WMAS Discussion Forum : water pressure gauge

water pressure gauge : Yeah there is always that one...

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:09:41 +0000

Author: Reefboy4life
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 24 2015 at 3:09am

Yeah there is always that one person who wants to do wash as soon as I get in the shower, definitely got lower water pressure then

water pressure gauge : A simple way to determine if your...

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 02:25:11 +0000

Author: 1stupidpunk
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 24 2015 at 2:25am

A simple way to determine if your house has lower water pressure is to turn on the dishwasher, or washing machine... then go turn on your bath to full blast. If you bathtub faucet has noticeably less flow then you have low pressure.

water pressure gauge : Wow, tons of info. I found the...

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:18:06 +0000

Author: Marcoss
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 23 2015 at 8:18am

Wow, tons of info. I found the part everyone mentioned in my basement; it leads into the home and has a little seal/tag on it stating its max is 40PSI. I'm sure thats more of a suggestion or at least I would hope. Since I am moving my tank out anyway, I won't mess with it but for future needs I will. Thanks.

water pressure gauge : There happens to be a hydrant...

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:05:45 +0000

Author: millsu2
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 22 2015 at 4:05pm

There happens to be a hydrant at the corner of my property. I might try that, although I have a feeling they won't want to take the time since technically there aren't any problems.

water pressure gauge : Millsu you could call your city's...

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:51:38 +0000

Author: Schmidty
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 22 2015 at 3:51pm

Millsu you could call your city's public works department and ask the to test the pressure at the hydrant closest to you. That would give you a pretty close guess unless you live on a steep hill where the closest hydrant is far above you or far below you.

water pressure gauge : I don't think you need to...

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:50:33 +0000

Author: millsu2
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 22 2015 at 2:50pm

I don't think you need to worry about the pressure. An RO unit will still work and although the TDS might be slightly higher I don't think that is a problem. You can always use DI resins to reduce that to near 0 if you want. I ended up buying a booster pump mostly just to help speed things up.

I live in east Lehi and both my my culinary and irrigation water pressure is 45 PSI. Adjusting my pressure regulator doesn't help. I would like to test the pressure at the curb, but I have no idea how to go about doing that.

It was taking a long time to fill my containers and the TDS was 15-20. I bought the booster pump and now the TDS is 6 or less and my containers fill at least 3 times faster.

As a side note, my parents live a block away and they have much higher pressure. Their culinary water pressure is at 80 PSI, but it will still go higher if they adjust the regulator. Their pressurized irrigation is at 115 PSI.

Edited by millsu2 - July 22 2015 at 2:58pm

water pressure gauge : Well, on the pressure reducer......

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 18:47:49 +0000

Author: Fatman
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 21 2015 at 6:47pm

Well, on the pressure reducer... Before you play with it you might want to make sure that the pressure at the curb is higher than the pressure generated after the pressure reducer. No sense messing with it if it's not going to benefit you. Messing around with the pressure regulator is not complicated, but you run the risk of puncturing the diaphragm. Then it's about an $80 fix and a lot of frustration.

Fat

water pressure gauge : Well it can't hurt anything...

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:51:22 +0000

Author: Schmidty
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 21 2015 at 5:51pm

Well it can't hurt anything if your pressure is already low. If your pressure is 80 before and you go mess with the pressure reducer in your crawl space you might have a water heater that will start spraying out the safety pressure valve.

I would also include that if you are going to mess with the pressure reducer in your home to remove the screen on the faucet. When you adjust it it might release some debris that could clog the faucet.

Edited by Schmidty - July 21 2015 at 5:55pm

water pressure gauge : Marcoss wrote:Like Mark is...

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:44:37 +0000

Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 21 2015 at 5:44pm

Marcoss wrote:

Like Mark is saying though, there might be some restrictor inside my house that I just don't want to tinker around with.

It's easy to find and it can't hurt anything to increase the pressure a bit. It's typically installed on the copper pipe that comes underground into the basement, though it may be further into the house before the water lines branch out. It's kind of a bell shaped brass unit with a steel bolt coming out of the small end. When the bolt is turned clockwise the set pressure increases. Try it by turning on a nearby faucet a few times to get a feel for how fast and strong it flows. Then turn the bolt ~5 complete revolutions clockwise and check the faucet again to see how it increased.

Aloha,

Mark

water pressure gauge : @ marcoss this is the state regulation(1)...

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:12:38 +0000

Author: Schmidty
Subject: 76871
Posted: July 21 2015 at 5:12pm

@ marcoss this is the state regulation

(1) Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Director, no water supplier shall allow any connection to the water system where the dynamic water pressure at the point of connection will fall below 20 psi during the normal operation of the water system. Water systems approved prior to January 1, 2007, are required to maintain the above minimum dynamic water pressure at all locations within their distribution system. Existing public drinking water systems, approved prior to January 1, 2007, which expand their service into new areas or supply new subdivisions shall meet the minimum dynamic water pressure requirements in R309-105-9(2) at any point of connection in the new service areas or new subdivisions.

(2) Unless otherwise specifically approved by the Director, new public drinking water systems constructed after January 1, 2007 shall be designed and shall meet the following minimum water pressures at points of connection:

(a) 20 psi during conditions of fire flow and fire demand experienced during peak day demand;

(b) 30 psi during peak instantaneous demand; and

So they could be maintaining the 40 PSI minimum to conserve water but I would think that would cause a lot of complaints in neighborhoods with no secondary water for sprinklers.