Loud banging when we shut off water faucets.
2007-04-03 03:11:30 · 6 answers · asked by Jack G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
They make commercial hammer arrestors. These are usually installed on each fixtures pipes in the wall. What you may want to try is putting either one of these on the cold and hot water lines at your water heater. You can also add a tee in those lines and a capped off pipe about 12" high on each line. We did this in Florida.
2007-04-03 03:17:58 · answer #1 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The proper way to correct this is to add expansion chambers on the end of each pipe in the wall. This would require opening the wall at each fixture.
If you do not want to go to this trouble a good fix would be to shut off the water to the entire house. Open every valve or faucet and all the water to drain out. Close every valve and faucet and slowly turn the water back on to the house. This will cause the faucets to sputter air the first time they are used, but what this does is replentish the air in the expansion chambers on the water lines, if there are any.
This could be a simple, no cost fix to your problem.
2007-04-04 11:48:30 · answer #2 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first step is to check your water pressure. You can buy a gauge to hook up to a garden hose at home depot for 3-5 dollars. Usually 50-60 psi is adequate for a residence. To adjust this, go to where your water enters the house. You should have a pressure regulator within 2 feet of the water shut off. It is a round brass fixture with a bolt sticking straight out, with a lock nut. Loosen the lock nut, and turn IN to lower the pressure. Run some water, shut everything off, and recheck the pressure. If this doesn't work, then the hammer arrestors work well.
2007-04-03 11:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you always had this problem? or did it suddenly start up? you could try as the first person suggested.. drain all the pipes and very very slowly fill them back up again...
2007-04-03 12:02:51 · answer #4 · answered by MrFava 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh no !!!! you need your local plumber. He will come over and install an expansion tank and wa-la, problem solved.
There is still a place for your local pro.
2007-04-03 21:48:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try and belch the water line.
2007-04-03 10:17:22 · answer #6 · answered by Michael K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