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Posted: 20:30 - 20 Jun 2021 Post subject: My kitchen keeps going bang. |
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Sporadically, over the weeked there has been a "whump" sound from my kitchen, often with a hardly noticeable flash of light.
Happened quite a few times this afternoon.
Turned off all the appliances and lights, turned the cooker off at the wall, it still happened, removed the kickboards from below the cabinets, couldn't see anything obviously wrong, but it happened again, a few times, light seemed brighter.
There is an insuated cable that appears to be touching a copper water pipe. I assume this is the source. But the cooker is off at the wall.
Sometimes there is a single noise, sometimes, two or three. Can be an hour or more, or just a few minutes between it happening.
Any ideas?
Gonna phone local sparky in the morning.
pic, of what I think the source is
https://i.postimg.cc/MpZD11GP/20210620-130914.jpg |
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It's your boiler making the thumping / thud noises.
It's not about to explode in a firey ball of hot death or anything bad like that but it's letting you know that you need to get it serviced some time vaguely soon.
The boiler servicing person will know any special answers for your particular boiler. Basically it needs servicing and cleaning but you'll also see what advice they've got about keeping the boiler happy.
Dibs on your plot of land if your boiler explodes you and your house away. |
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Quote: | I suspect it may boiler/gas related too so get it checked sharpish.
It may be the peizo igniter getting tired and taking longer to ignite the gas
until a larger volume than normal is in the chamber hence the 'whump' |
A plumber mate of mine tells me that the prongs can close up over time so that the spark becomes intermittent. This can cause the buildup and therefore the 'whump'. What he does is heat them then bend them apart again. ____________________ Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
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I had a similar thing and it turned out to be a spur that was no longer in use so they (literally) just plastered over the end of the wire.
You put up any new shelves or cup-hooks etc that are screwed to the wall and could potentially have gone through a wire? ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 277 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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