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Frozen pipes and clunking noise
Quenastoise
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On Friday morning, the husband found out that water had leaked into the garage. He thinks that the pipes froze. He had a look at the water meter and reckons that we haven't got a leak (fingers crossed !)
After faffing around all weekend we now have some hot water but the flow is weak. Dh has been experimenting with bringing the pressure down by bleeding the radiators and with various openings of the stopcock and now intends to fix the pipes with solderless copper bonding.
He says the clunking noise is not something to worry about but it really sounds ominous. The neighbour mentioned that she had South West Water install a pressure reducing valve. Would that help and can I get it from B&Q ? Do I need a plumber to install it ?
Many thanks in advance.
After faffing around all weekend we now have some hot water but the flow is weak. Dh has been experimenting with bringing the pressure down by bleeding the radiators and with various openings of the stopcock and now intends to fix the pipes with solderless copper bonding.
He says the clunking noise is not something to worry about but it really sounds ominous. The neighbour mentioned that she had South West Water install a pressure reducing valve. Would that help and can I get it from B&Q ? Do I need a plumber to install it ?
Many thanks in advance.
Keep calm and carry on
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Sounds to me like you need a plumber full stop.
If you have a cistern in the loft go & check the mains in is not frozen & also the feeds out.
If pipes are in the garage & frozen, defrost them & get temporary heating in there or isolate & drain it if you can.Not Again0
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