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 ...

Water hammer is a dangerous hydraulic shockwave caused when fast-moving water in pipes is suddenly stopped, often by quickly closing a valve. This sudden momentum change generates a spike in pressure ...

Hydraulic transients, most notably water hammer, represent critical phenomena in fluid transmission systems, involving rapid pressure fluctuations triggered by the sudden opening or closure of valves ...

Steam hammer is a dangerous pressure surge that occurs in steam piping systems, often triggered by condensate buildup and sudden condensation. Unlike water hammer, which involves incompressible liquid ...