Sioux Chief 660 Series piston-type water hammer arresters shall be required in
piping systems. Water hammer arresters shall have sufficient volume of air to
dissipate the calculated kinetic energy generated in the piping system. Arresters
shall be effective when installed at any angle. Arresters shall be approved for
installation with no access panel required. Water hammer arresters shall be
ANSI/ASSE 1010 2004 certified. Arresters shall be sized and placed per
manufacturer’s instructions.
Materials
- Arrester body: type L copper tube
- Piston: poly piston with two EPDM o-rings
- Fitting: no-lead brass or copper
- Piston lubrication: Dow-Corning, 111 FDA approved silicone compound
- Straight sweat arresters are compatible with press-fitting systems, such as Viega ProPress and all push-fitting systems
- CPVC solvent weld arresters install on 1/2' CPVC tube or fittings in rough-in or retrofit applications
- Products marked with the "No Lead" icon comply with national, no lead product material requirements and also comply with NSF 61, which allows the product to contain no more than 0.25% lead
- All MiniResters are AA size