Watter Hammer
 

I have 15 year old house with city water. I just started to hear
pipes
bang "Water Hammer" I am not sure if this was coming before or just
came to my attention. I moved in this house about a year ago. I have
replaced every single fill valve in all the toilets. No matter which
faucet I turn on the noise is always there. It comes when any water
is
turned on including dishwasher, washer, toilet shower or any other
faucet in the house. I don't want to install water arrestor all over
my house. This happens on both hot and cold water. I have read
multiple articles on the website and tried variuos things including
flusing out the entire system by shuting main valve and then closing
all facuet starting from basement. By the way the basement is
finished
and looks like all pipes are nicely secured & anchored. Any help or
suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

The noise comes when we close the faucet and it loud ban

Thanks
Ann

Watter Hammer
 

On Mar 25, 11:12 am, wrote:
I have 15 year old house with city water. I just started to hear
pipes
bang "Water Hammer" I am not sure if this was coming before or just
came to my attention. I moved in this house about a year ago. I have
replaced every single fill valve in all the toilets. No matter which
faucet I turn on the noise is always there. It comes when any water
is
turned on including dishwasher, washer, toilet shower or any other
faucet in the house. I don't want to install water arrestor all over
my house. This happens on both hot and cold water. I have read
multiple articles on the website and tried variuos things including
flusing out the entire system by shuting main valve and then closing
all facuet starting from basement. By the way the basement is
finished
and looks like all pipes are nicely secured & anchored. Any help or
suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

The noise comes when we close the faucet and it loud ban

If you hear a loud "BAN", your landlord has most likely banned you
from this home. You probably did not pay your rent. LEAVE NOW -
YOU'RE BANNED !!!!

By the way. Your landlord is probably in the basement banging on the
pipes. He wants you out of there....... LEAVE NOW !!!!!

Thanks
Ann

Watter Hammer
 

Wow....! What great advise. Lucky to have such an expert stepping up.
Looks like Bammer has little to do.

"HammerBammer" wrote in message
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On Mar 25, 11:12 am, wrote:
I have 15 year old house with city water. I just started to hear
pipes
bang "Water Hammer" I am not sure if this was coming before or just
came to my attention. I moved in this house about a year ago. I have
replaced every single fill valve in all the toilets. No matter which
faucet I turn on the noise is always there. It comes when any water
is
turned on including dishwasher, washer, toilet shower or any other
faucet in the house. I don't want to install water arrestor all over
my house. This happens on both hot and cold water. I have read
multiple articles on the website and tried variuos things including
flusing out the entire system by shuting main valve and then closing
all facuet starting from basement. By the way the basement is
finished
and looks like all pipes are nicely secured & anchored. Any help or
suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

The noise comes when we close the faucet and it loud ban

If you hear a loud "BAN", your landlord has most likely banned you
from this home. You probably did not pay your rent. LEAVE NOW -
YOU'RE BANNED !!!!

By the way. Your landlord is probably in the basement banging on the
pipes. He wants you out of there....... LEAVE NOW !!!!!

Thanks
Ann

Watter Hammer
 

wrote in message
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I have 15 year old house with city water. I just started to hear
pipes
bang "Water Hammer" I am not sure if this was coming before or just
came to my attention. I moved in this house about a year ago. I have
replaced every single fill valve in all the toilets. No matter which
faucet I turn on the noise is always there. It comes when any water
is
turned on including dishwasher, washer, toilet shower or any other
faucet in the house. I don't want to install water arrestor all over
my house. This happens on both hot and cold water. I have read
multiple articles on the website and tried variuos things including
flusing out the entire system by shuting main valve and then closing
all facuet starting from basement. By the way the basement is
finished
and looks like all pipes are nicely secured & anchored. Any help or
suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

The noise comes when we close the faucet and it loud ban

Thanks
Ann


Most water hammer is from the lack of air in the lines. I don't know if
they piped air chambers in the system. The common way I've seen it done is
to pipe a T at your supply's at you sinks & lavi's then put a piece of pipe
about 12" facing up in the wall with a cap on it. this traps air. I read
your about shutting off the main and closing all faucets. What you want to
do is drain all the water from the system open every valve find the lowest
fixture let it all drain. Then recharge the system. ( I.m not sure if that's
what you did already ) If they did pipe air chambers in the house over time
the water absorbs the air. Have you tried shutting off the water slowing?

Watter Hammer
 

On 25 Mar 2007 09:12:04 -0700, wrote:

This happens on both hot and cold water. I have read
multiple articles on the website and tried variuos things including
flusing out the entire system by shuting main valve and then closing
all facuet starting from basement. By the way the basement is
finished

I missed the word "closing". Did you first open all the faucets and
let them all stay open at the same time until nothing dripped out.

