Re: water pressure trouble

Posted by steve on January 18, 2004 at 21:10:27:
In response to Re: water pressure trouble
Do people around you have the same pressure problem? I'd start by asking around, if they have higher pressure I'd look for a PRV in your house. Aside from that you'll be looking at adding a booster pump for higher pressure. Replacing your service will add volume, not necessary up your pressure. As for sizing your service don't just guess & put in "BIG" pipe like the last guy said, find a UPC book & look at the fixture sizing table (fixture count). That will give you correct sizing information. c: Jim, you KNOW there's more to it than just stringing pipe, but in general, you will want to use a fairly large diameter pipe. There are more informed folks that can tell you exactly what size you should use so you don't have a large pressure/flow loss due to friction. I'd opt for rigid copper with the heavy duty rating, but there are other choices. This involves a lot of work, so don't be a penny pincher on quality/size of material. The difference for 80' just isn't worth it. : This may or may not be the total answer to your problem. Find out what pressure the city main carries. The Water Dept can tell you. You can also get a gauge and attach it to a faucet in the house. Start as close to the street as possible and work back to see if it changes. It should be the same as the city main.

Posted by steve on January 18, 2004 at 21:10:27:

In response to Re: water pressure trouble

Do people around you have the same pressure problem? I'd start by asking around, if they have higher pressure I'd look for a PRV in your house. Aside from that you'll be looking at adding a booster pump for higher pressure. Replacing your service will add volume, not necessary up your pressure. As for sizing your service don't just guess & put in "BIG" pipe like the last guy said, find a UPC book & look at the fixture sizing table (fixture count). That will give you correct sizing information. c: Jim, you KNOW there's more to it than just stringing pipe, but in general, you will want to use a fairly large diameter pipe. There are more informed folks that can tell you exactly what size you should use so you don't have a large pressure/flow loss due to friction. I'd opt for rigid copper with the heavy duty rating, but there are other choices. This involves a lot of work, so don't be a penny pincher on quality/size of material. The difference for 80' just isn't worth it.

: This may or may not be the total answer to your problem. Find out what pressure the city main carries. The Water Dept can tell you. You can also get a gauge and attach it to a faucet in the house. Start as close to the street as possible and work back to see if it changes. It should be the same as the city main.

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