Soux Chief 653 B Arrester Systems: Advanced Water Hammer Protection Review

This device works well to reduce the shock of my ground source heat pump's water shut-off valve. I calculated it using Soux Chief's equations provided on their website. The first one I bought lasted 2 years and then stopped working. I removed it and bought another new one and the new one works fine. I tried contacting Soux Chief online about the crash but they never responded to my message so I don't expect them to help if you run into problems. I gave it 4 stars because I was disappointed with

I had a severe water hammer problem for two years. I replaced all the valves and rearranged a few heads, and after that the system I installed 20 years ago started rattling loudly when the last sprinkler valve tripped. Once the pounding started, the only way to stop it was to turn off the water supply. Eventually the old, brittle PVC broke down and I had to do a major overhaul. After completing the repair, I installed this shock absorber to permanently solve the shock problem. I installed it…

I purchased this unit to reduce water hammer in my sprinkler system. I just installed it so it's too early to tell how effective it will be, although the shock seems to have worn off a bit once installed. Again, time will tell. The more serious issue is that the threads on the device (hydra rester with 3/4 inch threads) were absolute crap and it took me about an hour to thread them (good file) enough for me to put the device in my system could screw. What I can see is that the fitting used to…