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re: How to know when it's safe to turn water back on?
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:13 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:13 am to SlowFlowPro
Water hammer only happens when full pressure water is moving fast and instantly shut off.
Open faucets, turn main on at like 1/4 throttle, make sure you have running water at the faucets, turn them off, open main fully.
Open faucets, turn main on at like 1/4 throttle, make sure you have running water at the faucets, turn them off, open main fully.
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Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:13 am to SlowFlowPro
You will know water hammer if you have it. Its loud.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:14 am to IMATIGERFAN
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You don’t need to heat hot water.
To keep it hot you do... which is exactly what a tanked water heater does.
Carry on. 
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:16 am to Meauxjeaux
#AllFlowsMatter
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:17 am to SlowFlowPro
Pipes bust because freezing water expands and is trapped in place. They wouldn't burst just because the city turned theirs back on.
So understand, IF anything is frozen, and the pipe didn't break. It will not break now if the city turns pressure back on.
So you are more than fine to turn yours on.
So understand, IF anything is frozen, and the pipe didn't break. It will not break now if the city turns pressure back on.
So you are more than fine to turn yours on.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:19 am to IAmNERD
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You should be fine since you drained your lines. Just leave a couple faucets open and turn your main back on. It's almost impossible to turn your main on fast enough to cause a water hammer effect. Just do it slower than normal if you're nervous about it.
Thank you for the help
I woke up this morning and was like, "did I mess this up?" The power-water stuff from yesterday is just crazy. Adds a layer of BS on top of insane weather.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:19 am to SlowFlowPro
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Huh? What? What's wrong with a hot water heater? I don't own this house lol
Aren’t you a lawyer?
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:21 am to IMATIGERFAN
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You don’t need to heat hot water. It’s just a water heater.
What if you want your hot water to be scolding?
I bet you’d need to heat it then. Thus needing a hot water heater.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:23 am to The Third Leg
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Aren’t you a lawyer?
Yes but I didn't realize this was one of those internet-baased, vernacular disection-discussions. I thought I made a mistake with my (hot?) water heater
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:40 am to SlowFlowPro
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Yes but I didn't realize this was one of those internet-baased, vernacular disection-discussions. I thought I made a mistake with my (hot?) water heater
This one predates internet subculture.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:40 am to 0x15E
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What if you want your hot water to be scolding?
I’d say you get it real angry if you want that to happen.
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