The irritating sound of the dripping water from a faucet or from a leaking roof during the rainy season has kept generations of people awake at night. The noise has been extremely frustrating that ...

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Q: This is about a condo on a slab. I hear an occasional drip sound in our bathroom walls, very occasional; sometimes prominent after using water. No evidence of leak. Could it be pipe ...

Scientists have solved the riddle behind one of the most recognisable, and annoying, household sounds: the dripping tap. And crucially, they have also identified a simple solution to stop it, which ...

Does the sound of a leaky faucet drive you nuts? Dish soap might save you, scientists claim. Until this week, no one understood how dripping water makes that infuriating "plink." In a paper published ...

If you've got a leaky faucet, that drip-drip-drip sound can drive you insane—especially at nighttime. Here's an easy way to keep it quiet. Photo by sfxeric. Leaky faucets can be difficult to discover ...

The cold blast that has dropped low temperatures to the single digits, breaking water mains in Rock Hill this week, is expected to last a few more nights. That cold air brings a potential problem: ...

From clanking radiators and creaky floors to gurgling toilets and dripping pipes, your home can sometimes make a cacophony of sounds. It’s important to know the difference between noises that are ...