ctgo4it Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I inspected a house today, when the hot water is opened there is a terrible banging in the pipes, I guess air? What are recommendations to give for this? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 That is known as water hammer. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-water-hammer.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 usually $25 fix or per bob villa, $10 and you can do it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Do you hear the noise when the valve is being opened or closed? If you get the noise when opening a valve, I would say the valve washer is loose and rattling against the seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctgo4it Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I wanted to say it's water hammer, but it's not when the valve is bbeing opened or closed. It happens while the water is running. The water would be queitly flowing, then the banging starts till the water is shut off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisprickett Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Is the water supply coming from a well? Could be getting air in the holding tank. When I lived in Stamford, CT, we had the same issue. Every couple of months I had to bleed the air from the tank, and then it would go away for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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