If a pumped main on your site bangs when the pump starts, is slow to fill, or keeps bursting in the same place, trapped air is a likely cause. It’s one of the most common problems on industrial pipework, and one of the cheapest to fix.
Water companies deal with air in their mains every day. Factories, quarries, data centres and large estates run long pumped mains too, but the people who own them rarely think about air until something fails.
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