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Liz
Citizen
Username: Mschiquita
Post Number: 37
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 17, 2003 - 4:42 pm: |     |
Here's the deal - we have been told that our water pressure is 95PSI daytime reading and it should be 80PSI according to code - that this was something that the water company controls throughout the area and can't be controlled by us without some very costly piping system installed. Anyone else ever have this situation? What does it all mean? Help! thanks in advance! |
vermontgolfer
Citizen
Username: Vermontgolfer
Post Number: 126
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 17, 2003 - 5:15 pm: | |
Liz,
this may sound dumb, but if the water company controls the PSI, why don't they just change your pressure to 80 from 95? Like I said, probably a stupid question.
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Davegateway
Citizen
Username: Davegateway
Post Number: 11
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 17, 2003 - 7:31 pm: | |
Wanna trade houses?
Why did this come up? Are you having any problems (water heater relief valve dripping, perhaps?) If not - don't worry about it. NJ Plumbing supply on Newark Way sells a pressure gauge that screws onto a garden hose thread.If you want to see what your peak pressure is - usually at night- Most fittings & fixtures are OK up to 125 PSI. |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3205
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2003 - 9:40 am: | |
If you want to borrow a screw on gauge, contact me and I will loan you one.
Expensive? Not when you get to the basics. Pressure reduction devices are not that expensive, the labor to install one will cost you a tad.
Vermont, it does not work that way. The water company provides a street pressure, the pressure changes as you look around the city and may seem high in your area so that I have reasonable pressure. It will change a tad hour to hour based on many factors, including usage in the town.
In most cases, these older homes will be just fine. If you do want to isolate your home from the street pressure you need to install a pressure regulator. The regulator will have an adjustment so that you can set and change the down stream (the house side) pressure to meet your needs.
BTW, call the town about this ‘code’. In the first place, if there is one, your home is likely grandfathered, and new construction would have to deal with it.
If you do have such a code, and you are grandfathered, then don’t mess with it unless you have a problem in your home you want to solve.
Sounds like someone was using a fact to scare you into paying to do some work.
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tourne
Citizen
Username: Tourne
Post Number: 202
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 11:33 pm: | |
Pressures in a water system can range from about 35 to 125 psi depending on location and other factors. While on the high end, 95 psi shouldn't be a problem in most cases. If you are having problems, contact NJAWC. They can investigate for nothing and may be able to foot the bill if a pressure reducer is deemed necessary. |
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