Posted on 12/12/2005 10:14:10 AM PST by ElPatriota
Hi all,
All of the sudden when I was taking a shower, the pressure just increased at least by a factor or 2X... too strong!...I had to reduce the pressure from the shower head. Anyway, the water company came to check and found the pressure (78 lbs) which is normal so they said to check the "Water Pressure Reducer." (about $50.00) it seems this is what it is, although I can never be sure until a plumber looks at it. I already found out it costs $250.00. Not a lot but still....
On the surface it does not seem like replacing it is a very difficult job to do... the thing is, I am not a plumber! Does anyone know how easy/difficult is to do this?
QUESTION 2: Anyone knows of other forums on the web, with lots of people to ask questions of ? it used to be that USENET had it all... but everything has changed nowadays.
TIA
:) No, apparently the pressure should be about 50 psi inside the house. If the pressure if too high it will damage certain appliances and the screw up whe toilets. One of my toilets developed a leak inside the tank... so I had to adjust the screw pushing on the valve stopper, so that it would overcome the extra pressure and shut the water off ... it works, but I can see, that eventually, it might cause damage and then I will have to replace all those little parts, etc etc, worse, my toilets are not exactly the ones you find parts for everywhere... a drag Yes I googled...but I get a lot of nothing really... I remember the days of the USENET, with tons of people to talk and "be insulted" as well... good ol' days LOL.
Yes, 80 psi is generally regarded as too high....
here you go.
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_plumbing_pipes_valves/article/0,1797,HGTV_3776_1375187,00.html
http://homerepairforum.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/plumbing/
http://forum.doityourself.com/forumdisplay.php?f=138
I agree with someone above who said you need to find out why it suddenly has more pressure than before. I am guessing something let go in the shower head itself. Good luck.
Capillary action is your friend.
HOW DO i POST PICTURES HERE, so I can show you?
Anyway, in the basement, the main comes from fhe floor, then you have the "Main-key?" for the water, and at about 20 inches higher, the WPR (Water Pre... )....
This is probably a matter of CUTTING, DESOLDERING AND SOLDERING Copper pipe... come let's tald about this people
Pay somebody to fix your problem - supposedly plumbers send their kids to school solely on jobs that all started with "how hard could it be to fix a little leak?". I would say if you have to ask you ought to hire it done.
Is this why I get scalded when someone flushes the toilet?
I thought #3 was "Payday is Friday", never heard about the fingernails.
No, its weird, even when you do "reduce the pressure", say in the shower head, the "pressure" changes the nature of the flow of water... it's impossible to explain, but just "closing" the what do you call them.. the "Knobs"..won't give you the same "flow of water" as before. I can't explain it, but I can see why the "house-pressure" has to be at what it should be.
A plumber told me one time that my shit was his bread & butter.
:) I see your point.. to a point!... Pressure is one thing...the other one is teh BILL!... the more pressure - which is a problem for me - the more water going down the sewer, the bigger the BILL! - I don't want to pay more than $40.00/month, which is my current bill...for only two people.
Soldering is not very difficult, if you can handle it. Just heat up the old joints, knock it loose and remove it. Clean it up, attach the new WPR and solder.
When it leaks, call a plumber.
Oh well, yes I guess I will go for the plumber, but at those rates, who can afford them? - my house is 15 years old now, and I can see different problems will start croping up pretty soon. I going to take some Adult classes education on plumbing and electrical.... so I can use a plumber when I really need it - LOL
Thanks for info, I will check them out :)
I had already seen that forum and your link... and in fact, the WPR in the how-to-instructions, looks exactly like the one I have.
I guess my question, is more about PLUMBING... and to learn that, I guess I will need to take some classes, thanks.
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