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Title: unidentified dripping noise
Post by apple32 on Jan 29^th, 2007, 8:19pm

Every morning I hear a dripping noise coming from the bathroom of the flat above mine. A plumber has been round and taken up the bathroom floor to find nothing. When checking walls and ceilings nothing is wet. Does anyone have any ideas of what could be the cause? Have been hearing the noise for a while and it is beginning to drive me crazy!

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by thescruff on Jan 29^th, 2007, 10:17pm

Is it a drip or a click, as in a pipe touching the plasterboard for example.

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by big_all on Jan 29^th, 2007, 10:17pm

heeelllooo apple32 and welcome ;D ;D ;D

could be the clicking of expanding and contracting pipes or indeed any metal its usualy somthing like hot water pipes as the temperature changes quicker than say central heating pipes but still applicable to any material [even wood ] but more normal if its a lot of noise to be pipe work

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by big_all on Jan 29^th, 2007, 10:19pm

heeelllooo scruffs hows ya doing ;)

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by thescruff on Jan 29^th, 2007, 10:34pm

big_all wrote on Jan 29^th, 2007, 10:19pm:

heeelllooo scruffs hows ya doing ;)

Average BA hot did the birthday celebrations go [smiley=drink7.gif] [smiley=drink7.gif]

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by big_all on Jan 29^th, 2007, 11:25pm

thescruff wrote on Jan 29^th, 2007, 10:34pm:

big_all wrote on Jan 29^th, 2007, 10:19pm:

heeelllooo scruffs hows ya doing ;)

Average BA hot did the birthday celebrations go [smiley=drink7.gif] [smiley=drink7.gif]

decided to extend the celebrations through today as i dont have to get up tommorow untill 9 ;D ;D ;D ;D 8-)-------------------

hick :P :P

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by apple32 on Jan 30^th, 2007, 9:54am

It is definitely a dripping sound - it starts off dripping quickly and then slows down and usually lasts for 20 seconds.

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by big_all on Jan 30^th, 2007, 2:31pm

i would suggest that next time you hear the noise you pop upstairs sharpish and ask what they have done over the last few seconds up to the last 10 mins or what may be operating like central heating 'washing machine 'cooker 'dishwasher

you can of course narrow this down to the area below where you get the noise but don't rule out other equipment or actions as they may be connected[via pipework for example or just manifesting its self in the one area although remote]

ooo and dont rule out noisy doors

and deffinatly dont assume its dripping just because it sounds like it ;)

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by apple32 on Jan 30^th, 2007, 4:57pm

Yep done that, he usually answers the door in just a bath towel! :o

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by big_all on Jan 30^th, 2007, 7:16pm

well it does sound like his hot water pipe expanding or even possibly the drain!!!

if you can gain accsess try sprinkling talk where ever the hot or drain pipe touch any thing else especialy joists or floorboards ::)

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by JerryD on Jan 30^th, 2007, 8:45pm

I'll bet you 50 quid it's their shower head dripping its final contents after they have used the shower. 8-) If he's got a cheap nasty acrylic shower tray it makes it sound very loud from underneath.

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by apple32 on Feb 5^th, 2007, 9:22am

Is there anything that they could do so that I don't hear the dripping sound - getting really fed up hearing it at 6.20am every morning :(

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by big_all on Feb 5^th, 2007, 9:55am

wrote on Feb 5^th, 2007, 9:22am:

Is there anything that they could do so that I don't hear the dripping sound - getting really fed up hearing it at 6.20am every morning :(

have you sussed out the cause yet !!!!!!!!!!

if it is jerrys dripping head ask them to leave a face cloth or sponge where the water falls for a few mins

Title: Re: unidentified dripping noise
Post by thescruff on Feb 5^th, 2007, 6:31pm

Mine first port of call would be the soil pipes is touching something where it exits the flat above and runs through your flat to the drain.

Of course the stack could be outside and we will have to rethink, but my money is on the waste expanding when he pulls the plug.