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Default Water Hammer In Kitchen Faucet

On 08-30-2013 12:10, DerbyDad03 wrote:
You want to have some play in both directions. If the valve is fully open
up against the stop and it jams up due to corrosion, you may have trouble
closing it. The best practice is to open a valve all the way and then close


Or due to the water flow changing the temperature of the parts and
therefore their size.

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