singing shower head

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#11  
thanks guys - I have already changed the shower head 2 times. I will keep looking & listening & listening. Also I 'm going to change out the pressure tank - I think the bladder is broken. if I find the cure, I will let you know
 
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#12  
Well 3 years have passed & I still have a singing shower head - what is different since 3 years ago - unrelated updates to water system were a new well pump & a new pressure tank, system still sings - what I do notice when singing occurs is that if I push down on the faucet diverter handle is that the noise will lessen or go away, water pressure has an effect on the singing noise volume. I know this is a crazy thing to write about but the singing annoys me and I like to think I can fix anything. lol
 
   / singing shower head #13  
Well 3 years have passed & I still have a singing shower head - what is different since 3 years ago - unrelated updates to water system were a new well pump & a new pressure tank, system still sings - what I do notice when singing occurs is that if I push down on the faucet diverter handle is that the noise will lessen or go away, water pressure has an effect on the singing noise volume. I know this is a crazy thing to write about but the singing annoys me and I like to think I can fix anything. lol

Change the spout or diverter handle assembly. Any water come out of the spout while the shower is on?
 
   / singing shower head #14  
One at my Mom's sings but it's the guest room bath so ... I think it is the diverter assembly too. The hotter the water the louder it sings.
 
   / singing shower head #15  
I had this exact problem with one shower in our house. Didn't find the cause until the valve finally started to leak and drip just a bit. I removed the valve cartridge to replace the o-rings and found a tiny (about 1/8" dia) flake of solder that evidently came loose from inside the pipes somewhere and lodged at the cartridge. The flake would vibrate or cause the water stream to vibrate just right so that it would sing.

- Jay
 
   / singing shower head #16  
I recently replaced my submersible pump with a new variable speed pump. The old pressure tank was replaced with a small, 1 gallon size. Every time water is being used the pressure sensor keeps the pump running fast enough to keep the pressure constant. Prior to this, my shower head would sing when the pressure in the tank dropped near 40psi, and would temporarily stop when the pump pressure rose to 60psi, then resume singing on the way back down to 40psi.
 
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#17  
Aching Back & dave 1949 Yea that basically how my shower acts also with the pressure rise and fall I will replace my faucet.
 
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   / singing shower head #18  
been tempted so many times to get away from the bathtub spout "pull up plunger" and go with a couple more handles on the wall.

1 hot, 1 cold, 1 bath tub spout, 1 shower head, (2nd shower head on a house for cleaning dogs). in the mix in the wall, a hot/cold anti scold mixer.
 

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