gazaman
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Hello everyone... my pressure reducing valve has failed and my home’s water pressure is approximately 100PSI. My initial plan was to simply replace the existing valve until I saw where it was installed.
The existing valve is installed outside of the house in an access box that is below ground level by a few inches. I assume this was intentional because the area freezes during cold winters and having the unit below ground reduces freezing. However, because the valve sits below ground, it often sits buried in dirt, water, and mud. As such, I think it would only continue to fail prematurely if I replaced it in its current location.
Question: would it be reasonable to keep the failed unit in place (allowing it to sit buried under mud and dirt) and just install a new reducer valve inside the garage near the water heater? I think this would not only prevent the unit from freezing, but it would keep it free of dirt and mud and allow easy access year round. Unless anyone can add anything, I see the only downside being the fact that there would be some pipe (approx 20 feet) between the old unit and the new unit that would be exposed to the higher pressure.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
The existing valve is installed outside of the house in an access box that is below ground level by a few inches. I assume this was intentional because the area freezes during cold winters and having the unit below ground reduces freezing. However, because the valve sits below ground, it often sits buried in dirt, water, and mud. As such, I think it would only continue to fail prematurely if I replaced it in its current location.
Question: would it be reasonable to keep the failed unit in place (allowing it to sit buried under mud and dirt) and just install a new reducer valve inside the garage near the water heater? I think this would not only prevent the unit from freezing, but it would keep it free of dirt and mud and allow easy access year round. Unless anyone can add anything, I see the only downside being the fact that there would be some pipe (approx 20 feet) between the old unit and the new unit that would be exposed to the higher pressure.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
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