![]() ![]() Never underestimate the value of a sharp pencil or good light. 5 minutes and a few pipe straps fixed (silenced) a nuisance problem they had lived with for the 22 years they had lived there.ĭoes the hammer occur only when water is shut off suddenly? like a washing machine solenoid, dishwasher or toilet valve? Or does it happen when the water heater is heating? I used to have a gas water heater that would make a racket when heating - the cure was to drain the heater down to flush sludge / scale from the bottom of the tank - needed to be done about yearly. Every time the toilet in the rear bathroom shut off from a fill - it would bang. The run crossed the underside of several joists. Had a totally unanchored 12' run of 1/2" pipe in a crawlspace. Some expansion tanks have a piston and spring that the pressure works against. Some tanks have a bladder inside that expands as a liquid is forced inside under pressure. When putting an expansion in an abnormal position (specifically sideways or horizontally), make sure to support the tank. Whether oriented uprightly, horizontally, or even upside down, the expansion tank will function properly without any adverse effects. I was working on a guy's house fixing a few problems in prep for sale. Can you install an expansion tank upside down - Quora Answer (1 of 6): This would depend on the tank. Expansion tanks can be installed in any direction. I would also look at the anchoring of the pipes in the area where you hear the hammer. Ditto Workshopjon's post about draining pipes to recharge arrestors, don't know about the Watts tank, but it just sounds like an overgrown air chamber to me.
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