How to Fix Faucet Hammering
Many reasons exist why a faucet might cause a banging noise, but two of the most common are water hammer and sediment build up in the hot water tank. They cause irritating noises and damage, but fixing them is simple. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Fix Water Hammer
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Turn the water main to your house all the way off.
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Run all of your faucets, sinks, showers, tubs and hose spigots until everything has drained completely. Turn all the faucets off.
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Turn the water main back on and turn on each faucet in the house, one at a time, until the water is flowing through each of them and there are no more air bubbles.
Fix Sediment Build Up in your Water Heater
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Set your water heater to the "Pilot" setting if it is gas, or flip the circuit breaker assigned to it off if it is electric. You do not want the burners lighting up or the elements turning on during the flush.
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Thread the garden hose on to the drain at the bottom of the water heater, and let the other end of the hose go down a drain or outside.
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Turn off the valve that allows cold water to enter at the top of the water heater, and open the temperature and pressure relief valve lever near it.
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Open the drain valve at the bottom of the water heater attached to the hose. When the hose runs clear, close the drain valve and remove the garden hose from it. Push the pressure relief valve lever down again, and open the cold water inlet.
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Run a hot water faucet in the house until there are no more air bubbles, and set the temperature for the hot water heater again on a gas system or flip the circuit breaker back on for an electric one.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep children, pets and other people away from the water draining out of the hose. You do not want them to scald.
