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How do I get my shower to stop sounding like a teapot?
Just moved in and assumed the sound would end when we changed the shower head from the terrible, old, gross one they had to our good one but it's the same. It comes and goes but doesn't seem effectd by the temp or reducing the pressure.
We don't want to be pain tenants so early but I don't know how to make it stop!!
It's clearly not the shower head.
We have used ours for a while and it's never done this on the old shower - it's the shower itself or it wouldn't do it on 2 different, not-low-flow heads.
No getting used to it - it's very loud and has already given me a migraine (mine are triggered by high pitched loud noises).
I will look into the hammer thing :) thanks
3 Answers
- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
You're dealing with a water hammer situation. All that it means is that something is wrong with the pipes to the shower (in my experience, usually someone hacked into a smaller diameter pipe and fed it to a wider pipe - perfect whistle chamber!). Go to Home Depot or Menard's and ask them for these little devices that stop water hammer. They are called water hammer stoppers or something similar. They look a bit like an in-line water filter. You attach it to the end of the pipe where the shower head is now. Then attach the shower head to the water hammer blocker. Presto! It has worked for me every time.
Source(s): Lots of experience with old houses - 10 years ago
My shower head also does this. It is the result of having a "low flow" shower head. It is something that my family has just gotten used to but if you would like to fix it there are some solutions you can try to get rid of the problem. Check out this website:
- BarbaraLv 45 years ago
Are there carpets on the floor? I think if you rent an appt. and know there is someone living above you, you have to expect a reasonable amount of noise from foot steps etc. If you cannnot hear the people above you walking, you could talk to them and ask what they have on the floors to keep the sound of footsteps down. Otherwise, you sound like you are being considerate. You cant tiptoe around, after all this is your home. Good Luck
