Our city had recently flushed hydrants citywide… just like we’ve done every year for the past 50 years or so. Never a problem until this year when, in a new subdivision, the fluching apparently caused the meters / pipes to blow in 5 or 6 homes, flooding the basements to some degree.
Can anyone explain what may be the reason for this?
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I refuse to accept that there are limitations to what we can accomplish. Pete Draganic
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it was the new signage..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
hydrants closed too quickly causing water hammer?
Water hammer is the amplification of the water pressure 10 - 15 X.
Is that really accurate? 10-15 times the pressure? In our city that could be 1250-1875 lbs of pressure.
We live on the highest point in the county so our water pressure is higher as a result of pumping it up here from Cleveland.
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I refuse to accept that there are limitations to what we can accomplish. Pete Draganic