How To Fix Water Hammer Sprinkler

If the water hammer is still there close the valve a little more and repeat.

How to fix water hammer sprinkler. Continue this until the water hammer goes away. Now run the sprinkler system. Open a faucet on the top floor of your home. Then turn on a sink or valve on the lowest floor of your home either the basement or the ground floor. Start with the one.

There should be a valve located on each sprinkler head that lets you open up to get water flowing out. Attach a water hammer arrestor to the supply valve. Try bleeding the system like you would car brakes turn on the water. Watch the video for a simple solution that should make it stop. It also discusses the difference between water hammer and air in the pipes.

This relieves the pressure in the pipes and drains the water. This article discusses both the diagnosis of and how to fix water hammer. If the water hammer persists you need professional assistance. If your sprinkler system doesn t have a shut off you will need to install one close it down until it is about 50 closed. Hammer arrestors can be installed at any angle so don t worry if you are unable to orient the arrestor vertically.

Install the water hammer arrestor thread the surge arrestor onto each valve or inlet pipe. Turn the connection clockwise until hand tight. Reconnect the sprinkler system and turn the water back on.