whizkidkyus
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- South Central , Ky.
What is this device ? A water shock arrestor ? Sister is having problems with water pipes viberating when you turn on the water , especially the shower / House was built in the 1970's and has pvc pipes . This device is located inline with the main incoming water line It is in the basement almost directly above the hot water heater . This just started recently like within the last month . They have a three knob bathtub / shower . Water shuts off and dosen't drip when you turn it off except from the shower head unless you turn the middle knob to tub spighot then the shower head stops dripping and water then runs out the tub spighot until it drains the line going to shower head . But no matter where you turn the middle knob to tub side or shower head it will eventually stop dripping . They think it's leaking and air is apparently getting into the water lines . Oldest kid work in a nearby city doing building maintaince and he said that it might be the tub faucets especially since an older guy told him that it could be that too . I say no it's not because water dosen't keep dripping . It will eventually quit . And how could air get into the lines if it's apparently sealing and not dripping plus with the water in the lines as well as the water pressure ? What causes pipe viberation and how can you fix it ? What is the devise in the pics ? It has a tag on top but I didn't have a way to reach it at the moment . Is it a shock / viberation arrestor for water lines ? Who do you think is right ? Me or them ? By the way , the bath tub facuect is a older model out of the 1970's! I forget the name but it has the stem with the rubber washer screwed on the end and the seat behind it in the faucet body . If that tells you anything ! Thanks for any and all help and please excuse my spelling . Thanks !
Whizkid
P.S. Looks like it double posted the pics . Was only four of them . Sorry