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    Water Softener Causing Water Hammer

    The pressure falls to 30 and comes back up to 60 at it highest. I have noticed the hammer a few times over the past year only when I happen to be awake during the regeneration in the middle of the night. I am pretty sure it is the softener because this is the only appliance using any water when...
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    Water Softener Causing Water Hammer

    The pump is outside in a pit in the ground so I cant hear it kicking on or off when I am running water in the house but the guage at the bladder tank doesnt drop below 30 psi. The pressure guage drops and rises slowly and doesnt jump around. The weather here is bad so I am hoping that watching...
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    Water Softener Causing Water Hammer

    Thanks guys. I will have to check the pressure tank and switch guages as suggested. I still was wondering abotu an answer to me earlier question though. Can hammer occur beyond the softener, in between it and the rest of the system?
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    Water Softener Causing Water Hammer

    Ok. So what is the right configuration? The tank has about 10 feet of pipe between it and the softener, the first 6 of which runs straight and parallel to the floor before taking a 90 degree up for a few feet and the elbowing again for a few more feet into the softener. Is it most likely...
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    Water Softener Causing Water Hammer

    Hello everyone. First time poster looking for some good advice on to solve a serious water hammer problem. I am just a home owner with zero technical knowledge when it come to plumbing. First, some information that may be helpful. Then again, it may not. I am just trying to anticipate what may...
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