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    Help with BAD water hammer from a long downhill run!

    I have a long downhill run from my utility room to a lawn hydrant. Buried run is about 150' long (3/4" black poly)and there is an elevation drop of at least 32'. As any plumber would guess, there is a severe water hammer in the house when there is any action on the hydrant below. There's...
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    Severe Water Hammer from long downhill run.

    Any advice? I have a 36" hydrant (quick close) and a 3/4" black poly line in approximately a 200' run with about 36' of elevation drop. In other words, my hydrant is WAY downhill from my home. When the hydrant is turned off, there is a HUGE shock wave that hammers the pipes in my house hard...
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    Solution to P-trap gas from self siphoning?

    Just finished making some major changes to my drain and septic systems and I've created a problem with sewer gas. Can I get some advice on fixing? I rerouted my main 3" drain pipe to exit from a different point in my house, closer to my new septic tank. Used to have a pretty gentle slope...
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    Recirc Pump with Takagi Instant H20 Htr

    Takes over 60 seconds to get hot water at my kitchen sink, so I need to hook up my recirc pump myself since my plumber flaked out on me. I have a old home with all new supply piping including a 1/2 recirc line. Water heater is an instant hot Takagi TKD-20 that requires 3/4 Gallons per minute...
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