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 ...

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 ...

Water hammer in steam systems isn’t just loud—it’s dangerous. In this video, our boiler experts break down what water hammer is, why it happens, and how to prevent it in your facility. You’ll learn ...

• Water hammer can affect most any fluid system with rapidly changing flows. • It can rupture or collapse pipes, uproot or damage supports, and break connections to equipment. • Solutions include well ...

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: ...

When needed, surge tanks can provide a critical feature to the hydraulic design of hydropower projects. Principally, they can mitigate the overpressure effects of pressure transients or water hammer ...