any plummers or people that know about it

[perthute]

hey guys/girls

im allmost finished renovating my home and i have ''water hammer'' all day all night :(
to stop it i turn off a tap that comes from or feeds the solar hot water system , the hammer stops straight away but then all the hot taps dont work ,

i have moved plumming in the bathroom and kitchen
and just installed retic, the problem happened not long after the retic but the retic is on cold water so i was thinking turning off the mains water might of stuffed up my hot water system or the hot water system has a fault
dont wanna get ripped off with call out fee's ect ect

can anyone help is this a common problem ? i can weld copper pipe ect ect so if you think you know wat the problem is i can get the parts and try it but happy to do a cashie

[MMM]

tap washer?

[perthute]

cheers
but
all the taps in my house a new

[MMM]

Were old taps removed and new ones put in?

They might of left the old washers in.

[Socrates]

run alll all your taps at the same time to get some air out of your system if any.

[perthute]

all new taps new washers ect ect

have tryed running all the taps

cheers

maybe ill have to call a plummer :(

[MMM]

i think there are some plumbers on this site just wait a bit and they should respond.

[Mad_Aussie]

Do you have any pressure valves or air chambers in your system? I was having the same issue as the water pressure was too high for my dodgey pipes, installed a pressure valve and made the problem go away

[Anaru]

Do you have any pressure valves or air chambers in your system? I was having the same issue as the water pressure was too high for my dodgey pipes, installed a pressure valve and made the problem go away

^^^^
Best mate is a plummber and said this is one of the most common problem/solution.

If you need a plumber I can pass on his details. Cheaper than most plumbers and dose a top job.

[_S9_]

fuck can anyone spell PLUMBER correctly in this thread?

[PHIL]

i used to work for solar hart and can tell that itll be the copper piping needs securing about every metre or so smash some clips on. piece of piss to do usually half inch or 3/4'' pipes. the trick is just finding wich pipe is doing it

[perthute]

sorry im dyslexic

[Jazza]

It's water pipes so they should be 15mm. It's just the copper pipes moving around. You just need to secure them properly. As above the problem will be finding the pipe/s. If you have problems with plumbing in the cavity walls its a big job..
A pressure limiting valve will reduce the pressure and thus the pipes won't be forced to move around as much but this may then reduce your water pressure out of the taps associated with that valve so you're not really fixing the issue.

[mitchy]

when i used to manage a plumbing supply store, we sold anti-hammer valves...
dunno if they were just a gimmick or not though.

[DT95WA]

Ask Miss 13B to take a pic of the part we replaced.... fixed her water hammer problem near the hot water system

[Friar]

im a plumber and there could be a couple of problems sounds to me like its a pressure problem but i could be wrong clipping pipes may help if house is old but usually not likely i can come have a look sometime soon for a small cash fee pm your details and i will give you a ring

ps an plumbers dont rip ppl off on call out fees you pay for there expert knowledge hahah

[Turbo2.6L]

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k20/Bugeaterbrewing/plumberscrack.jpg

[perthute]

so i installed a anti hammer thingo last night its 80% better so thinking of buy a second one and it should sort out the problem

99% of my copper pipes at in the brick walls so cant realy do much there :/

thanks for all the help guys

[Nelos e46]

so i installed a anti hammer thingo last night its 80% better so thinking of buy a second one and it should sort out the problem

99% of my copper pipes at in the brick walls so cant realy do much there :/

thanks for all the help guys

mate, i got the same issue recently did renos also.

I put in a hammer arrestter (anti hammer thingo) but it only help that tap.

id recommened to get a plumber out, since those arrestters cost 30-50 dollars each and to do each tap will cost a bit, cheaper to get someone out to fix it imo.

good luck