This might read as a riddle and that’s probably because it seems to be one for the people in my building that have come to try and fix it.
I’m having an issue when I try and take a shower.
When showering, the water pressure suddenly starts to die down and at times it gets to the point where it’s just a trickle.
Most of the time, but not always, it is followed by a loud noise coming from the pipes.
Occasionally its preceded by rattling in the wall.
When I turn off the water and turn it back on, the process starts all over again but it’s hit or miss for the loud noise and rattling.
If I choose to just run it as a bath, everything is normal every time.
This ONLY happens after a certain time of the day (haven’t pinpointed the exact time) but it doesn’t happen between 8am-8pm for sure.
When they’ve sent someone to “fix” the issue, they’ve come to the conclusion to replace parts.
Parts replaced with new parts-
Faucet
Spout 2x
Shower head
Problem has continued to persist.
Now they are suggesting that they “followed the line all the way downstairs and that a tenant could be using a portable washer/dryer which draws too much water and may be causing the noise”.
What’s the chances they always run it when I’m taking a shower at night (times vary greatly), why doesn’t it happen when the bath is running, how does using a portable washer/dryer change how much water they are getting from their pipes?
Does this sound as ridiculous to you as it does to me?
Wtf is happening?