BU364 Preventing noise in plumbing installations (1998)
Product Description
The transport of fluids through a pipe system will always generate sound energy due to vibrations caused by the mechanical forces involved.
Noises generated by poorly designed pipework within a completed building structure are often very difficult to eliminate or reduce. Protection against noise generation should be a basic responsibility of both the designer and installer of the pipework.
This bulletin looks at the causes of noise in plumbing services for:
- high-pressure/high-velocity systems
- low-pressure systems
- outlets and fittings
- gravity discharge systems.
It also looks at options to minimise noise and nuisance from plumbing installations generally.