1victorianfarmhouse
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I'm replacing the old galvanized iron hot water supply lines in my basement, and there is a 6" section of pipe with a cap oriented down vertically. It looks to me like an old air chamber, but everything I read is they should be vertical upward. There are no chambers in the cold water system, but there were several sections that once led somewhere but were later capped off.
I don't have any problems with water hammering or pipe noises, pressure coming from the well is at it's highest around 60 psi.
I took a look at the plumbing in my mother's house built in 1988 to all modern codes, and there are no chambers built into the system that I can find in the basement.
What sayeth the experts here on the usage of air chambers, for lack of a better description?
Thanks,
vince
I don't have any problems with water hammering or pipe noises, pressure coming from the well is at it's highest around 60 psi.
I took a look at the plumbing in my mother's house built in 1988 to all modern codes, and there are no chambers built into the system that I can find in the basement.
What sayeth the experts here on the usage of air chambers, for lack of a better description?
Thanks,
vince