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Low Water Pressure
I am experiencing some water pressure issues in my 2 family home. Here's the history.
Water pressure was fine for 4 years. Last month, my neighbor had a gas leak. PSE&G had to dig-up part of the street & part of our driveway to fix the issue. As soon as they starting digging, I noticed an issue with my water pressure. This is what I am now experiencing.
1. When I flush the toilet, the shower and/or sink pressure is drastically reduced until the toilet tank refills.
2. If I shower and the guy in the other unit (2 family house) flushes his toilet then my shower pressure goes way down by about 50%.
3. The washing machine briefly spits out cloudy/dirty water if I haven't used it in a few days.
Just so you know, the house has separate hot water heaters for each unit but 1 main water line and meter. I have city water so I called the township to test the pressure. They said everything looks fine coming in to the main supply line.
Do you have any suggestions for what might be causing my problem and how I can possibly fix it without calling a plumber?
Thanks in advance!
Steven
I am experiencing some water pressure issues in my 2 family home. Here's the history.
Water pressure was fine for 4 years. Last month, my neighbor had a gas leak. PSE&G had to dig-up part of the street & part of our driveway to fix the issue. As soon as they starting digging, I noticed an issue with my water pressure. This is what I am now experiencing.
1. When I flush the toilet, the shower and/or sink pressure is drastically reduced until the toilet tank refills.
2. If I shower and the guy in the other unit (2 family house) flushes his toilet then my shower pressure goes way down by about 50%.
3. The washing machine briefly spits out cloudy/dirty water if I haven't used it in a few days.
Just so you know, the house has separate hot water heaters for each unit but 1 main water line and meter. I have city water so I called the township to test the pressure. They said everything looks fine coming in to the main supply line.
Do you have any suggestions for what might be causing my problem and how I can possibly fix it without calling a plumber?
Thanks in advance!
Steven
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