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"petek" wrote in message roups.com...

I do not think turning down the main stopcock is a sensible solution.

Can you explain why this is not a sensible solution? I was only going
to try half a turn at atime until the banging stops.

Well if you want a proper solution to the problem you really want to
work out what is directly causing the banging and then rectify that.
Turning the stopcock down MAY reduce or disguise the problem, but you
might open yourself up to other annoying plumbing phenomena, such as
not being able to have a shower whilst someone else is running the tap
at the kitchen sink without being burnt alive or starved of water.

Thnaks for all your replies and just to let you know how we got on
(and for the benefit of others with the same pronblem). Delay in
replying is that my son lives in Sheffield and I live in Lancashire so
have only just visited him again. I turned down the main stopcock
about 1/2 turn and Bingo! - no banging when we turn off the taps. It
might not be the "proper solution" but it works and so far no knock on
effects. Thanks again to everybody for their help.