Why has my Kenmore Elite started to cause water hammer?

I know that it is very important to have all your appliance working properly. While you are waiting for your expert answer, I was able to do some research. I was not able to find anything on this specific problem. I would suggest that you clarify which is causing the sound and the shaking, the plumbing or the washer itself. This will allow us to give you a more detailed answer. Thank you for using Manage My Life.

It is definetly the plumbing. When the water fill valve in the washer closes, the plumbing hammers. I can actually watch the tubing to my reverse osmosis filter jump & feel the copper piping move. I have tryed turning on faucet at the kitchen sink & then closing it quickly but can't duplicate the hammering. It only happens when the washing machine is running.

I should have said when the washing machine is adding water. The drum does not have to be turning, just the water going into the machine.

Water hammer is a series of pressure shocks created by a sudden change in flow velocity of a liquid in a pipe.

Sometimes turning the hot and cold water faucets down just a little can eliminate the water hammer. If turning down the faucets doesn't help, two other options would be replacing the water inlet valves on the washer or a calling a plumber to resolve the water hammer by installing a Water Hammer Arrestor.

I added a link below on how to eliminate water hammer. I hope this helps.

Water Hammer

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.

We have a 2008 or maybe 2009 Kenmore Elite in 2009. It has always had water hammer, but has been getting worse and worse. I even called a radio talk show about it. Recently it quit working. While my son fixed it - ordered a part, waited some days for the part, we found another used Frigidaire front loader at a garage sale. We brought it home and it did NOT shake the pipes. After my son fixed our Kenmore Elite we wondered if it would still have such bad water hammer. We switched over and yes, it is still just as bad. All I can think is that it not only shuts the water off, but maybe kicks some of the water back just before the valve closes.