Why does my faucet honk when I close it?
The honking noise happens because a loose or vibrating valve component resonates under water pressure when the flow is suddenly cut off. This vibration can often be stopped by pushing the knob or replacing worn internal washers.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Push the knob towards the faucet when closing itDid this help you?
- 2Clean the aeratorDid this help you?
- 3Turn the supply stops all the way onDid this help you?
- 4Zip tying the hot water pipe to something solid under the cabinetDid this help you?
- 5Installing water hammer arrestorsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Every time I close faucet it honks, unless I push the knob towards the faucet.”source ↗
“When I turn on the hot side, there is a rattling noise. I just installed this faucet with new hoses.”source ↗