Q: When the water reaches the fill level in my washing machine and the agitation cycle starts, I always hear a loud series of bangs in the pipes behind the wall. What’s causing this? Will it harm the ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oatey Co. (Oatey) announces the launch of Quiet Pipes® Water Hammer Arrestors, servicing a full range of commercial and residential applications. Quiet Pipes is designed to ...

Minnesota adopted a new plumbing code in January of this year and, of course, that brought many new plumbing code requirements. I blogged about the new Minnesota plumbing code earlier this year, but ...

The report covers all the essential information on water hammer, including what it is, how to identify it, and the risks associated with it. It also provides step-by-step instructions on how to repair ...

Kansas City based rough plumbing manufacturer, Sioux Chief, announced its latest Engineer Report, Water Hammer Control. KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Kansas City based rough plumbing manufacturer, Sioux Chief, ...

Q: Every time I turn off the water faucet in my laundry room, it sounds like someone is banging on the wall. Is my house possessed by evil spirits? Please help. The noise is frightening my kids. A: ...

Q: I live in a first-floor unit in a 344-unit building that opened in 2006. There is a loud knocking when someone turns off the bathtub/shower, dishwasher or washing machine and when the ice maker ...

Q: It happened suddenly. The plumbing pipes in the bathroom would "hammer" whenever the toilet was flushed. We read your suggested remedy (drain the system) in your Aug. 30 column, and tried it. It ...

When you turn off the faucet in your bathroom, the water rushing through the pipes does not magically stop. Like any matter, it has mass and momentum, and when it slams into a closed valve, it ...

The water hammer effect is an impact load that is commonly misunderstood but has a huge impact on pressure transducers. Water hammers or pulse loads are created when water flows are stopped or started ...