Everyone at home keeps telling me I just never noticed it before, that it's always made those sounds. But I don't agree, and I feel like it wasn't doing that before. Otherwise why would I suddenly start noticing it and even getting worried about it.

I always react to any new sounds in the house. I feel like that's just normal, because anything new naturally grabs your attention, and when it comes to plumbing, it always signals some kind of problem to me.

Why even guess honestly? People try to guess whether there's a problem or not like they're making some huge life changing decision. Just call, message, reach out to plumbers likehttps://bens.plumbing/areas/capitol-hill/water-heater-repair/ and let a professional check it all out. And even if everything's fine and you just pay for the visit itself, it's not like that's some crazy amount of money worth stressing over.