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My water tank is so loud!

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chunkythighs · 06/01/2014 01:56

I clearly bought a lemon of a house but I'm in it. 4 yeRs down the road I'm fixing and tweeting still. However it seems I have a plumbing system set up by a carpenter. Half pumped and half gravity. I'm stuck with it at this point I can (barely) live with the water pump but listening to the tank fill is driving me nuts. The tank is in a cupboard ...... But the water filling is oh so loud. .... Does any lady or non lady have act tips for me?

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PigletJohn · 06/01/2014 02:20

easy peasy

I expect it has a ballcock in it.

It is worn out.

If you feel like it, you can take it off, dismantle it, clean it, fit a new cone and washer, reassemble it, refit it.

Or for a few pounds more, you can take it off and fit a new one.

You can get modern "silent" valves now which are extremely quiet. Old plumbers often prefer the big brass ones.

You can fit it yourself, once you know where the main stopcock is and have bought a set of adjustable spanners, but any competent local plumber over the age of 14 will know how. Ask friends and neighbours for a recommendation. He should wear blue overalls and have black fingernails.

You must get a "type 2" valve which has the little plastic bridge on the top. see here.
The Pegler Prestex is about ten times as good as the cheap ones but only costs twice as much. Read the review comments.

If you like jigsaws or tinkering you can repair the old one at your leisure on the kitchen table, and wrap it in a plastic bag. Put it next to the tank ready to swap in ten years when your new valve is worn.

People who blush to say "ballcocks" can call it a float valve.

VenusDeWillendorf · 06/01/2014 02:32

If you don't want to take what seems to be expert advice above....

You can do what I did and wrap and tie the top of a pair of tights around the inflowing water pipe which made the water run in smoothly, coming down the tights instead of making a racket gushing in.

It's a bit of a quick and non permanent remedy, but might work for the time being.

However, my tights are still in the tank 6 years later: I found I didn't have to replace anything once the water just flowed silently down the fabric.

Might work for you?

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