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    Apr 29, 2009, 10:54 AM
    Knocking pipes
    When my son takes a shower the pipes knock furiously and very loud , as if a train is going through the house; his shower is on the lower level of our home.
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    Apr 29, 2009, 11:06 AM

    One handle or two on the mxing valves? Sounds like a vibrating washer to me.
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