ago? It is in the guest bathroom so I don't know for sure when but...

Tub drain pipe dripping sound after shower [ 6 Answers ]

After I use 2nd floor bath tub(shower pan), I hear a dripping sound inside the wall. The sound lasts long when the shower is taken long and it lasts short when the shower is short. Luckly (^^) I have not found any water mark on the kichen ceiling which is directly below the upstair bathroom and on...

Dripping sound when initially turn on shower? [ 1 Answers ]

Hi, Can anyone tell me why we would hear a dripping sound when we initially turn on the shower, and then it goes away after a couple of minutes while the shower keeps running? Our shower is on the top floor. No wetness noted on the ceiling below, although it had leaked at one time. It sounds...

Bath tub drain pipe dripping sound after shower [ 6 Answers ]

After I use 2nd floor bath tub(shower pan), I hear a dripping sound inside the wall. The sound lasts long when the shower is taken long and it lasts short when the shower is short. Luckly (^^) I have not found any water mark on the kichen ceiling which is directly below the upstair bathroom and on...

No sound, asus mother board built in sound card [ 16 Answers ]

My comp plays no sounds. All drivers are installed and I have re installed them 2. Its well annoyin. Any help with this would be great. Thanks

View more questions Search