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.
- 1Push the knob towards the faucet when closing it
- 2Clean the aerator
- 3Turn the supply stops all the way on
- 4Zip tying the hot water pipe to something solid under the cabinet
- 5Installing water hammer arrestors
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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