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Originally Posted by Hugh R View Post
you need an air chamber in front of the valve. Shut off the water supply, put a T-connection (I'm assuming you have PVC), with the open T-connection facing up, put a length of PVC, say a foot, and a cap. Turn water on, the air in the vertical 1 foot pipe with the cap will compress the air in it and act like a cushion.
Is the height of the T, w/r/t the rest of the system, important?

I don't think I have a pressure regulator, or if I do, it's at the curb.
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