On Thu, 14 May 2015 05:11:11 -0700 (PDT), RobertL
wrote:

On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 10:00:20 AM UTC+1, AnthonyL wrote:
I'm in an old (1860) semi-detached cottage and hear when the neighbour
has water running in the bathroom - I think it is when the cistern is
refilling. It is quite annoying at 2am.
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The water pipe from the mains is shared but I'm not conscious of
similar sounds during the day when I guess the kitchen taps must be in
use.
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Anything to be done? Is it likely that I'm hearing the sound direct
or through our water pipes? How do I ascertain?
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If it were me I would spend some time trying to hear where the sound is com=
ing from. Does it come though the wall (perhaps from pipes that are clamp=
ed to the wall) or does it come in with the water supply to the OP's house=
. During the day it will be hard to hear it so you'll need to get up at n=
ight when someone has flushed the loo next door.


I've tried - it is very indeterminable. We only have a two up two
down + upstairs bathroom and when it is quiet the noise can be heard
from any room.

presumably it has always done this, it's just that now it is annoying becau=
se it happens at night.

I think it got worse when the last neighbour replaced their old
clogged up mains inlet tap.


if it is turbulence noise that is being conducted through all the pipework =
you might able to fix it with one of those tiny accumulators designed to st=
op waterhammer. They are easy to fit - you'd put it on theincoming water m=
ain.


I just would have expected to be more conscious of kitchen
taps/washing machine noises if that was the case. (ah there it goes
just as I write - and I'm downstairs ~ 90secs).

If the sound is conducted through the bathroom wall you could add a sound p=
roof that wall (by adding a stud wall next to, but not touching, the party =
wall.


The rooms are small enough as it is.

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AnthonyL