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Water hammers are a problem

@ June 1, 2012 3:16 PM in leaky pipe?

Water hammers are a symptom of an unhealthy system, and are often correlated with leaks.

Generally water hammers are triggered by specific actions, like flushing the toilet, turning on the dishwasher, etc...

Persistant pipe banging could be something else. But figuring out the cause of the noise is very important.

If you're still hearing it, consider reading these: http://www.plumbingmart.com/water-hammer-information.html   or  http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/plumbing/how-to-fix-pipes4.htm

they helped me understand water hammers/pipe banging a little better, although I still think they can be a puzzle!

Water hammers are a problem

@ June 1, 2012 3:16 PM in leaky pipe?

Water hammers are a symptom of an unhealthy system, and are often correlated with leaks.

Generally water hammers are triggered by specific actions, like flushing the toilet, turning on the dishwasher, etc...

Persistant pipe banging could be something else. But figuring out the cause of the noise is very important.

If you're still hearing it, consider reading these: http://www.plumbingmart.com/water-hammer-information.html   or  http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/plumbing/how-to-fix-pipes4.htm

they helped me understand water hammers/pipe banging a little better, although I still think they can be a puzzle!

You can use jackets on Float/thermostatic traps

@ June 1, 2012 2:15 PM in insulation on steam traps

Float/thermostatic traps are one of the steam traps that are ok to
insulate with jackets - http://www.thermaxxjackets.com/what-types-of-steam-traps-can-you-insulate/

As long as you'll recover the cost of the jacket in your energy savings, and use a jacket that fits and is easy enough to remove that it doesn't inhibit maintenance of the steam trap, it sounds like a good idea.

web sites

@ May 15, 2012 12:10 PM in Pipe insulation

These guys make a lot of removable fiberglass pipe insulation - http://www.ThermaxxJackets.com
Other names that come up for bigger jobs for pipe insulation blankets are Advanced Thermal, Coverflex, and Firwin.