Tuesday 2 May 2017

Water hammer when tap turned on

Water hammer is caused by pressure waves running thru the piping due to a sudden change in line pressure (i.e. turning the water on or off). How to fix a water hammer in your water lines. Knocking in pipes when hot tap turned on.

Oct 2011cold water pipes banging when turned offpostsNov 2008Peculiar noise something to do with hot waterpostsOct 2005Clunk noise when taps turned off. Water hammer is very common and can be fixed if there is a problem. If I dare to turn on the cold tap over the bathroom basin it will go fine. Water hammer is that bang or clattering you get when you shut the tap .

May 20- I shut off the main water supply in the evening to replace the shower cartridge. I came back the next afternoon to finish the job. Oct 20- About months ago, I noticed that when I turned on the faucet,. Or is it something else entirely, like water hammer?


The water pressure is very good here and we have turned it down. Water hammer goes bang when you open the tap, then bang when you .

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