Dear James: I often hear a loud knocking sound when we close a faucet quickly or the clothes washer shuts off. What is causing this sound? Is it dangerous and how can I fix it? —David R. Dear David: ...

Q: When the water reaches the fill level in my washing machine and the agitation cycle starts, I always hear a loud series of bangs in the pipes behind the wall. What's causing this? Will it harm the ...

Minnesota adopted a new plumbing code in January of this year and, of course, that brought many new plumbing code requirements. I blogged about the new Minnesota plumbing code earlier this year, but ...

Dear James: I often hear a loud knocking sound when we close a faucet quickly or the clothes washer shuts off. What is causing this sound, is it dangerous and how can I fix it? — David R. Dear David: ...

Q: Tim, every time I shut off a faucet in my home, my water pipes rattle and make a dreadful sound. It seems to me that they might burst. The problem is common in many houses on my street, as I’ve ...

Q: Every time I turn off the water faucet in my laundry room, it sounds like someone is banging on the wall. Is my house possessed by evil spirits? Please help. The noise is frightening my kids. A: ...

Danny Lipford: Racheal asks, “What causes the hammering sound in my water pipes when I turn on my kitchen sink? I can’t stand that thump, thump sound you hear a lot of times when you turn a faucet on ...

Not every home improvement project has to be a home run. Some tasks that improve quality of life in the home are small in scale, scope and cost. Take, for instance, the grating sound of pipes banging ...

Dear James: I often hear a loud knocking sound when we close a faucet quickly or the clothes washer shuts off. What is causing this sound, is it dangerous and how can I fix it? Dear David: The loud ...