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Have you, your spouse, or your children been spooked because you have heard strange moaning and groaning in your home? Sometimes when you turn on a water faucet in the house does it feel like your pipes are being shaken and banged on by some unknown hand behind the walls or under the floor? Does this sometimes also happen when you flush your toilet? Well, there is probably nothing to fear because it is more than likely just something going on in your water pipes that come into the home. The question is will these shakings and unexplained shaking be something that you should be concerned about when it comes to the possibility of them causing water damage?

There are usually logical explanations for these mysterious sounds that can make you think that your pipes are coming apart or are just plain haunted. Usually it can be air in your lines or when the water is shut off and stops abruptly it can cause what it known as the water hammer. Sometimes you might have pipes that are loose because they are not anchored down and more or less wiggle a little when the water goes on or off.

Most of the time these noises are pretty harmless at the time, but that does not mean that you should ignore then indefinitely. It might be a wise idea to cal a plumber and tell them your problem and it is possible they might be able to tell you whether you can fix the problem on your own or if they need to come out and check it for you. For instance, if you get air in the water lines, you might be able to fix these noises by turning off the water at the main source and then turning on all faucets in the homes and draining the lines. This can usually remedy this squeaking or squealing noise.

With other noises like the banging where pipes are floundering around freely when water is turned on or off could eventually present a problem if it cause the joints in the pipes to come apart or it might even damage the pipes sooner or later. If you can not find the pipes that need to be fastened down in some way, then you will likely need a plumber to come in for this. They could be located behinds walls or under the floor of the house in your crawl space. Doing these things or calling in your plumber should put a stop to the things that go bump and squeal when you use your faucets or toilet.