Timeline for What causes taps to make a loud bang sound when quickly closed?
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| Apr 10, 2020 at 17:50 | vote | accept | elliott94 | ||
| Mar 5, 2020 at 20:23 | answer | added | Tyler M | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 5, 2020 at 20:21 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | Look up "water hammer" | |
| Mar 5, 2020 at 20:11 | comment | added | sheetmetal85 | youtube.com/watch?v=xoLmVFAFjn4 This maybe? Saw this video yesterday. | |
| Mar 5, 2020 at 20:03 | comment | added | CrossRoads | No place in the pipe to absorb the pressure of rapidly moving water stopping very suddenly. This is typically solved by having a tee hanging off the line filled with air - the air is compressible and can absorb the shock of the water stopping. | |
| Mar 5, 2020 at 19:59 | history | asked | elliott94 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |