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[Colin G]

I thought this was going to be a post about flatulance  i get similar noises from my internal pipes usually after a round of egg sarnies 😆

[Lizzie Zoom]

Is it like a mooing noise?

Yes, it could be a right cow of a problem

Sorry, couldn't resist!

On a serious note in my plumbing experience the noise is often caused by air in the system as previously suggested.  If the water has been cut off, say during the night for some reason by the water board, air can travel into your pipes. Have you tried turning ALL your cold water tapes on at the same time? I take it the noise only comes on when the cold tapes are used?  Try that before looking for loose pipes.

[STEMO]

I thought this was going to be a post about flatulance  i get similar noises from my internal pipes usually after a round of egg sarnies 😆

I have been known to play amazing grace after a spicy kebab 

[cam.in.head]

Oh, I pray that you are wrong, your Sirship - I'd need the man from the waterboard to turn the water off whilst I change it!

Ron.

...  do you not have a main tap outside your house as well as the main one inside.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Oh, I pray that you are wrong, your Sirship - I'd need the man from the waterboard to turn the water off whilst I change it!

Ron.

..  do you not have a main tap outside your house as well as the main one inside.

Yes you don't need the man from the waterboard to turn the supply off at the main stopcock outside.  Unless you've an old brass thing that's seized up.... 

Try opening and closing your internal stopcock a few times.  You never know!   

[Bigron]

Lizzie, before your post I did turn on every cold tap fully and flushed the toilet - no improvement. I have also tried several positions of the stopcock under the kitchen sink quite a few times with the same negative result. I don't have any other stopcock that is accessible by me.

Ron.

P.S. I will get you back for that cringeworthy pun, Lizzie, just you wait!

[Lizzie Zoom]

Lizzie, before your post I did turn on every cold tap fully and flushed the toilet - no improvement. I have also tried several positions of the stopcock under the kitchen sink quite a few times with the same negative result. I don't have any other stopcock that is accessible by me.

Ron.

P.S. I will get you back for that cringeworthy pun, Lizzie, just you wait!

 

[ronnyd]

If Anglian Water have been messing with the pipes around your area that might be your problem, it,s worth a check, I had it happen a few years ago.

[Bigron]

In what way would they have been messing about with the pipes, ronnyd? They seem always to have the roads around here up for some reason or other, so what you say doesn't surprise me; if it IS down to them, I can't see how I can prove it, let alone get them to correct the problem! 

Ron.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I don't have any other stopcock that is accessible by me.

You don't have another stopcock in the pavement or street outside of your property Ron?

[Bigron]

Um, I'm not sure, your Sirship. If there is one, doesn't the man who walks around in a circle with a special tool have to come along and deal with it? Then he woulkd have to wait around whilst I attempt to replace the washer in a 50-year-old stopcock!  UNCOOL 

Ron.

[frostbite]

Ours make a whaling sound, I think its due to the worn seals as they drip allot is not closed off hard

[Rods2]

As others have said you should have a waterboard stop valve which YOU can turn on and off. They are normally situated near the enterence to your drive and are under a small metal or plastic flap on the pavement or road if there is no pavement. The old type use a square end tool which each household were supplied with by the water company when the house was connected to the main supply. The new ones are plastic and turned off by hand, so no special tool needed. Holy cow, if you live in a hard water area, as the old type valve will almost certainly be seized solis if it hasn't been used for years.