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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    It was just a tiny one 0.16L I had lying around just to test it out. It’s charged to 3.5bar. If it reduces the noise I’m on the right...
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    Thanks! Fixed it! Hammer arrestor on the inlet before the ICG. Must be because of the PRV stepping it down from 4 bar to 3 bar was...
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    Taconite5 reacted to Johntheo5's post in the thread Water hammer with Thanks Thanks.
    Try that then, why not.
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    Ok. Just need to do some rerouting of piping. I only asked because putting it before the ICG would have been easier as it’s in a...
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    Hi thanks for checking. I think you’re right that ball valve has a check valve in it!! Missed that! This that hammer arrestor is...
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    Hi can you help me make sense of this... I've fitted a pressure gauge to my system. It reads 4.5Bar initially, but if I open and close...
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    Sorry I meant - we have a shock arrestor which is on the main pipe right after the water meter to the house. So ages ago I checked the...
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    So I had a brain wave tonight....there's already an arrestor after our water meter into the property.....now I've tried charging this...
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    Taconite5 reacted to Johntheo5's post in the thread Water hammer with Thanks Thanks.
    Off the mains may work.
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    So back thinking of putting an arrestor on the main inlet or off the balanced connection......ever seen this being done before? Just...
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    Spoke too soon! Back again this morning!
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    I was debating today whether to buy one. It’s so much quieter now.
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    Think I fixed it! Strainer had loads of gunk in it! The reason why I never questioned this is I thought it would be the first thing a...
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    hmmm Here's more info - so if I open another tap even just a trickle and go and open and close another the noise doesn't happen.
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    Taconite5 replied to the thread Water hammer.
    The guarantee ran out anyway due to a lack of commissioning docs. The installer is ignoring me requests so kinda just given up. It’s...
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