If you only open one faucet for example, while the main valve is
closed, not too much will drip out because there is little way for air
to get into the system. If you open the highest faucet in the house
at the same time, that will help a lot, and if you have someone
watching a lower faucet at the same time, I think you should see that.

That still leaves water in the pipes from the main valve to the first
branch, but I think that will drain out eventually. Just wait until
the water stops dripping.

Then there is the hot water. I wonder if you can just open the
faucents and don't have to drain the tank. It would depend on whether
the T thing with the pipe pointing up was before or after the water
heater. I don't have one so I don't know.

Anyone nearby with a house like yours without a finished laundry room?


My laundry room, and that is where the water comes in and spreads out,
is not finished so I'm pretty sure I don't have these things. You may
not either, but otoh, if you didn't change your hoses to metal ones or
do anything else to create water hammer, maybe you do.

Watter Hammer
 

wrote in message
oups.com...
I have 15 year old house with city water. I just started to hear
pipes
bang "Water Hammer" I am not sure if this was coming before or just
came to my attention. I moved in this house about a year ago. I have
replaced every single fill valve in all the toilets. No matter which
faucet I turn on the noise is always there. It comes when any water
is
turned on including dishwasher, washer, toilet shower or any other
faucet in the house. I don't want to install water arrestor all over
my house. This happens on both hot and cold water. I have read
multiple articles on the website and tried variuos things including
flusing out the entire system by shuting main valve and then closing
all facuet starting from basement. By the way the basement is
finished
and looks like all pipes are nicely secured & anchored. Any help or
suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

The noise comes when we close the faucet and it loud ban

Thanks
Ann


All you need is a water hammer suppressor. I happen to have one. Fifty
bucks and it's yours. Money in small unmarked bills, please.

Or, your own water hammer supressors can be made by you. All it involves is
installing a vertical piece of water pipe/copper tubing/PVC/whatever into
your existing lines at one or more places in your house. The highest point
is a good starting place, and if it doesn't solve the problem, add them on
lower floors/points. They can be installed by simply cutting the lines and
installing compression fittings or glue in PVC. All they are is a vertical
of at least a foot with a cap on top. Air accumulates over the time, or the
process can be speeded up by turning off the house water, opening the lines
for a couple of minutes, closing the faucets, and turning on the water. The
air can never escape.

When a shock of water hits the vertical column of air, the air compresses,
taking the hammer noise out.

If you don't want the water hammer supressor that I am selling, could you
send me fifty bucks anyway for giving you the solution?

I think this will work for "watter", too.

Steve

Watter Hammer
 

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:03:54 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:


All you need is a water hammer suppressor. I happen to have one. Fifty
bucks and it's yours. Money in small unmarked bills, please.

Is it available for download, perhaps at a lower price?

I just got a new hardware modem, and I'm looking forward to using it.

If it works well, I'm going to buy a food and liquor modem.

Watter Hammer
 

too funny!!!! lol.
replace all copper plumbing with IPEX to eliminate water hammer. when
the pex explodes in ten years you can replumb with copper and include
the anti hammer chambers downloadable from my site
www.homesonhomes.ca

On Mar 25, 8:31 pm, mm wrote:
On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:03:54 -0700, "Steve B"

wrote:

All you need is a water hammer suppressor. I happen to have one. Fifty
bucks and it's yours. Money in small unmarked bills, please.

Is it available for download, perhaps at a lower price?

I just got a new hardware modem, and I'm looking forward to using it.

If it works well, I'm going to buy a food and liquor modem.

Watter Hammer
 

On 25 Mar 2007 09:12:04 -0700, wrote:

I have 15 year old house with city water. I just started to hear
pipes
bang "Water Hammer" I am not sure if this was coming before or just
came to my attention. I moved in this house about a year ago. I have
replaced every single fill valve in all the toilets. No matter which
faucet I turn on the noise is always there. It comes when any water
is
turned on including dishwasher, washer, toilet shower or any other
faucet in the house. I don't want to install water arrestor all over
my house. This happens on both hot and cold water. I have read
multiple articles on the website and tried variuos things including
flusing out the entire system by shuting main valve and then closing
all facuet starting from basement. By the way the basement is
finished
and looks like all pipes are nicely secured & anchored. Any help or
suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

The noise comes when we close the faucet and it loud ban

Thanks
Ann

Rats didn't see this question. Big noise after closing sounds more
like water hammer.

You might have water pressure too high, and this could require a real
plumber to check it out. So imho, bite the bullet and look for
references for a good plumber. IMHO ofcourse.

tom @ www.MeetANewFriend.com