Hi All,
We have a four storey house (inc basement) and quite bad water hammer from the upper floor taps, particularly some of the hot taps and electric shower. Ground floor and basement taps all OK.
Have read up on causes of hammer, and presume it was un-clipped pipes moving around when the flow is stopped abruptly. Tried to identify the source of the noise, but struggled.
Nevertheless, have pulled up some floor-boards around where the sound is seemingly coming from, and clipped some pipes that wobbled a bit, making them much more secure.
Unfortunately, hammer is still there and I cant see any the pipes which i have revealed move at all.
Any ideas very welcome...!
Ive read about adjusting stop-cocks as a means of stopping hammer, is that the way forward?
There are a few valves with red circular handles that I have come across - one under the floorboards outside the bathroom, another just under the hot tap under the bath itself on the very top floor, etc.
Are these the stop-cocks, should I turn them...?
Thanks very much for your help!
We have a four storey house (inc basement) and quite bad water hammer from the upper floor taps, particularly some of the hot taps and electric shower. Ground floor and basement taps all OK.
Have read up on causes of hammer, and presume it was un-clipped pipes moving around when the flow is stopped abruptly. Tried to identify the source of the noise, but struggled.
Nevertheless, have pulled up some floor-boards around where the sound is seemingly coming from, and clipped some pipes that wobbled a bit, making them much more secure.
Unfortunately, hammer is still there and I cant see any the pipes which i have revealed move at all.
Any ideas very welcome...!
Ive read about adjusting stop-cocks as a means of stopping hammer, is that the way forward?
There are a few valves with red circular handles that I have come across - one under the floorboards outside the bathroom, another just under the hot tap under the bath itself on the very top floor, etc.
Are these the stop-cocks, should I turn them...?
Thanks very much for your help!