Hi,
Advance apologies for this long post, but please read !
We developed an annoying water hammer ( I think our supplier suddenly increased the pressure)
So I fitted a long piece of 22mm in the loft to trap some air to act as a buffer. This worked a treat, taking out all the noise. BUT about 3 weeks it came back, so I drained the tube and it worked again, for another 3 weeks.
Fed up with this short term (i don't want to keep having to drain this tube) I bought some "mini resters" from local plumbers and fitted to washing machine, toliet etc... The one on the washing machine worked and took out the hammer, but none of the others seem to have any effect.
Then for no reason, the washing machine is now causing the hammer again, even with this mini rester on it.
I went back in the loft, redrained the tube and also lengthened it to see if it will stay OK and all was back good again - no hammer.
Now 1 week on, the hammers back and even re-draining the tube it won't go away.
My question is WHY, oh WHY can't i get rid of this water hammer and why when it worked before do these mini resters and my long length of upright pipe in the loft won't work and make it stop, yet it was all working before - no pipework has been changed ! It's as if the water has discovered these and is bypassing them deliberately !!!???
Any suggestions or help please as it's driving me mad!
Thanks.
Nick
Advance apologies for this long post, but please read !
We developed an annoying water hammer ( I think our supplier suddenly increased the pressure)
So I fitted a long piece of 22mm in the loft to trap some air to act as a buffer. This worked a treat, taking out all the noise. BUT about 3 weeks it came back, so I drained the tube and it worked again, for another 3 weeks.
Fed up with this short term (i don't want to keep having to drain this tube) I bought some "mini resters" from local plumbers and fitted to washing machine, toliet etc... The one on the washing machine worked and took out the hammer, but none of the others seem to have any effect.
Then for no reason, the washing machine is now causing the hammer again, even with this mini rester on it.
I went back in the loft, redrained the tube and also lengthened it to see if it will stay OK and all was back good again - no hammer.
Now 1 week on, the hammers back and even re-draining the tube it won't go away.
My question is WHY, oh WHY can't i get rid of this water hammer and why when it worked before do these mini resters and my long length of upright pipe in the loft won't work and make it stop, yet it was all working before - no pipework has been changed ! It's as if the water has discovered these and is bypassing them deliberately !!!???
Any suggestions or help please as it's driving me mad!
Thanks.
Nick