An interesting situation happened at a couple of laundry rooms at hotels and gyms lately that were a mystery with an easy solution.
In all cases they ordered new equipment.
In all cases the laundry rooms were remodeled and the plumbing was changed in some way to reflect the new room layout.
After initial tests it was noticed that all of the washers had spray coming out of the back vents.
They were filling with water faster than the normal fill time.
When the washers would switch from wash to rinse there would be a loud banging sound.
Everything was working properly with the washers and chemical machines so the mystery remained about why there was spray coming out and what the banging noise was.
The answer was simple but could easily be overlooked; the water pressure to the room was too high.
The banging noise was the hoses moving and the high pressure water going through the water valves.
The water pressure was temporarily adjusted by moving the shut off lever towards the closed position until the spray from the back of the washers stopped. The washers filled in normal time and there was no more loud bangs. The customer called plumbers and the long term solution was installed.
An interesting FYI if this ever happens to your laundry room
Ev
A Heck of A Nice Guy
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