Comments on: Water Hammer / Noisy Pipes: Cause, Effect, Solution http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/ Home improvement and related topics from four evening and weekend warriors striving for the perfect homes... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:16:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: tom http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-10626 tom Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:28:49 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-10626 wow... I'm a new reader and I was browsing through your site and found this post... I've always wondered what was that racket every time the washing machine stops pulling in water. Now I know. I found these online and will be installing them today... http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=24696-1816-10660&lpage=none Thanks! wow… I’m a new reader and I was browsing through your site and found this post… I’ve always wondered what was that racket every time the washing machine stops pulling in water. Now I know. I found these online and will be installing them today…

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=24696-1816-10660&lpage=none

Thanks!

]]> By: Bill Hutchison http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-256 Bill Hutchison Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:49:39 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-256 I'll respond to Ethan here as well... I didn't bother getting the inline. I just turn the water on and off when I do the laundry and that has solved my hammer problem. I'm probably just cheap though, as I was told the inline adapters are actually quite cheap. I’ll respond to Ethan here as well…

I didn’t bother getting the inline. I just turn the water on and off when I do the laundry and that has solved my hammer problem.

I’m probably just cheap though, as I was told the inline adapters are actually quite cheap.

]]> By: steve http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-253 steve Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:47:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-253 Another solution is Anti-Hammer tap valves. These did the job for me. The ones I used are manufactured in Australia. Here's my post:<br/><br/>http://justshedstuff.blogspot.com/2008/03/diy-fix-water-hammer-solution.html<br/><br/>Steve Another solution is Anti-Hammer tap valves. These did the job for me. The ones I used are manufactured in Australia. Here’s my post:

http://justshedstuff.blogspot.com/2008/03/diy-fix-water-hammer-solution.html

Steve

]]> By: Ethan http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-236 Ethan Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-236 Jon,<br/><br/>Not sure if your just lucky or if there really is something about about your location. <br/><br/>Bill,<br/><br/>Did you just keep turning the water off or did you install the inline? Does the inline create any noises of its own? Jon,

Not sure if your just lucky or if there really is something about about your location.

Bill,

Did you just keep turning the water off or did you install the inline? Does the inline create any noises of its own?

]]> By: Bill Hutchison http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-235 Bill Hutchison Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-235 I actually found that just shutting off the water going into our washing machine when the machine isn't in use cut down on our water hammer.<br/><br/>Other then that I was told to add an inline adapter to our washing machine to cut out on the hammer. I actually found that just shutting off the water going into our washing machine when the machine isn’t in use cut down on our water hammer.

Other then that I was told to add an inline adapter to our washing machine to cut out on the hammer.

]]> By: Jon http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/projects/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-229 Jon Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:55:00 +0000 http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/general/water-hammer-noisy-pipes-cause-effect-solution/#comment-229 Must be something for houses north of the Mason Dixon line. I've lived in a couple of house and apartments through "The South" and never had any hammer issues....<br/><br/>-Jon Must be something for houses north of the Mason Dixon line. I’ve lived in a couple of house and apartments through “The South” and never had any hammer issues….

-Jon

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