But water hammer is an understood, fixable problem. It’s mostly that modern appliances have solenoid valves that switch too quickly for older piping found main most peoples homes. Even then, a water hammer arrestor will usually cover it
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SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
While I’m not a plumber there is something to consider as well.
I think this is why something like Pex works well since it’s flexible while not being so flexible that you’d have to worry about long term abrasion and wearing away from a hose bouncing back and forth from it.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 year ago
SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Pex is also resistant to bursting in the event of freezing. I used pex in my van build and the few times the pipes have frozen haven’t resulted in any issues other than having to wait for the pipes to thaw.