[ElPatriota]

I never know where do you suppose to put what :), "Body of thread" (Required!).... what thread?

Then, "Body of comment," what is the difference? :) who knows.

[TexasCajun]

Methinks 78 lbs is not normal.

[AppyPappy]

Did you google "Water Pressure reducer"?

[babydoll22]

Go to any RV dealership and ask them for a water pressure reducer and attach to your shower head. Shouldn't run you more than $ 25.00 and easy to install.

[Mad Dawgg]

There are only three things one need know to be a successful plumber.

1. Hot on the Left, Cold on the Right.

2. Shit flows down hill.

3. Don't chew your fingernails.

[Pondman88]

You have to cut into your main supply line, to do this you have to stop the water, so make sure the main valve is functioning, it may not be. You have to solder the pressure reducer in as well, unless you have plastic pipe, which would be easier.

It may be better to hire a plumber.

[eastforker]

Why do you need a preasure reducer? I use to run a 100 when we used our own well.

[tfecw]

I can't imagine having *too much* water pressure. ;)
Personally i would try and find a shower head that has a setting that i can adjust.

This regulator sounds like something that fits somewhere on the line (presumably right before your shower) so installation could suck even for an average handy man. At any rate, these things come with directions which are usually pretty easy to follow :) Another technique i use it to go to home depot and look it up in their guides and/or ask the people there how to do it.

[flada]

I wish I could get that kind of pressure from my shower head. I wouldn't complain, I just wouldn't open the valve as far and with the shower head set on massage, I may never again get out of the shower.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Anything less than 80psi is normal, I had 120psi so I had to install one per code.

I did it myself, if you know how to sweat a copper joint you can do it also.

To relieve myself of the anxiety of "soldering upwards" I made the cut in the water main after the first elbow where the pipe turns to run along the ceiling.

After installing I left it open all the way and turn on the water main, then I began reducing the pressure down to 70 lbs.

[eastforker]

If you want to reduce the preasure/volume in just your shower head you can use a metal washer as a makeshift orafice plate by inserting it under the rubber washer where the head attaches to the pipe.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Hire a plumber and pay him for what he knows.

[Atlas Sneezed]

78 pounds is on the high side , but seems within the normal range.

And it would not explain a sudden pressure increase in your shower. Are there other areas where the pressure seems higher, or you are getting new slamming when appliance valves shut?

I would first check the shower head. Maybe the flow reduction feature (that reduces GPM) failed, and you are now getting full flow. Try other showers in the house, or swapping the head, just to rule this out.

Unless you have an old house with delicate piping, or your appliance manufacturers require pressure under 75 pounds, you might just be fine.

[Moonman62]

Hire a plumber or handyman. Save yourself time, money and aggravation in the long run.

[FreedomPoster]

You need a pressure-balanced shower valve, more than you need a pressure reducing valve.

A pressure-balanced shower valve provides the same mix of hot and cold water despite fluctuations in upstream pressure on either the hot or the cold incoming lines.

[newcats]

Simple/cheap solution.....

Don't turn the knobs so far. You have two adjustable pressure reducers right there.

[Semper911]

Try these forums:

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.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

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.

[Crawdad]

Is this why I get scalded when someone flushes the toilet?

[evets]

Plumber bum p

[MindBender26]

Measure the inside diameter of the supply pipe leading out of the wall to the shower head.


Get about half a dozen five cent metal washer with the correct outside diameter but varying hole diameters. Install one between shower head and supply pipe.

Still too much pressure, go to smaller hole. Too little pressure, go to larger hole.

Actually, it's best to get used the the high pressure. It's great in the morning.