| 31. | In the home, water hammer may occur when a dishwasher, washing machine, or toilet shuts off water flow.
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| 32. | A . The thudding sound is made by too-fast a shutoff, which causes a form of water hammer.
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| 33. | Water hammer is cavitation caused by the sudden stop of the valve occluder as it contacts the valve housing.
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| 34. | If that can't be done, you can install a water hammer arrester on the line leading to the toilet.
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| 35. | As the 19th century witnessed the installation of municipal water supplies, water hammer became a concern to civil engineers.
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| 36. | The delivery pipe is much less critical since the pressure vessel prevents water hammer effects from traveling up it.
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| 37. | The best way to prevent water hammer is to make sure that the return pipes are inclined toward the boiler.
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| 38. | This drop in pressure upon valve closure also helps to avoid the effects of water hammer within the delivery pipe.
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| 39. | Steam distribution systems may also be vulnerable to a situation similar to water hammer, known as " steam hammer ".
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| 40. | It is possible to reduce the effects of the water hammer pulses with accumulators, expansion tanks, surge tanks, and other features.
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