How do i prevent water hammer?
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Jason
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I get really loud banging in my walls when using the tap, toilet, washing machine (very old house ). .
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Sounds like the old pipes came loose from what was holding them tacked down. Very common in older homes. About the only remedy would be to find those water pipes and tie them down again.
that sounds like you have air in your pipes ... I would call plumber to help yu out with that
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Hello,
Sounds as though you have an air lock, call in a Plumber to sort it!
Hi Jason, you will need to try to figure out where the hammering is happening, then you can open the wall or hopefully just add some water pipe strapping to it. Right now your pipes are moving and that is bound to cause a leak.
Here's a post that might help - https://www.bobvila.com/articles/water-hammer/#:~:text=Stabilize%20loose%20water%2Dsupply%20lines%20to%20prevent%20banging.&text=To%20stop%20the%20banging%2C%20tighten,that%20offer%20additional%20vibration%20reduction.
There are air trap devises that can be installed in your pipes. Air creates a cushion and dampens the air-hammer.
Sounds like you could have a loose pipe in the house. Our water pipes going through the roof were the issue. The brackets holding them down had come loose. We also had a little gadget attached to our tape that help. I believe it could be called a water hammer. here is some info to help you. https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/plumbing/how-to-fix-pipes5.htm