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It\u2019s the middle of the night. You\u2019re peacefully sleeping when it happens. You\u2019re awoken by a persistent knocking sound that isn\u2019t coming from your front door\u2014it\u2019s coming from inside your walls!<\/p>\nIt\u2019s the middle of the night. You\u2019re peacefully sleeping when it happens. You\u2019re awoken by a persistent knocking sound that isn\u2019t coming from your front door\u2014it\u2019s coming from inside your walls!<\/p>\n
When you first hear it, you may think you\u2019re just imagining things. Or perhaps you\u2019ll think your house is haunted (spoiler alert: it probably isn\u2019t). But eventually, the noise will become so annoying that you just can\u2019t ignore. And what could very well be happening is that your pipes are knocking.<\/p>\n
Read on as we uncover what causes this, why it\u2019s a problem, and what solutions are available. And if you\u2019re concerned about anything <\/em>plumbing related, please don\u2019t ever hesitate to reach out to our team.<\/p>\n In most cases, the culprit of knocking pipes is variable water pressure occurring in the main supply water line coming into your home. This may sound scary, but actually, this pressure is important. It keeps water moving freely between your pipes and into your faucets.<\/p>\n However, when the air used in pressurizing those pipes leaks, then water moves suddenly and violently, creating that knocking sound you hear as it travels through the length of your plumbing system.<\/p>\n Yes!<\/p>\n First, alert the members of your household that you\u2019ll be turning off the water supply, then find your main supply valve and shut it off. Next, flush the lines by opening all the faucets and flushing all the toilets in your home. With the main supply valve switched off, water can still leave your home through drainage pipes and your sewer system, but ensures that all the supply lines are empty.<\/p>\n Once you\u2019ve flushed all the water out, you can turn your main valve back on. It\u2019s important that you do this slowly, since the air chambers around and between your pipes need time to refill before the water rushes back through them. But once you take this step, the knocking sound should subside.<\/p>\n There are many reasons you may need to call a plumber for repair or maintenance work in your home. But if you follow the guideline we outlined above, there should be no reason for you to need to. Of course, plumbing mishaps can happen no matter how careful and diligent you are\u2014so if you are unsure if you need to call a professional plumber or not, it\u2019s probably a wise choice to go ahead and do it.<\/p>\n An additional reason you may want to call a professional plumber is so that we can ensure that nothing else is out of place with your plumbing system that could be causing that \u201cknocking\u201d noise you hear. It could be something like a clog disrupting water flow or a loose pipe connection somewhere along your plumbing system.<\/p>\n For expert plumbing service, installations, or maintenance contact Reliance Plumbing Sewer & Drainage, Inc.<\/a> Our knowledgeable plumbers serve the North Shore and Northwest Chicago suburbs. Rely on Reliance for professional Des Plaines, IL plumbing<\/a> service!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Read on as we uncover what causes this, why it\u2019s a problem, and what solutions are available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[81],"tags":[128,36],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1083,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1080\/revisions\/1083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Cause of Knocking Pipes<\/h2>\n
\u201cIs There Anything I Can Do About It?\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cWait, You\u2019re Not Going to Tell Me to Call a Pro?\u201d<\/h2>\n