Water Hammer Issues Brisbane
A common plumbing problem that our Brisbane plumbers are requested to solve is the issue of water hammer. This term is well known but solutions not so much. Have you ever used a kitchen tap to find that it makes a terrible clatter when shut off? Often in old toilet cisterns there may be a loud noise when flushed. Noisy pipes and noisy plumbing can sound bad enough through the day but may sound 100 times louder at night when most of the population is in bed sleeping. Water hammer is usually solved with minimum fuss and our plumbing Brisbane water hammer solutions can be the answer to solve your problems.
Typical water hammer issues include high water pressure on the cold water mains pipe that enters your property; this can be solved by installing a pressure reducing valve or a pressure limiting valve. Loose pipes or insufficiently clipped pipes can rattle inside walls and can often be difficult to access in order to fix but this is rarely the case. The single most common cause of water hammer is the easiest to fix and this is a simple washer, cistern washers and tap washers can be installed in minutes and are not only easy but cheap to fit.
There are other devices that can be installed in your home or workplace to eliminate water hammer but these are rarely needed. |