Noisy Cold Water Pipe

Zorba

Hi all i'm wondering if someone could help me here ?

It's a minor problem in that when i say flush a toilet and the water tank in the attic starts to fill up again it's a bit noisy, nothing excessive but it'd be nice if it was a bit less vocal when it's doing the job ! I've heard there's some sort of pipe or maybe some sort of cover u can get for the pipe that will make it a bit less noisy which would be great.

Does anyone know what this is or how it works ?

Thanks in advance

muggyog

There is a light plastic (as in plastic bag) sleeve used on toilet cisterns which goes into the water allowing water in but collapses when water goes the other way (prevents syphoning).

Zorba

muggyog wrote: »

There is a light plastic (as in plastic bag) sleeve used on toilet cisterns which goes into the water allowing water in but collapses when water goes the other way (prevents syphoning).

Sorry don't think i explained myself properly. I mean the pipe that fills up the water tank in the attic is the one i was to quieten down. Or is it possible to make the whole filling the water tank in the attic less noisy ?

muggyog

I dident make it clear that this system could be used in the coldwater cistern also. You could just replace the ballcock unit with a better one. Depends where the noise is coming from. Is it the ballcock unit itself or is it the water going into the tank?

Zorba

Ah right getcha now. The noise seems to be coming both from the pipe feeding the water into the tank and the noise of the tank itself filling up. The water drips down into the tank until it reaches the required level if u know what i mean ?

stephenmarr

is there a lid on the tank?
you could also insulate the tank with aeroboard would quiten the noise a bit.

Zorba

stephenmarr wrote: »

is there a lid on the tank?
you could also insulate the tank with aeroboard would quiten the noise a bit.

Yeah there is actually an aeroboard cover on it, so guess that's that idea gone !
It's only sitting on it though.

stephenmarr

put areoboard around the tank and change the ballcock every little helps.

Zorba

stephenmarr wrote: »

put areoboard around the tank and change the ballcock every little helps.

Ok might try that then, will definately look into getting a new ballcock to see if that helps first.

Thanks for your help.

stephenmarr

no bother hope it helps.